In the 30 years since her death, Selena Quintanilla’s story has been told and retold dozens of times. Between the classic 1997 Gregory Nava biopic starring Jennifer Lopez and the 2020 Netflix series starring Christian Serratos, generations of fans have come to know the contours and edges of her rise …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s been 30 years since Selena Quintanilla‘s chart-topping record Dreaming of You was released posthumously. The album, recorded before the “Queen of Tejano Music’s” death in March 1995, …
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Selena Quintailla’s family is thankful to see the Tejano icon’s murderer stay behind bars. In a statement to Rolling Stone Thursday, Selena’s family and partner Chris Pérez shared their gratitude for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles’ decision to deny Yolanda Saldívar’s parole request. “Today, we are grateful that …
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Selena Quintanilla‘s killer will not be freed anytime soon. On Thursday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles announced that Yolanda Saldívar, who killed Selena in 1995, was denied parole after becoming eligible for review this month. “After a thorough consideration of all available information, which included any confidential interviews …
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Yolanda Saldívar, the convicted murderer of Tejano superstar Selena, has begun the parole review process in Texas. Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years for killing Selena Quintanilla-Perez, and she officially becomes eligible for parole on March 30. The review process, however, …
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New documentaries about Selena, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Jeff Buckley, and Sly Stone are among the films competing at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival next month. Amir “Questlove” Thompson’s long-in-the-works Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) — the follow-up to the Roots drummer’s Oscar-winning directorial debut Summer …
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Entertainment greats Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Steven Spielberg, and the late Selena Quintanilla will be honored by the White House this year. On Monday, Joe Biden‘s administration announced the cohort of stars set to receive the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts and Humanities. Elliott, Latifah, and Spielberg are …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Sales of Kamala Harris merch have soared ever since Joe Biden stepped down from office and endorsed his Vice-President as the Democratic party presidential nominee. Now, a new …
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Johnny Canales, the Mexican TV host and Tejano singer, has died at 77. His family shared the news on Facebook Thursday with a heartfelt message informing fans of the entertainer’s death. No cause of death was provided. “He was more than just a beloved husband, father, TV host, musician, and …
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Destiny Rogers is celebrating her identity as a queer Latina by reimagining a Selena Quintanilla classic. On Wednesday, to celebrate National Coming Out Day, a year after revealing her bisexual identity in an interview with Rolling Stone, Rogers released a snippet of a queer-coded version of Quintanilla’s “I Could Fall …
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