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Hispanic Essay

Have you ever thought that your life was difficult just because something was hard? Well, you are not the only one. Many Hispanics face a lot of challenges. Either it is poverty, trying to get into a country, trying to learn a language, etc, but many use it as a stepping stone to success. Look at famous singers, actors, and musicians today. For example, Selena Quintanilla was a Hispanic girl who lived in poverty, then her singing made her popular and successful. She influenced many Hispanics and Americans today to be brave. Unfortunately, she died at a young age, but her success and talent dreads on. Selena Quintanilla was born in April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She was a Tejano, which is a Mexican from Texas. Her parents owned a restaurant, but shortly after the restaurant went bankrupt, so the family had to move to Corpus Christi. When she became more successful, in music, she started to preform and win awards. She, secretly, married one of the guitarist in her band, Selena Y Los Dinos, around April 2nd 1992. In 1989, she signed with EMI and her album shortly went platinum. In 1993, she won a Grammy, began designing a clothing line, and made appearances in Latin Soap Operas. Also, in 1989, she earned her GED in an online - school she took while touring, when she dropped out of school in the eighth grade. When she had a fan club with a women by the name of Yolanda Salvidar. Shortly after, she started stealing money from the fan club. When Selena went to collect it, they went into an argument and then Yolanda shot Selena. She was declared dead on March 31, 1995. Her death devastated everyone that loved her. ( Obstacles) (My Hero) During the age of eight, she sang to her father. He thought Selena had the most beautiful voice, so her father wanted her to sing in the family band Los Dinos, but then it soon changed into Selena y Los Dinos. When the restaurant went out of business, the family moved to Corpus Christi and Selena still played with the band. Although she moved to Corpus Christi, Selena recorded her first album with the Freddie Label. When the album didn't sell well, she moved to the Cara Records, then she moved to the Manny Label. She was, then, discovered by two famous people in Hispanic Music Industry, Rick Trevi and Johnny Canales. While she was preforming at a concert, the president of EMI saw her and then realize that she was the artist he was looking for. So, he signed her to EMI Latin. In 1989, Selena had her first album with EMI. When the album released, it was just her and not the band. That same year, she became a spokesperson for Coca - Cola. When Selena released her album, Entre a Mi Mundo, it went gold and contained what became one of her biggest songs. In 1994, her album, Amor Prohibido, was nominated for a Grammy. She became the first female Latin artist to be signed with SBK. On February 26th, she played at a concert to 61,041 fans. Everyone knew she would be a big hit. ( Selena Forever) On March 31st, 1995, Selena Quintanilla was declared dead. At the Houston Astrodome, there was a memorial concert in Selena's honor. Candlelight Vigils took place, as well as other memorials in memory of her. Everyone was stunned with this tragic loss, but Selena succeeded goals we all dream of doing. She loved to talk to students about pursing their goals and getting a high school diploma. When she went to talk to students in middle school, she would talk about not doing drugs and alcohol, but to pursue their goals. She would, also, give a free performance to students who, all of a sudden, changed their grades in school. She would give $2,500 to school programs. Selena was nominated for 86 awards and won 67 of them. Everyone knew and loved Selena. (Selena Biography) Selena's life, music, and death probably made us all who we are today. She lived in poverty and then made her way to the top, she sang to express her heritage, and she talked to students to pursue their goals and not do drugs.(Selena Forever) Everyone has hardships and difficult times, but champions overcome that. Hispanics come to the United States in many different ways. "But challenges are what make life interesting; defeating them are what makes life interesting." This quote should motivate us all to keep doing what we are doing and to stop worrying about everyone else. Selena helped students to keep doing what they are doing, so we should do the same.

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