Selena

She was a performer, artist creator, performer and also broke boundaries in the music world. Her ethnicity was Mexican American, however she was still traditional. She introduced Tejano into the mainstream of music. Her tragic death cut a hole in her growing popularity and, it is what happens often the moment a brilliant, warm singer dies too young, it left many to mourn every potential that was not fully realized. To stop her successes from going unnoticed her many admirers over the last few years have been motivated to go further. Her tragic murder by a gunman caused an outpouring of emotion in Latino communities, similar to those who reacted to the death of Elvis Presley and John Lennon's. A hugely popular performer in Latino communities throughout North America her music crossed borders of culture to impact people young as well as old. Selena, a sexy and flamboyant actor who has been called Latina Madonna, was also the model on stage. Selena was also active in anti-drug initiatives.