Selena Quintanilla Perez ~ PLuSH Angel

So it has been 14 years since Selena Quintanilla Perez passed away as the 38th anniversary of her birthday has now come and gone. It was a week before her 23rd birthday when she took her last breath. She is an eternal proof that Dreams Can Come True. RIP PLuSH Angel.






Interesting Selena Facts:

~ Selena was a fire sign, born April 16th 1971, an Aries

~ She was a Mexican, American born Texan

~ Selena designed all of her stage outfits herself

~ Selena's favorite colours were purple and black

~ Selena owned/rode a motorcycle

~ Selena loved long stem white roses

~ Selena loved junk food, especially pizza

~ Selena grew up speaking only english, it was when she became a Tejano singer that she had to learn Spanish

~ Selena was named "The Queen Of Tejano (Mexican, Pop) Music"
(pictured below practising her craft & building her talent}
~ Selena had scars on her legs that she was embarrassed about

~ Selena was a spokesperson for battered woman

~ Selena favorites songs were "Amor Prohibido" & "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"

~ She never refused to sign an autograph

~ Selena had 5 dogs, including a black Pomeranian named Pebbles and a Python

~ Selena loved to shop at Wal-Mart and Pay Less Shoes Source

~ Selena liked to drink hot tea w/honey and lemon before her concerts

~ Selena's favourite lipstick was the now discontinued "Brick" from Chanel

~ Her nickname was "Preciosa"- which means beautiful, spirited and wonderful

~ Selena was a spokesperson for D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

~ Selena opened two boutiques in 1994...Selena Etc. Inc in Corpus Christi (January 27th) and another in San Antonio. Address: Selena ETC. Inc. Boutique (Corpus Christi) 4926 Everhart Road Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411 ( 361 ) 985 – 8715 {Google Map it...it's pretty}

Selena with her staff making sure the merchandise is up to par

~ The designer that was helping Selena at the boutique was Martin Gomez

Workin it out...

At peace in her Atelier

Selena with husband Chris:
Unattained Dreams:

~ Selena was in the midst of recording her first solo (english) pop album Dreaming of You

~ Selena wanted to have 5 children with husband Chris Perez

~ Selena and Chris were in the process of building their dream home/ranch

~ Selena wanted to raise horses

Legacy:

~ In her home town Corpus Christi Texas, there is a Selena Museum that houses some of her belongings

~ In 1997 Jennifer Lopez plays the role of Selena in the bio movie Selena

~ In 1998 Selena was picked by People Magazine as one of "The Most Intriguing People Of The Century".

~ Selena had an extensive Faberge egg collection. In her living room, she had big glass cabinets in which she kept more than 500 designer eggs. She had everything from gold to diamond, every size. If it looked like an egg she bought it. Her friends and family related this hobby to the fact that she was born on Easter Sunday. According to Suzette, each egg tells a story. There's one that Chris bought her a week before she died and then there's one Selena bought at Universal City in Los Angeles. All of the eggs are on display in their original cases at the Q-Production's Selena Museum. In the display case, they're arranged exactly the way they were in Selena's living room.

Faberge egg- brief history: Easter eggs made by Peter Carl Faberg for the Russian Tsars between 1885 and 1917. The eggs are made of precious metals or hard stones decorated with combinations of enamel and gem stones. The term "Faberg Egg"' has become a synonym of luxury and the eggs are regarded as masterpieces of the jeweler's art. Under one hundred eggs were produced and only approx fifty-seven eggs have survived. {Wikipedia}

Selena's last performances took place at the Houston Texas Astrodome a month before she was murdered

Selena quotes:
"I'm spoiled in the sense that now I get what I want but it's because I work for it."
"The life of an artist isn't all glamorous. It's a lot of work. A lot of people think it's very easy. They think you always stay in good hotels, you buy good things, but it's not like that. You have to work hard like everybody else."

{Source for Facts & Quotes: www.freewebs.com/selenaqperez/selenaboutique.htm}

Feeling Nostalgic,
PLuSH Empress