Selena

She is a singer, designer and a music pioneer. The Mexican-American singer was still traditional. She brought Tejano to mainstream culture. She was a rising star but her sudden death broke it. As is the norm with a talented, charismatic and young musician is lost too quickly and is buried, many mourned the greatness she was yet to achieve. Over the years, fans were encouraged to push themselves harder in order to ensure that her accomplishments would not go unnoticed. Selena's tragic murder by a gunman triggered emotions in Latino communities, similar with the reaction to Elvis Presley's death and John Lennon's. A hugely popular performer throughout Latino communities across North America her music crossed lines of cultural difference to affect the lives of children as well as old. A flamboyant sexy stage performer often referred to as Selena the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless thought of as a role model off-stage she was family oriented actively involved in anti-drug campaigning as well as AIDS awareness programs.