Selena made her first public appearance at her father's Mexican restaurant in Lake Jackson at eight and recorded her first record at nine. Throughout her adolescence Selena was constantly on tour. She completed her education via correspondence courses. The singer signed with Capitol EMI in 1989, and released several albums with that label, including 1994's wildly popular 'Amor Prohibido'.
Chris Perez replaced Roger Garcia as guitar player. A romance budded between Perez and Selena, and the two married on April 2, 1992. Even as Selena's career skyrocketed she remained very close to her family, choosing to live next door to them in Corpus Christi.
Selena holds the record of drawing the biggest concert crowd in the history of the Houston Astrodome, for her February 1995 performance at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
The greatest irony in Selena's musical career is that she became a star singing in her second language. Her first language was English, not Spanish.
Aside from her singing, Selena was an avid clothing designer. Boutique shops with the Selena name opened in Corpus Christi and San Antonio in 1994. She also dabbled in acting, making a cameo in the Johnny Depp film 'Don Juan de Marco'.
A woman named Yolanda Saldívar worked her way into the singer's inner circle, becoming president of Selena's fan club and manager of the boutiques. In 1995 the Quintanillas found out Saldivar had embezzled money from these ventures and decided to fire her. Selena agreed to meet Saldivar at a Corpus Christi Days Inn on the morning of March 31, 1995 in order to retrieve paperwork for tax purposes. At the motel an argument ensued over the embezzlement and Saldivar shot the singer once in the back. Selena died within hours at a local hospital.
Selena's death shocked and saddened Tejano fans in Latin communities throughout the United States and in Mexico. Numerous vigils and memorials were held in the singer's honor. That summer her album 'Dreaming of You', a combination of Spanish language hits and new English language tracks, debuted at #1 on the Billboard music charts in the US.
In October of 1995 a Houston jury convicted Saldívar of murder and sentenced her to life in prison, with parole eligibility in thirty years.
There is a museum to honor Selena's memory and a bronze life-sized statue of her on Ocean Drive in Corpus Christi. In 1997, Jennifer Lopez played Selena in the movie of the same name. The movie became the basis in which Lopez rose to superstardom.
In December 2020, Netflix released "Selena: The Series", together with Selena's family in production, based on her life in childhood, before fame, her space in the music industry and her importance for the Latin scenary, played by Christian Serratos. The series contains 2 parts with 18 episodes in total. The second and final part was released in May 2021.
Yo Te Daré
Selena Lyrics
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Es que me des todo tu amor
Y me des tus besos, también
Todo lo que pido de ti
Es que tú sientas por mí
Lo que siento yo por ti
Todo lo que siento yo por ti
Te lo puedo demostrar, si me das oportunidad
Y nunca dejarte tan solo y sin mí
Yo te daré todos mis besos
Yo te daré todo mi querer
Yo te daré todas esas cosas y muchas más
Y todo lo que pido de ti es que me quieras
Todo lo que pido de ti
Es que me des todo tu amor
Y me des tus besos, también
Todo lo que pido de ti
Es que tú sientas por mí
Lo que siento yo por ti
Todo lo que siento yo por ti
Te lo puedo demostrar, si me das oportunidad
Solo vivo para amarte
Y nunca dejarte tan solo y sin mí
Yo te daré todos mis besos
Yo te daré todo mi querer
Yo te daré todas esas cosas y muchas más
Y todo lo que pido de ti es que me quieras
Yo te daré
Yo te daré
Yo te daré
In Selena's song Yo Te Dare, she asks for one simple thing from her lover, which is to give her all their love and affection. She wants them to feel the same way she does about them and to know that she would do anything for them. She shows her commitment to the relationship by saying that she lives solely to love and never leave them alone.
Selena promises her lover that she will give them everything they could ever want from her. She will give them all her kisses and all her love, and she will do everything in her power to make them happy. She reiterates that all she wants from them is to love her in return. She ends the song by repeating that she will give them her all.
The lyrics of this song are simple, yet powerful. Selena's voice conveys the emotion of the song, making it a beautiful love song that stands the test of time. It's a song about pure, uncomplicated love and the willingness to do whatever it takes to make the other person happy.
Line by Line Meaning
Todo lo que pido de ti
All I ask of you
Es que me des todo tu amor
Is that you give me all your love
Y me des tus besos, también
And your kisses too
Es que tú sientas por mí
That you feel for me
Lo que siento yo por ti
What I feel for you
Todo lo que siento yo por ti
All that I feel for you
Te lo puedo demostrar, si me das oportunidad
I can show you, if you give me a chance
Solo vivo para amarte
I only live to love you
Y nunca dejarte tan solo y sin mí
And never leave you alone without me
Yo te daré todos mis besos
I will give you all my kisses
Yo te daré todo mi querer
I will give you all my love
Yo te daré todas esas cosas y muchas más
I will give you all those things and many more
Y todo lo que pido de ti es que me quieras
And all I ask of you is that you love me
Yo te daré
I will give you
Yo te daré
I will give you
Yo te daré
I will give you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: A.b., Iii Quintanilla
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