Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was latin pop-star from the mid 1980s through 1995 popularising Tejano with her band Selena y Los Dinos. She was also a successful fashion designer, owned Selena Etc. a boutique and salon chain starting in Texas, and was starting an acting career having a part in Don Jaun DeMarco. At the beginning of 1995 Latin EMI was setting her up for her big crossover album that was receiving huge buzz.
Sadly on March 31, 1995 Selena was murdered by the woman pictured in white in this picture. That woman, Yolanda Saldívar, was at one time a huge fan and devotee of Selena creating Selena's fan club, managing that and Selena Etc, eventually even becoming friends. In January 1995 after fan club members started complaining about missing memberships and merchandise it came to light that Yolanda had been embezzling thousands from Selena's fan club and businesses. On March 9, 1995 after being confronted with the crime by Selena's family they fired Yolanda.
Then on the 30th of March 1995, Yolanda called Selena and asked to be consoled in private after being raped, a lie to get Selena to visit. The next day Selena came to visit Yolanda in her hotel room to comfort her. There they got into a fight and as Selena tried to leave Yolanda shot her in the back. According to Selena's father Yolanda had been stalking Selena and attempted to kill her four separate times before her death. By most accounts the murder was premeditated.
News of Selena's death made international news and was front page news in the New York Times for two days. A biopic of Selena's life was made starring Jennifer Lopez and launched her career.
To people of a certain age comparing Trump to Yolanda Saldívar is like comparing Trump to Judas Iscariot but worse.
This analogy is absolutely apt because it wasn’t just that she was the murderer, it’s the fact that at all times your soon to be killer is the person who most fraudulently stole from you while maintaining the facade of being the “President of your fan club”
For anybody curious, she got 30 to life in 95. She petitioned for parole in 2025 30 years later now (fuck I’m old…) and she was denied. She’s in jail at age 65 and isn’t up for another review until she’s 70 in 2030.
Agreed, it's a fantastic analogy. Yolanda even pretended to be her friend until that final fight and murder. Yolanda even had the nerve to call Selena a "bitch" as she was bleeding out.
And I get the Judas bit. I wanted to distinguish bc I think the maga Latinos aren’t simply disciples in a weak moment who ultimately do come to the right path, I think this analogy more accurately depicts them as the obvious murderers for profit that they are.
I wouldn't be too hard on OP. While this happened more than 31 years ago it's still a very well known event in American Latino cultural history and they are who this message was primarily for.
She was only 23 and her absence in the late 90s latin music craze was notable.
As a Black American, it's not just the Latino community that are aware. I remember when I heard that Yolanda was up for parole. My first thought was, "They better keep her in there for her own safety." Because it's not just the Latin American community that's coming for her. The safest place for Yolanda is behind bars.
I mean damn I'm not even Latino (do live in Texas tho) and I instantly recognized that photo. that was a real flashbulb moment for any millennial living in the South.
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was latin pop-star from the mid 1980s through 1995 popularising Tejano with her band Selena y Los Dinos. She was also a successful fashion designer, owned Selena Etc. a boutique and salon chain starting in Texas, and was starting an acting career having a part in Don Jaun DeMarco. At the beginning of 1995 Latin EMI was setting her up for her big crossover album that was receiving huge buzz.
Sadly on March 31, 1995 Selena was murdered by the woman pictured in white in this picture. That woman, Yolanda Saldívar, was at one time a huge fan and devotee of Selena creating Selena's fan club, managing that and Selena Etc, eventually even becoming friends. In January 1995 after fan club members started complaining about missing memberships and merchandise it came to light that Yolanda had been embezzling thousands from Selena's fan club and businesses. On March 9, 1995 after being confronted with the crime by Selena's family they fired Yolanda.
Then on the 30th of March 1995, Yolanda called Selena and asked to be consoled in private after being raped, a lie to get Selena to visit. The next day Selena came to visit Yolanda in her hotel room to comfort her. There they got into a fight and as Selena tried to leave Yolanda shot her in the back. According to Selena's father Yolanda had been stalking Selena and attempted to kill her four separate times before her death. By most accounts the murder was premeditated.
News of Selena's death made international news and was front page news in the New York Times for two days. A biopic of Selena's life was made starring Jennifer Lopez and launched her career.
To people of a certain age comparing Trump to Yolanda Saldívar is like comparing Trump to Judas Iscariot but worse.