“’Partners’ is a good example of how he’s a crossover,” said
Maria Peña, a Library of Congress Hispanic media spokeswoman. “What’s great about this album is it shows his collaborations not to mention that he’s got a career that spanned seven decades. This is a huge acknowledgement of his work.”
The National Recording Registry calls the 82-year-old accordionist “a champion of traditional Conjunto music and Tex-Mex culture who also is known for innovation and collaboration with a variety of artists.”
“People used to regard my music as cantina music, just no respect,” Jiménez said in aninterview with the Library of Congress. “The accordion was considered something like a party joke … I really give respect to everyone who helped me out on this record and I’m flattered by this recognition.”
Before Selena s tragic death, Gomez left her team after issues and disagreements with Saldívar. Yolanda tried to limit my time with Selena, which was very difficult, because we were creating a brand and we needed to communicate about her vision. She clearly wanted me out of the picture, he told
Texas Monthly. When we were fitting models for our San Antonio fashion show, weird things started happening. Threads were cut. Hems were pulled out. Buttons fell off a denim outfit that Selena tried on. Selena got very frustrated with me and said, Martin, what’s going on?
Ultimately, Gomez ended up leaving in early 1995, just two months before Selena was murdered, because of his increasing unease with Saldívar. In one of his diaries, Gomez wrote, I hate going in (to work). This woman is scaring me. She’s gonna hurt me, per
In Netflix's 'Selena: The Series' part 2, Beyoncé meets the Tejano singer at the Galleria mall. But did that actually happen in real life? Here's what to know:
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NETFLIX’S Selena: The Series is inspired by the tragic true story of the Latina pop star who was murdered aged just 24.
The 10-part musical drama stars 30-year-old Christian Serratos as the Mexican-American pop star on her journey to becoming one of the most successful female Latin artists of all time before her death in 1995.
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Arriving on Netflix next week, Selena: The Series is produced by This is Us’ Don Todd and Selena Quintanilla’s family.
The series tells the story of the influential musician’s career, from her days singing small gigs performing with her siblings in their father Abraham Quintanilla’s Tex-Mex restaurant, to selling out huge concert arenas.
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