

Queen of Tejano Music: Selena
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Illustrator: Paola Escobar
Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's band. She went from using a hairbrush as a microphone to traveling from town to town to play gigs. But Selena faced a challenge: People said that she would never make it in Tejano music, which was dominated by male performers. Selena was determined to prove them wrong.
Born and raised in Texas, Selena didn't know how to speak Spanish, but with the help of her dad, she learned to sing it. With songs written and composed by her older brother and the fun dance steps Selena created, her band, Selena Y Los Dinos, rose to stardom! A true trailblazer, her success in Tejano music and her crossover into mainstream American music opened the door for other Latinx entertainers, and she became an inspiration for Latina girls everywhere.
Time line. Further information. Full-color illustrations.
ISBN: 9781499811421
JLG Release: Oct 2020
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (1971–1995) , Tejano musicians , Biography , Singers , Mexican Americans , Hispanic and Latino Americans
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Book Details
ISBN
9781499811421
First Release
October 2020
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
B
Trim Size
9 2/3" x 8 1/4"
Page Count
48
Accelerated Reader
N/AScholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
little bee books
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (1971–1995), Tejano musicians, Biography, Singers, Mexican Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans,