Trigo Figueroa, a singer, was killed after a concert in Reynosa in August 2006. She contacted Selena and told her she had been raped. I'm not sure I've ever seen a person have to perform knowing they were about to die. Some Americans who were unaware of the singer and her popularity criticized the attention she and her murder received from both the media and the Latino community. Selena did not believe Saldvar would turn on her; her father had a habit of distrusting people. [12] The two became close friends and the Quintanilla family trusted her. After her death, the popularity of Tejano music waned. [32] Upon investigation, Quintanilla, Jr. discovered Saldvar had embezzled more than $60,000 using forged checks from both the fan club and the boutiques. Camacho, already popular in his home state of . At the time of Selena's death, Tejano music was one of the most popular Latin music subgenres in the United States. [74] Doctors widened her chest opening, administered drugs into her heart, and applied pressure to her wounds. ", "Is Tejano Music Completely Dead? ORLANDO, Fla. . [48], On March 30, Saldvar returned from her Monterrey trip and checked into a Days Inn motel. Later it was said that he was intercepted by alleged agents and was never heard from until he turned up dead. Rivera, 43, died December 9, 2012, when the small plane she was traveling in crashed in the . The motive for the attack is unclear but Michoacan has been the scene of gruesome drug-related violence. He's my favorite Mexican singer amazing voice and corridos. 22-year-old Mexican singer dies in car crash. The Que Buena- and Estrella Media-produced event will feature acts such as Tito Torbellino Jr., Jess Ojeda Y Sus Parientes, El Coyote and Arley Perez, among others. [84] It revealed that the bullet had entered Selena's upper right back, near her shoulder blade, passed through her chest cavity, severed the right subclavian artery, and exited her right upper chest. [160] Texas retailers removed products related to Stern. [125] Among Latino viewers, figures for Selena VIVE! [232] Fans flocked to her statue and murals, seeing them as a symbols of self-identity, unionism, religious expression, resistance, self-expression, equality, liberation, passion, optimism, possibility, and "encouragement and hope to the poor". Gomez was allegedly murdered by members of a drug gang. [225], On April 3, 1995, six hundred guestsmostly family membersattended Selena's burial at Seaside Memorial Park, which was broadcast live by a Corpus Christi and San Antonio radio station without the consent of her family. He found a "thick [pool of blood] from her neck to her knees, all the way around on both sides [of her body]". That's when he was pulled over by police car, taken and found the next day shot in the head. Ahead of her posthumous album, out 2020, Jenni Rivera's family reflects on the late banda singer's legacy . Thirteen Mexican singers have died under mysterious circumstances in the past year, reports journalist Manuel Roig-Franzia. Saldvar told her to "mind [her] business" and that it was not her concern. 2Pac,Biggie ,Nippsy Hustle ,Pop Smoke and all the fake gangsta rappers are a bunch of girlscouts compared to the real mexican corridos singers. [73], A paramedic tried inserting an intravenous needle into Selena, but her veins had collapsed because of the massive blood loss and low (or no) blood pressure, making the insertion extremely difficult. [55][3] As Selena tried to flee, Saldvar shot her once on the lower right shoulder,[55][62] puncturing an artery and causing a massive loss of blood. Hes also the host of an eight-part podcast titled Idolo: The Ballad of Chalino Snchez. Most of this was Tejano, which had become one of the most popular Latin music genres. It was watched by 2.09 million people and became the second-most-viewed Spanish-language show in the history of American television at the time. Valentin Elizalde, allegedly shot up by Zetas drug cartel after a show. After the Quintanilla family confronted her about this, Saldvar fatally shot Selena with a .38 special revolver on the morning of March 31, 1995, at the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. Throughout the years, Chalino has [crossed] borders, genres and generations thanks to his music, and his sincere and special way of interpreting all of his corridos., Like gangster rap idols such as 2Pac and Biggie, Snchez catered to a specific community when no one else was doing it. [67] Motel guests were ordered to remain in their rooms until police escorted them out. My voice still gets shaky giving a dumb presentation yet this dude was singing the shit out of that song after being marked for death. Its also claimed he and his bodyguard, Benjamin Hernandez, then attempted to flee in a luxury car before being snared by cops. [106] Betty Cortina, editor of People, told Biography, "it was unheard of" for an issue to completely sell out. The "Nieves de Enero" singer from Sinaloa, Mexico was coming of age at the same time that drug trade was also growing in the 1980s. He continued that the event of a newspaper issue selling out happens once every two-three decades. [266] In 2002, under a judge's order, the gun used to kill Selena was destroyed and the pieces were thrown into Corpus Christi Bay. [53] According to Carlos Morales, who was waiting outside the motel, he heard screaming and saw Selena running towards him. By Joe Contreras On 12/6/07 at 7:00 PM EST. Thanks for contacting us. [51] The same day, she told another employee at the boutique she was expecting to fire Saldvar. [254] She was assigned a public defender named Douglas Tinker. He wrote how grateful he was to the newspaper's Hispanic staff who explained the singer's cultural importance to him. He found a letter in Saldvar's handwriting stating that Maria Elida had to close the bank account because of a major problem. December 9, 2012 2:41pm. Tinker said the shooting was accidental and denied rumors Saldvar wanted to be romantically involved with Selena. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2016. Kennedy. [138] Reactions were compared to those that followed the deaths of John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and John F. He appeared on the Spanish-language television news program Primer Impacto but reporters found his comments illogical. She will be eligible for parole on March 30, 2025. The singer, 27-year-old Valentin Elizalde, was killed about 20 minutes after performing at a local fair. [216][217] During the event, it was announced that a public viewing of the casket would be held at the Bayfront Auditorium the following day. and generated interest in Europe, South America, Australia, and Japan. [85] Doctors said that if the bullet had been only one millimeter higher or lower, the wound would have been less severe. Maria Elida then wrote checks to be cashed by Saldvar, even though the bank account had no funds. [162], On April 12, 1995, two weeks after Selena's death, then-Texas governor George W. Bush declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas. [146] According to Arrars, "women imitated her, men worshiped her". [22] Staff levels at both stores had been reduced from thirty-eight to fourteen employees, mainly because Saldvar fired those she did not like. [20][21] In December 1994, the boutiques began to suffer. According to witness accounts, after singing a song he had been handed a note from the crowd that was believed to be a death threat. [98] Univision and Telemundo were among the first national news stations to arrive at the crime scene. . [133] Tejano singer Ramiro Herrera and dozens of other Tejano artists also canceled their concerts. This person believed that Saldvar's goal was to "have more control over [the employees] and over Selena". On the night of May 16th, 1992, a young Mexican singer named Marcelino "Chalino" Sanchez was tragically killed during a performance at a nightclub in Culiacn, Sinaloa. [61] When paramedics delivered Selena to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital at 12:00p.m. (CST), her pupils were fixed and dilated, there was no evidence of neurological function, she had no vital signs,[74] and was declared clinically brain dead. He had taken office 23 days earlier. [34] Saldvar told the clerk she needed protection in her job as an in-home nurse because a patient's relatives had threatened her. [125][242] It was the highest-rated and most-viewed Spanish-language television special in the history of American television. [225] On April 28, during a fireworks display for Buccaneer Days in Corpus Christi, the music was reworked to include "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" in her memory. Chalino Snchez sentenced to death. But big money was offered in 1992 so he proceeded. The public's reaction to Selena's death was compared to those that followed the deaths of John Lennon, of Kurt Cobain, and of John F. Kennedy. [231] The singer became part of the Day of the Dead celebration. [31], Quintanilla, Jr. held a meeting on March 9, 1995, with Selena and Suzette Quintanilla at Q-Productions to confront Saldvar. The latest casualty . They ran a telephone line to their base of operations adjacent to Saldvar's pickup truck as the standoff continued. In December 2006, Javier Morales Gomez of the band Los Implacables del Norte was shot dead in a Michoacan park. A lot of the newer generation sings like that, says Galindo. [138], Saldvar pleaded not guilty, saying the shooting was accidental. [115] The series was released on Netflix on December 4, 2020. Vicente Fernandez performs at a free concert during Valentine's Day in Mexico City's on Feb. 14, 2009, file photo, singer. [58] Nurse Carla Anthony informed Saldvar she needed to travel to San Antonio to obtain a gynecological examination because Saldvar "was a resident of San Antonio, the hospital was in Corpus, and the rape occurred outside the country". All of us are obsessed with antiheros and he was singing about them. [54], At the motel, Saldvar told Selena she had been raped in Mexico. Mexico, just hours after performing her sold-out and final concert in Monterrey . [33] When Quintanilla, Jr. was trying to retrieve the fan club's bank statements, he said they had "vanished". [23], In January 1995, Debra Ramirez, Selena's cousin, was hired to work in the boutiques and to help Selena expand the business into Mexico. [43] On March 26, Saldvar stole a perfume sample and more bank statements from Selena in Mexico. The post Video resurfaces in which Chalino Snchez receives note with death sentence (VIDEO) appeared first on Hispanic World. He sent an employee to her motel room to investigate. A singer was allegedly shot dead by her elderly husband in a restaurant after trying to divorce him for months. [21] Saldvar frequently clashed with Martin Gomez, Selena's fashion designer, who complained that Saldvar was mismanaging Selena's affairs. The day after the concert, Saldvar unsuccessfully searched news stands for a souvenir of the event. [265] Because of multiple internal death threats from incarcerated Selena fans, Saldvar was placed in isolation and spends twenty-three hours a day alone in her 9 by 6 feet (2.7 by 1.8m) cell. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. [128], Networks competed with each other to interview Saldvar about the shooting. Although the healthcare team tried to revive Selena, she died of hypovolemic shock. However, Selena did not want to end their friendship; she felt Saldvar was essential to the success of her clothing line in Mexico. (CNN)-- A group of gunmen killed a well-known Mexican singer when he arrived at a toll booth in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, state media said. Hernandez and his bodyguard appeared in court Sunday and are being held in pretrial detention at a Mexico City prison as cops continue to investigate. Martinez said he had contacts in Mexico who could help her grow her business. [11] Proceeds from the fan club were donated to charities. MEXICO CITY Don Vicente Fernndez, known as the "King of Rancheras," died Sunday at 81 years of age in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mxico, four months after being hospitalized . [61] Paramedic Richard Fredrickson said "it was too late" when he arrived in the lobby. Elizalde was a mainstay of the accordion-based norteo music variously known as Banda or . 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Radio stations in the United States that played Tejano music switched to regional Mexican music, and by 1997, KQQK was the only radio station playing non-stop Tejano music. Mexican singer Julio Verdugo was driving a gold-colored Dodge Chrysler truck. All major television networks in the United States interrupted their regular programming to break the news. Tinker's wife feared they would suffer from community retribution and asked him not to take the case. [9], Saldvar became the founder and acting president of the Selena fan club in San Antonio in June 1991. A police officer who was at the restaurant rushed to the private room and restrained Hernandez, a witness told news program Primer Impacto. When he placed his fingers on her neck, he felt only muscle twitches. [102] A People magazine issue was released several days after her murder. Radio personality Howard Stern mocked Selena's murder, burial, and her mourners, and criticized her music, playing her songs with gunshots in the background, causing an uproar among the Latino population. Michael Nagle for The New York Times. Quintanilla III on bass, Suzette Quintanilla on drums, and Selena as the lead singer. Article. Hosted by Erick Galindo in English and Alejandro Mendoza in Spanish. [47], Saldvar accompanied Selena on a trip to Tennessee while the singer finished recording a song for her crossover album. Sergio Gmez Snchez was the vocalist for K-Paz de la Sierra, a regional Mexican music group. Filed Under: Chalino Snchez sentences death. Selena also wanted to keep Saldvar close because she had bank records, statements, and financial records necessary for tax purposes. [61] The paramedics tore away the green sweater where the bleeding was taking place and applied a Vaseline gauze to Selena's wound, which stopped the surface bleeding. Their animosity intensified during Selena's fashion shows. Selena removed Saldvar's name from the boutique's bank account on March 10, 1995. [135], Soon after learning of Selena's death, people began speculating about the identity of her murderer. [218] The state had difficulty arranging defense counsel for Saldvar; a spokesperson said any lawyer defending Saldvar could face death threats. He then played Selena's songs with gunshot noises in the background. When I lived in Chiapas it was around the time Valentin Elizalde was gunned down after a concert, and then a few months later they killed Sergio Gomez of K-Paz de la Sierra. Mexican singer, 21-year-old Yrma Lydya was reportedly shot and killed by her husband, 79-year-old Jess Hernndez Alocer, at a restaurant on June 23. The victim, identified as Julio Verdugo, 23 years old, was attacked by a man around 3:30 in the morning this Sunday, La Opinion reported. His body was found the next morning at the side of a road). [106] In the following months, the success of the Selena issue led the company to release People en Espaol aimed at the Latino market. After that, the grandpa said : God bless you! Baltazar Gomez Trejo of Santa Catarina was the sixth police chief killed in the state of Nuevo Leon this year. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. [25], Saldvar was receiving "tokens of affection from [Selena]", which she was not accustomed to. Corrido singers have a dangerous career. Seems like a cool guy and it's just a perspective I've never heard before. [256], Valdez, who lived a few blocks away from the Quintanilla family, chose Mark Skurka as the lead prosecutor. Her . [93][131] Hispanics throughout the United States reportedly mourned the singer as far away as New York City and Los Angeles. [1][3], The family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, and Selena y Los Dinos began recording music professionally. Snchez was shot and killed after a concert in . A paramedic performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation to keep her blood circulating. [229] The next day, Our Lady of the Pillar, a church in Zaragoza, Spain, held a mass for Selena which drew 450 people to the 225-seat church. This is not the first case of violence registered in Mexico and related to singers. On the day of its release, 175,000 copies were sold in the U.S.a record for a female vocalistand 331,000 copies sold in its first week. When asked why she had done this, she replied that the bank would not allow her to open an account in her name; she did not know the reason for this refusal. He believed this claim was her new alibi. MEXICO CITY Apart from the police and narco-gangsters, few groups have suffered more in Mexico's brutal drug wars than the singers whose music often chronicles the carnage. [61] DeLeon noticed Selena's eyes had rolled back and that she went limp. Earlier this year marked 30 years since Chalino Snchez was murdered in Mexico. Chalino did great things and Im happy he still connects with people., Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox, A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry. Los ngeles Azules started its career in 1976. [177][178] Selena's music led the genre's 1990s revival and made it marketable for the first time. The California-born singer who rose through personal adversity to become a superstar adored by millions in a male-dominated genre of Mexican-American music, was confirmed dead in a plane crash in . Not 100% because I know nothing of this but, The audio seems like it's from a studio recording. [41] According to Quintanilla, Jr. there were four attempts to murder Selena. The rise of Chalino Snchez could be attributed to a confluence of events. She got the idea of starting a Selena fan club in the San Antonio area to promote the singer. [23] Employees reportedly told Selena that Saldvar was "two-faced [and] was unstable". [172], Melicent Rothschild said some Americans often do not understand "the cultural role models of groups who have felt discriminated against". [11][13], By 1994, Saldvar had signed up more than 8,000 fans. [77] Dr. Louis Elkins, cardiac surgeon, arrived at Memorial Hospital and said he saw doctors making "heroic efforts" to revive Selena. [176] In 1997, Selena was commemorated with a museum and a life-sized bronze statue, Mirador de la Flor, in Corpus Christi, which are visited by hundreds of fans each week. [1] They filed for bankruptcy after Quintanilla, Jr.'s Mexican restaurant suffered as a result of the oil bust. At the end of the concert, he wasnt heard of again until he was found dead. [93] In San Antonio, major Spanish-language radio stations including Tejano 107, KXTN-FM, KRIO-FM and KEDA-AM, began monitoring developments. [13] Saldvar was authorized to write and cash checks, and had access to bank accounts associated with the fan club and boutiques. Others said, "Easter is more important than Selena Day," and believed people should let Selena rest in peace and get on with their lives. It was also around that time that there was a wave of migrants crossing the border from Mexico to the U.S. escaping violence sparked by drug cartels. [263] On November 22, 1995, she arrived at the Gatesville Unitnow the Christina Crain Unitin Gatesville, Texas, for processing. Priest Father Sal DeGeorge decided to hold a tribute to Selena that day after peopleespecially childrenasked him what was being planned for the singer. [34], On March 13, Saldvar went to her lawyer and wrote her resignation, which Quintanilla, Jr. believed was her alibi. I realized his idol, Chalino, had been killed, and thats why he was crying. Rosalino 'Chalino' Snchez Flix, was one of the most beloved singers of regional music in Mexico, his death was the first death of an artist at the hands of organized crime in the country, today, 29 years after his departure, a video in which he allegedly received a note with a death threat, according . Many of his songs werent corridos, they were ballads that he recorded as covers but managed to make them his own., Pepe Garza, Estrella Medias head of content development and A&R for Estrella Media Music Entertainment, said he became a fan after hearing Snchezs version of Nieves de Enero, months after he was killed. [25] Ramirez also found receipts were missing from the sale of several boutique items. CUERNAVACA, Mexico The son of Mexican singer Joan Sebastian was killed in a bar fight early Saturday, four years after another of his children was shot dead. [67], After the standoff entered its fourth hour, Valencia succeeded in getting Saldvar to confess that she had intended to shoot herself. [104] Texas newspaper The Monitor, sold out two issues in the days following the singer's death, "a truly remarkable feat" said writer Daniel Cavazos. Prez called Selena on her mobile phone[nb 4] and reminded her of the scheduled recording. The singer, 27-year-old Valentin Elizalde, was killed about 20 minutes after performing at a local fair. The Mexican authorities arrived at the site and found the body of Julio Verdugo in the drivers seat. That was a very interesting episode. [250] Within hours, she was saying the shooting was accidental. [44] News of Selena's arrival spread and she was soon mobbed by fans. To those people, though, the five million Texans of Mexican descent, the death of Selena was Black Friday, a day of infamy even darker and more evil than the assassination of John F. Kennedy. * I am not a native Eng. [119] American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey told MTV Selena's death was shocking to her because of "the way it had happened so abruptly in a young life". Upstage, while waiting to start the song Alma Enamorado, the artist received what is considered a death sentence. [252] The Nueces County jail was deluged with death threats and there were public calls for vigilante justice. dolo: The Ballad of Chalino Snchez Sonoro and Futuro Studios introduce "dolo: The Ballad of Chalino Snchez," an 8-episode podcast that examines the extraordinary life of the Mexican singer-songwriter and attempts to unravel the mystery of his unsolved murder. [153] American music industry executive Daniel Glass told Texas Monthly he believed Selena would have enjoyed greater career success had it not been for her death. Gomez then contacted one of Selena's uncles by telephone; the uncle told Quintanilla, Jr. Armando said he was angry with Saldvar but did not want the reason to be made public; later he said he felt guilty for starting the rumor. [163][164] Bush said Selena represented "the essence of south Texas culture". ', "When Tejano Ruled The Airways: The Rise and Fall of KQQK in Houston, Texas", Western Association of Schools and Colleges, "A Postmortem Star In death, Selena is a crossover success", "Tejano Music Awards: Bigger, But Not Necessarily Better", "Selena Quintanilla: Remembering The Queen Of Tejano Music On Her Birthday", "Outlaw Onda If you don't hear Tejano music on the radio, does it exist? [209] It was the most-watched programregardless of languageamong adults ages 18 to 34 in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco; it tied for first in New York, beating that night's episode of Fox's American Idol. "[175] European-Americans felt the scene was "irrelevant" and "over dramatized". Yes, Chalino Snchez was controversial but he was (and continues to be) incredibly popular. Saldvar was a close friend of Selena, and worked as . Quintanilla, Jr. believed her fans saved her that day, as there were "too many witnesses". She told him she had forgotten the session and she was "taking care of one last [item of] business" and would be at Q-Productions soon after. [nb 2], Saldvar became envious of Selena's dependency on Martinez. [64][65][66] According to motel staff, Saldvar seemed "calm" and went back in her room after chasing Selena. Valdez also called it a "senseless and cowardly" act because Selena was shot in the back. Snchez was also an immigrant who had settled in Inglewood, California and hustled to make a living selling his own cassettes out of his cars trunk. Prez told Selena it was "too late" and did not want her to go out alone. [154], A few days later, Howard Stern mocked Selena's murder, burial, and mourners, and criticized her music. Many wept as police took Saldvar away. [55] This was the last telephone call Selena answered and was the last time Prez spoke to his wife. [149] Record stores ordering more copies of her recordings were told by EMI Latin representatives they would not be able to restock for a few days. Vicente Fernandez on ventilator in ICU after fall. The casket of singer Sergio Gomez is carried to the burial site at West Ridge Park Cemetery in Avon, Ind., on Dec. 12, 2007. Juan Angulo Fonseca. The boy, also a musician, was 16. He was a guy from the neighborhood, and somehow had made it. The artist was not only kidnapped, but was tortured and killed. An actor, too, he was seen in the telenovela T y yo. [221] The motel's manager rearranged its room numbers so guests would not know in which room Selena had been shot. They have no depth." He talks about how these mexican folk singers get involved with the cartels and can get killed by the cartels for numerous reasons https://youtu.be/MEjKdck2QRA?t=147. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, then-Texas governor George W. Bush declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas, offending some Americans because Selena Day that year coincided with Easter. From what I understand, each was the favorite singer of a different cartel leader. Mexican singer Sergio Vega has been shot dead only hours after he had denied reports he had been murdered. [64] Selena's condition began to deteriorate rapidly as motel staff attended to her. He was depicted in a mural in Pico Rivera, a Southern California hotbed of norteo music, last December. [49], As Prez was driving back to their house, Selena noticed Saldvar had failed to give her the correct bank statements she needed. Share . According to the aforementioned media, the authorities found the vehicle where Irving Olivas, Alfredo Olivass brother, was traveling with his family. Many people traveled thousands of miles to visit Selena's house, boutiques, and the crime scene. [42] The same day, Saldvar drove to Corpus Christi and checked into the Sand and Sea Motel. But he was able to become El Rey del Corrido because he was at the right place, at the right time. She bought a Taurus Model 85 snub-nosed .38-caliber revolver and .38 caliber hollow-point bullets; the bullets were designed to cause more extensive injuries than normal bullets. [61] She also said the gun went off when Selena left. To see the video click here. Sergio Gomez (right), of the band K-Paz de la Sierra, was found murdered . Quintanilla, Jr. then banned Saldvar from contacting Selena. Within thirty minutes of its announcement, Selena's murder was the lead item on all television stations in South Texas. These included American country artist Tony Joe White,[233] Haitian singer-songwriter Wyclef Jean,[234] American Tejano artist Pete Astudillo, Puerto Rican group the Barrio Boyzz, Mexican American singer Graciela Beltran, American Tejano artist Jennifer Pena, American hip-hop singer Lil Ray, American Tejano artists Emilio Navaria, Bobby Pulido,[235] Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz, Dominican salsa singer Jos Alberto "El Canario", Puerto Rican salsa singers Ray Sepulveda, Michael Stuart, Manny Manuel, Puerto Rican jazz singer Hilton Ruiz,[236] American singer Jenni Rivera,[237] Mexican singer Lupillo Rivera,[238] Venezuelan rock singer Mikel Erentxun,[239] Puerto Rican singer Tony Garcia,[240] and American rapper King L.[241], Selena's family and her former band Los Dinos held a tribute concert a week after the 10th anniversary of her murder on April 7, 2005. Mexican restaurant suffered as a result of the newer generation sings like that, says Galindo he that! 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