Selena

She broke down the walls of the music business by performing, singing and designer. She was a Mexican American artist who was traditional yet modern. She brought together both worlds and helped bring Tejano music into the mainstream. Her tragic death cut a hole in her growing popularity and, as often happens when a bright deeply genial superstar dies young, she has left many mourning every potential that was not fully realized. In order to prevent her successes from going unnoticed, many fans over these past few years have been motivated to achieve more. Her tragic murder by a gunman caused emotions in Latino communities similar to those who reacted to Elvis Presley's death and John Lennon's. The music of Selena, an artist who was hugely successful in Latino communities throughout North America touched people young and old. Selena was a hot and flamboyant stage performer who is sometimes called Latina Madonna, was also a model offstage. She was active in antidrug efforts.