Selena

She broke down barriers within the music business as a singer, performer as well as a designer. She was Mexican-American, but she was also a traditional. She was the first to bring Tejano to mainstream culture. Similar to how most people grieve a celebrity who died from their prime, the death of her was untimely and shattered a growing career. Since then, her fans have been working harder to keep in mind what she has achieved. The tragic shooting death of Selena caused a reaction in the Latino Community, similar to reactions following the deaths of Elvis Presley or John Lennon. Selena was a wildly loved singer by Latinos throughout North America. But her songs touched the hearts of both young as well as the elderly. An edgy, sexy stage actress sometimes hailed as Selena the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless seen as a role model on stage she was a family-oriented involved in anti-drug initiatives and AIDS awareness campaigns.