Larissa M Mercado-López
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
"This edited volume examines the life and work of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the musical icon more commonly known as Selena, who died tragically in 1995. The news coverage of her murder, and her released album Dreaming of You debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard charts vaulted the "Queen of Tejano" into posthumous worldwide fame. And much like the OJ Simpson trial engendered larger conversations about Blackness in America, Selena's death and...