2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
Surrounded by photos and memories of her sister Selena Quintanilla in her office in Corpus Christi, TX, Suzette Quintanilla is preparing to honor - along with her family and millions of her fans - the life and legacy of the eternal queen of Tex-Mex to 25 years after his departure.
“I value the memories I have of her; I always carry it with me, on a daily basis,”says exclusively to PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL about her younger sister Suzette, who was murdered in March 1995.“I see things online, I listen to their music and I feel very proud and happy that they remember it. You can see here in my office, I have so many wonderful things made by so many people, children's things, everyone's, that remind me that she is loved. [Her fans] love her.”
In honor of that unwavering love, the Quintanilla family will remember her with a great concert on May 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, where stars such as Pitbull, Becky G and Los Tucanes de Tijuana, among others, will sing their greatest hits. Also on the doorstep is an autobiographical series about Selena and her family that will air in more than 190 countries on Netflix; a new makeup line from MAC Cosmetics inspired by the late “Bidi bidi bom bom” performer; and a new CD of songs that Selena recorded in Spanish when she was still a teenager, the latter produced by her father Abraham Quintanilla and her brother AB Quintanilla.
"When Selena passed away, I told my family that she was going to keep her memory alive through her music and twenty-five years later I think we have succeeded," says Abraham, the patriarch of that family who, after his departure, opened the Selena Museum. at Corpus Christi so fans could see his flashy outfits and countless awards, and even his red Porsche on display.
“It is incredible that here in the museum they come from everywhere - Europe, the Caribbean, Australia - and they bring their little girls dressed as Selena,” continues Abraham. "And parents tell us, 'She watches the movie [where she is played by Jennifer Lopez] every day, two, three times." New generations that were not born when she passed away have now become fans.”
To read more of this exclusive interview with the entire Quintanilla family - and to see never before published photos of Selena - look for the April print edition of PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL, for sale now.
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