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-[static crackling]
-[loud beep]

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[distorted] Yeah.

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Yes. Yes, I am.
I'm right here right now. Sorry.

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We're not on air, are we?

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-[man 1] Not yet.
-'Cause it…

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Yeah, this thing is comin' out.

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[shrieks playfully, laughs]

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Okay. [chuckles]

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[soft music playing]

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[man 2] You're on the brink of something
'cause you're on the brink of opening up

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an entire new edge
of the music world to America.

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-Aren't you?
-I hope so. I hope so.

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[Selena] Did I sound nervous?

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I can't believe it.
I get caught on some words,

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and I try to translate 'em
in English, and…

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-You… How…
-[man 3] You were fine.

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-[Selena] Was that okay?
-[man 3] Fine.

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[Selena, playfully] Okay. [laughs]
They're fixing to do another one.

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Well, I actually started singing
when I was six and a half,

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and I used to sing in front of the family
and family get-togethers.

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And I remember at that time,
my father used to have to force us

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on our relatives to…
to play for 'em. [laughs]

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And, uh, you know, we worked so hard.

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We've suffered together,

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and to finally see
the light at the end of the tunnel,

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the success happening, it's exciting.

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I can't help but be taken away
by everything that's going on in my life.

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[speaking indistinctly]

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I was very shy.
Very shy when I was younger.

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And I remember going through the stage

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of wanting to do it, but yet I was like,
"What are people gonna think?"

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And we… we went through a lot,
you know, to get where we are today.

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I never thought I would, uh, be here now.

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And to have a lot of people
take notice of our music.

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But here we are,
14 years later. [chuckles]

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-[crowd cheering]
-[exciting intro playing]

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[reporter 1] The Hispanic community,
for much of this century,

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has been ignored, or worse,
but there are some indications of change.

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[cheering grows louder]

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[reporter 2 in Spanish] Selena Quintanilla
is one of our greatest prides

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and the queen of Tejano music.

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[reporter 3 in English]
She lit up a whole road

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of hope and possibility for a generation.

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[reporter 4] She fought all the battles,
all the barriers.

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You know, the sex discrimination,
the Mexican-American discrimination.

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You know, the industry barriers.

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How you doing, Houston, Texas?

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[in Spanish] Thank you very much.

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-Whoo!
-[intro to "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" playing]

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♪ Hey, yeah ♪

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[trills]

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♪ Hey, hey, hey, yeah ♪

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♪ Bidi bidi bom bom ♪

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♪ Bidi bidi bom bom ♪

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♪ Bidi bidi bom bom ♪

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♪ Bidi bidi bidi ♪

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♪ Cada vez… ♪

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[Selena in English] A lot of Latin people,
or Hispanics,

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are more proud of their culture.

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That's why they're growing.

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And I feel like the music
will continue to grow.

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♪ Mi corazón se enloquece… ♪

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[interviewer] Leading the way
and that growth is you.

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[Selena] I would love to take
all the credit, but I think it's…

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it's, uh, a work of a team.

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My brother's a producer.

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My father's a manager.

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And my sister is a drummer in the band.

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-[interviewer] This is a family affair.
-Yes, it is.

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♪ Hey ♪

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-♪ Oh, y se emociona ♪
-♪ Que se emociona ♪

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♪ Ya no razona ♪

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♪ Y me empieza a cantar… ♪

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[Selena] A lot of people have told me,

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"How can you work with family,
being with them 24 hours a day?"

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We have this love and respect
for each other besides the music.

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And I think that's been
one of our keys to our success.

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We've been able to stick together.

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And not a lot of people
can do that for so long.

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♪ Cuando escucho esta canción
Mi corazón quiere cantar así ♪

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[vocalizing]

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♪ Me canta así, me canta así ♪

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♪ Cada vez que lo veo pasar, oh… ♪

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-[man] You're loving life right now.
-I loved it before, but even more now.

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[reporter 1] Selena y Los Dinos
is now building a musical empire.

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After years of…

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[Selena] ♪ Y me empieza a palpitar
Así, así… ♪

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[reporter 2] The merging
of the two cultures,

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Latino cultures and American cultures.

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[reporter 3] Selena was adored
by millions of fans.

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[reporter 4] Selena was the first star

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who truly represented
a bicultural community.

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[reporter 5] Selena was set to become
a major figure in American entertainment.

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[reporter 6] What she was, who she was,
what she meant to people around here…

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[in Spanish] ♪ Houston, Texas! ♪

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[crowd cheers]

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[Selena] ♪ And our brothers from Mexico! ♪

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[in English] The success happening

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and everything that's going on
around us, it's exciting.

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But I'd like to see
the group growing internationally.

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[in Spanish] Let's hear some screams!

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[in English] You know,
making the group world-renowned.

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[in Spanish] But with more energy!

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[in English] It's gonna be a lot of work,
but I'm ready for it.

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I'm ready for it.

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[Selena humming]

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[vibrant Tejano music fades]

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-[playing "My Girl"]
-♪ I've got sunshine ♪

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♪ On a cloudy day ♪

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♪ When it's cold outside ♪

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I've always said
that music is like a… a drug addiction.

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You get addicted to it.

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Once it gets into your system,

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it'll be like that
for the rest of your life.

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♪ What can make me… ♪

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[in Spanish] I am Abraham Quintanilla Jr.

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Here comes my family.

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This is my beautiful wife,

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Marcella Quintanilla.

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She's a little shy, but…

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This is Selena Quintanilla, the smallest.
She is the little coyote.

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Suzette Quintanilla,
and my boy A.B., Abraham III.

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[Marcella in English]
When I first met him,

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I did not know he was a singer.

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["Ride Your Pony" by Los Dinos playing]

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I didn't find out
until after I got married.

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[Abraham] When I was about
maybe around 15 years old,

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I joined a group called The Dinos.

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And, uh, all the songs,
we had recorded in English.

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We didn't know one Spanish song.

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And, uh, it was kind of embarrassing.

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because my first language was Spanish,
even though I was born here.

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I grew up in an era of, uh, segregation.

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We are a group of people who feel

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that we have been treated
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We would like to be…

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[Abraham] I remember that we were supposed
to play in a club.

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It's an Anglo man that owns a club,
and a whole bunch of Mexicans walk in.

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So he was surprised.

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He says, "Hey, hey, hey,
what do you people want in here?"

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And so we told him, "We're The Dinos."

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He thought The Dinos
was an Italian group or something.

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And he told us, "Can you wait outside?"

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And then gave me a check for five dollars.

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You know, it was a rejection
because we were Mexicans.

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So I figured that
if we wanted to be successful,

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then we've gotta start playing
for Mexican-Americans.

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And that's when we changed completely
to Tejano music.

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["Confidencias de Amor"
by Los Dinos playing]

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[Abraham] As the group became popular,
we played everywhere,

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all in the United States.

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[Marcella] I had little A.B.,
and Abraham toured.

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He was gone maybe a week,
sometimes two weeks, sometimes a month.

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It was very hard.

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When Suzette was born,

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he took me to the hospital,
and he had to say bye

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because he had to go on a… on a gig.

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[Abraham] In fact, there were times
when I came home

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and A.B. didn't recognize me.

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You know, he was scared of me.

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That's when I started thinking,
and I said… "I gotta quit this."

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[projector whirring]

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[narrator] Ethylene, power,
lime kilns, magnesium, bromine.

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[Abraham] And… And I quit and moved
to Lake Jackson, Texas.

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Started working for Dow Chemical.

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It was hard
because I didn't like accepting

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that that's your life from now on.

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["Como La Flor (Lullaby Version)" playing]

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After a few years, Marcella
was feeling, uh, something in her body.

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You know, a woman can tell.
She was pregnant.

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And a little girl was born,
but we didn't have a name.

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So a lady there at the hospital
told Marcella, she says,

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"If I would have had a little girl,
I had picked the name Selena."

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I said, "I like that name."
It's not very common among Mexicans.

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And I looked up the name.

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It's a Greek name,
and it means moon goddess.

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I would come home
before Marcella fixed supper.

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I'd start messing with the guitar.

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And one day,
Selena, she was six years old,

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sat down next to me,
and she started singing.

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That's when I found out,
"Oh, girl, you got a talent to sing."

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[Abraham] Four.

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[band performing "Feelings"]

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♪ Feelings ♪

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♪ Trying to forget… ♪

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[Marcella] It was… It was amazing,
how talented she was.

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Even when she was very young.

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♪ Feelings… ♪

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[Abraham] I went
and bought some, uh, instruments.

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Got a bass for my son, A.B.

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[A.B.] I'd put it on,
put the tie on and everything,

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and I would get the bass,
and I would look in the mirror.

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I'm just like, "Yeah.
You'll be a rock star, man."

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"I'm gonna be a rock star one day."

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[Suzette] They started talking about,
"Well, who's gonna play the drums?"

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And I just remember, my dad goes,
"Well, we only have one more kid left!"

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And then he looks at me. He goes,
"Suzette's gonna play the drums!"

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And I look… I look like, "Wait, what?"

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"No, no, no, no, no, no. Dad, no. No."

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-[Abraham] Get the drummer.
-[A.B.] Back! The drummer's gotta smile!

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[audience cheers]

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[Abraham] All right.

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Now we got the guitar player,
the drummer, and the singer.

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I got a complete group.

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[Selena] When you're a kid, you want
to go out, play, be with friends.

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And Dad, every day, would call us in
to practice for just 15 minutes a day.

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And we would scream and holler.
I mean, we'd cry.

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-[performing "La Bamba"]
-♪ Para bailar la bamba ♪

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♪ Para bailar la bamba se necesita… ♪

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[Abraham] It wasn't easy.

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I was strict.

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"You're gonna learn it."

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I saw a way back into the music world.

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And that's when
the wheels start turning again.

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[audience applauds]

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[Abraham] No experience at all
in restaurant business.

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And we got this place. It was a big place.

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When we opened the restaurant,
I was excited.

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It was something different.

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[Abraham] I built a little dance floor
and a little stage.

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And that's where my kids started playing.

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And people would get up
and dance on the little dance floor.

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[A.B.] Through us,
I guess he saw potential.

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Like, "Okay, you know,
the Jacksons are out there."

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I can make the Mexican Jacksons.

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[Suzette] I was in middle school.

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My dad would say we'd have
to play the weekends,

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and that was really embarrassing.

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Selena loved it
'cause they used to tip her.

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And she would be all,
you know, "Oh my gosh." You know?

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[Selena] It's a lot of hard work.

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But, uh, I think it's great.

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[Abraham] You know,
it was a wonderful time in our life.

236
00:12:36,166 --> 00:12:40,875
Unfortunately, uh,
they stopped drilling for oil,

237
00:12:40,958 --> 00:12:43,833
and that area just,
the economy just went… whap!

238
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Pfft! Killed everything.

239
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[reporter] The low oil price
means it doesn't pay to drill,

240
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means the oil business and its workers
are heading into a long, cold night.

241
00:12:54,583 --> 00:12:58,375
[Marcella] We hung on,
trying not to lose our restaurant.

242
00:12:58,458 --> 00:13:01,416
And we had to close it down.

243
00:13:01,500 --> 00:13:02,791
[somber music playing]

244
00:13:02,875 --> 00:13:07,083
Of course, that affected,
uh, also, uh, our home.

245
00:13:07,166 --> 00:13:08,833
We were losing our home also.

246
00:13:09,875 --> 00:13:13,750
We finally had to… move out.

247
00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:17,666
[Abraham] Whatever money I had
had been invested in the restaurant, and

248
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I'm broke.

249
00:13:20,791 --> 00:13:25,625
So Marcella says, uh,
"We gotta go get… get some food stamps."

250
00:13:26,458 --> 00:13:30,250
We go over there, and we walked in,
and it's packed with people.

251
00:13:30,333 --> 00:13:34,625
And this big old, heavyset woman,
as soon as we walked in, she saw Selena.

252
00:13:34,708 --> 00:13:38,208
She says, "Look, it's the little girl
that sings at the restaurant."

253
00:13:38,291 --> 00:13:40,666
And when she said that, I stopped,

254
00:13:40,750 --> 00:13:42,583
and I said,
"I think we're in the wrong place."

255
00:13:42,666 --> 00:13:44,583
And I made a U-turn and walked out.

256
00:13:44,666 --> 00:13:46,958
I said, "I'm not going back in there."

257
00:13:49,125 --> 00:13:53,166
The next trick up Abraham's sleeve
is to move to Corpus

258
00:13:53,250 --> 00:13:56,875
and move in with my uncle Hector.

259
00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:06,250
We're 13 people living in one house,
which is crazy to think about.

260
00:14:06,333 --> 00:14:09,041
[Suzette] That was
a really difficult time. I remember that.

261
00:14:09,125 --> 00:14:12,208
You would hear Mom and Dad talking,
you know, in the other room.

262
00:14:12,291 --> 00:14:15,833
And you can tell when your parents
are stressed out about stuff.

263
00:14:16,958 --> 00:14:18,875
[Selena] We… We lost everything.

264
00:14:18,958 --> 00:14:21,708
And for a long time,
um, it was very difficult,

265
00:14:21,791 --> 00:14:23,291
putting food on the table.

266
00:14:24,250 --> 00:14:28,666
[Abraham] It… It was hard times.
I'm not gonna deny that, uh…

267
00:14:28,750 --> 00:14:30,583
I couldn't find a job here.

268
00:14:31,166 --> 00:14:32,583
So I told my wife, Marcella,

269
00:14:32,666 --> 00:14:35,250
"Look, the only other thing
I know is music."

270
00:14:35,333 --> 00:14:36,666
"So I'm gonna start booking it."

271
00:14:36,750 --> 00:14:38,750
[indistinct chatter]

272
00:14:44,583 --> 00:14:48,708
[A.B.] Dad, I believe, he was out
in the streets when he was really young.

273
00:14:49,208 --> 00:14:51,166
And he didn't want that for us.

274
00:14:51,250 --> 00:14:55,500
-[performing "Cuando Nadie Te Quiera"]
-♪ Todas con el alma en pedazos ♪

275
00:14:56,541 --> 00:14:59,416
[Abraham] They were already getting good
at what they were doing.

276
00:15:00,458 --> 00:15:02,458
And people really enjoyed that.

277
00:15:03,500 --> 00:15:07,916
And so I knew that there was something
that they had that was extra.

278
00:15:08,916 --> 00:15:13,500
And Selena was an added…
a completely added attraction.

279
00:15:13,583 --> 00:15:15,208
She was the star.

280
00:15:15,291 --> 00:15:21,416
♪ Me tendrás que querer ♪

281
00:15:21,500 --> 00:15:23,000
[ballad ends]

282
00:15:23,083 --> 00:15:24,500
Thank you.

283
00:15:24,583 --> 00:15:27,458
Hello, Abraham III.

284
00:15:27,541 --> 00:15:28,791
How are you doing, son?

285
00:15:30,166 --> 00:15:34,000
-Uh, what do you think about the reunion?
-Oh, it's nice.

286
00:15:34,625 --> 00:15:38,208
Are you all fixing
to do a little music for us?

287
00:15:38,291 --> 00:15:40,208
Uh, yes, we will try.

288
00:15:40,291 --> 00:15:43,125
-Do you enjoy doing this?
-Uh, yes.

289
00:15:43,708 --> 00:15:47,083
I find… I find it
a very interesting hobby.

290
00:15:47,166 --> 00:15:53,166
[Abraham] Okay, thank you very much.
And also with us is Suzette Quintanilla.

291
00:15:53,250 --> 00:15:55,375
Would you like to say something, Suzette?

292
00:15:56,291 --> 00:15:59,708
-[giggles] No.
-[Abraham] You didn't say nothing.

293
00:15:59,791 --> 00:16:01,583
You just giggled. [chuckles]

294
00:16:01,666 --> 00:16:03,291
[continues giggling]

295
00:16:03,375 --> 00:16:05,291
[Abraham] Now we're gonna talk to Selena.

296
00:16:05,375 --> 00:16:07,333
What grade are you in, Selena?

297
00:16:07,416 --> 00:16:08,416
Fifth.

298
00:16:10,083 --> 00:16:11,166
[Abraham] Okay, uh…

299
00:16:11,250 --> 00:16:16,250
Tell me also how old you are
and why you like to play in the band.

300
00:16:17,666 --> 00:16:23,166
I'm ten, and the reason I like to play
in the band, good money. [giggles]

301
00:16:23,250 --> 00:16:26,500
[Abraham] Oh, really?
You make pretty good money in it, huh?

302
00:16:26,583 --> 00:16:29,208
-Yes.
-[Abraham] Very good.

303
00:16:29,291 --> 00:16:33,625
Um, are you gonna sing
for us now in a little bit?

304
00:16:33,708 --> 00:16:34,708
Yes.

305
00:16:34,791 --> 00:16:40,708
-[performing "Contigo En La Distancia"]
-♪ Es que te has convertido ♪

306
00:16:41,291 --> 00:16:46,958
♪ En parte de mi alma… ♪

307
00:16:47,041 --> 00:16:50,916
[A.B.] Dad has us learning
all these traditional Mexican songs,

308
00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,916
Spanish songs,
and they're just these… just slow songs.

309
00:16:55,666 --> 00:16:59,916
And back then, I just didn't get it.

310
00:17:00,416 --> 00:17:05,291
I actually had no connection
with my Latino roots whatsoever.

311
00:17:06,750 --> 00:17:08,250
[Marcella] When they were very young,

312
00:17:08,333 --> 00:17:11,333
they were taught
to speak nothing but English.

313
00:17:11,416 --> 00:17:14,375
We never spoke…
We hardly spoke Spanish at home.

314
00:17:15,291 --> 00:17:17,458
[A.B.] Where we grew up, in Lake Jackson,

315
00:17:17,541 --> 00:17:21,083
there wasn't
a very big Mexican-American community.

316
00:17:21,708 --> 00:17:25,958
Corpus is different in the sense
that everybody spoke Spanish.

317
00:17:26,041 --> 00:17:28,458
I didn't understand what they were saying.

318
00:17:28,541 --> 00:17:31,916
[Suzette] We listened to no Spanish
at all up to that point.

319
00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:36,166
It was a lot of English-speaking acts
like Taste of Honey, The Eagles.

320
00:17:36,250 --> 00:17:37,541
Men at Work, Duran Duran.

321
00:17:37,625 --> 00:17:40,208
Van Halen was like the band.

322
00:17:40,291 --> 00:17:41,791
-["Jump" playing]
-♪ I get up ♪

323
00:17:43,333 --> 00:17:45,291
♪ And nothing gets me down… ♪

324
00:17:45,375 --> 00:17:48,500
All this cool music,
and I want to play that.

325
00:17:48,583 --> 00:17:49,791
["Todos Dicen" playing]

326
00:17:49,875 --> 00:17:52,208
[A.B.] But my dad thought
it would be a good thing

327
00:17:52,291 --> 00:17:56,416
to try to do more of the Spanish music,
the Tejano thing.

328
00:17:56,500 --> 00:17:58,875
[man] To me, Tejano means music
from this part of the country,

329
00:17:58,958 --> 00:18:00,750
the American Southwest.

330
00:18:00,833 --> 00:18:03,750
A mix of Mexican cumbias and, uh, polkas,

331
00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:07,458
song forms like that, uh,
mixed in with elements of American rock,

332
00:18:07,541 --> 00:18:08,500
pop, and country.

333
00:18:08,583 --> 00:18:11,333
That's what makes up Tejano
as we know it today.

334
00:18:11,416 --> 00:18:13,500
♪ En los brazos de un amigo ♪

335
00:18:13,583 --> 00:18:17,708
♪ Luego dicen que no vales ni la pena… ♪

336
00:18:17,791 --> 00:18:20,833
[Abraham] You can't escape the fact
that we are Mexicans.

337
00:18:21,916 --> 00:18:24,333
Born here on this side,
but we're Mexicans.

338
00:18:25,291 --> 00:18:29,916
And we're surrounded by that kind of music
everywhere we go here in… in Texas.

339
00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,125
And if you can make some money off it,
it becomes a business.

340
00:18:33,208 --> 00:18:36,666
[performing "La Tracalera"]

341
00:18:36,750 --> 00:18:40,458
♪ Sali de Corpus
Porque no pagué la renta ♪

342
00:18:41,166 --> 00:18:45,625
♪ En San Antonio
Me encontré con otra cuenta… ♪

343
00:18:45,708 --> 00:18:49,208
[Selena chuckling] I really didn't have
a decision when I started out.

344
00:18:49,791 --> 00:18:52,291
All the songs usually have
to pass through my father.

345
00:18:52,375 --> 00:18:54,708
And he decided we'd play Tejano music.

346
00:18:54,791 --> 00:18:59,166
♪ Por eso ahora ♪

347
00:18:59,250 --> 00:19:01,958
♪ Me llaman Tracalera… ♪

348
00:19:02,041 --> 00:19:05,583
I remember thinking,
"Why are we going to Tejano music?"

349
00:19:05,666 --> 00:19:09,791
And Dad pretty much, in a nutshell,
just kind of said, you know,

350
00:19:09,875 --> 00:19:12,458
"Because we can make
more money doing this,

351
00:19:12,541 --> 00:19:15,541
and we can perform more, play more."

352
00:19:16,791 --> 00:19:18,875
[A.B.] And so, that was the plan.

353
00:19:18,958 --> 00:19:23,000
We're going to try to do
more of the Tejano thing.

354
00:19:23,083 --> 00:19:25,083
And so we started our hustle grind again,

355
00:19:25,166 --> 00:19:29,125
trying to find musicians
to build Los Dinos back up.

356
00:19:30,333 --> 00:19:33,708
When they approached me in '83,
I had no idea who they were.

357
00:19:36,458 --> 00:19:39,583
The pay wasn't much in the beginning,
but, you know, but that…

358
00:19:39,666 --> 00:19:42,208
[sighs] I was 21.
I was still living at home.

359
00:19:42,291 --> 00:19:44,291
[performing "Ya Se Va"]

360
00:19:46,208 --> 00:19:49,458
[Ricky] Selena, at that time,
she had to have been like 12 years old.

361
00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,958
And Suzette, I guess 16 or so.

362
00:19:52,666 --> 00:19:54,125
They were just kids.

363
00:19:56,125 --> 00:19:57,625
♪ Ya se va ♪

364
00:19:58,583 --> 00:20:01,000
♪ Se va mi amor ♪

365
00:20:01,083 --> 00:20:04,958
♪ Quedaré tan sola con tu ausencia… ♪

366
00:20:05,041 --> 00:20:08,375
[A.B.] I remember
the first time we met Ricky,

367
00:20:08,458 --> 00:20:11,750
his impression of the band
was not very good, of us.

368
00:20:11,833 --> 00:20:16,583
We got to rehearsals, and Suzette
and Selena were clowning around.

369
00:20:16,666 --> 00:20:19,458
I remember we were
at the Boys & Girls Club,

370
00:20:19,541 --> 00:20:24,375
and Selena and I were running around
like idiots, like, playing. [chuckles]

371
00:20:24,458 --> 00:20:25,791
We were really young.

372
00:20:26,375 --> 00:20:29,500
You know, my dad's yelling,
and we were like fighting.

373
00:20:29,583 --> 00:20:31,708
So I'm sure we were a lot.

374
00:20:31,791 --> 00:20:33,416
[Selena] Can you do this?

375
00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:36,333
[Suzette] Wasn't that the same shirt
you were wearing yesterday?

376
00:20:36,416 --> 00:20:37,416
So?

377
00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:38,916
[Suzette] Gross. You're gross.

378
00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,083
You wore that last week,
and haven't washed it.

379
00:20:41,166 --> 00:20:42,625
[Suzette] I washed it!

380
00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:45,041
Do you wash your underwear every day?

381
00:20:45,125 --> 00:20:46,166
[Suzette] No…

382
00:20:46,250 --> 00:20:47,375
[both laugh]

383
00:20:47,458 --> 00:20:49,125
[Suzette] I wear different ones every day.

384
00:20:49,208 --> 00:20:51,750
She wears brown underwear
so she won't have to change it.

385
00:20:51,833 --> 00:20:53,208
[Suzette] Stop it, Chucha.

386
00:20:53,291 --> 00:20:54,583
Chucha.

387
00:20:55,083 --> 00:20:58,166
-I'm tired.
-Come here, baby!

388
00:20:59,083 --> 00:21:01,083
[performing "Yo Te Daré"]

389
00:21:01,166 --> 00:21:06,166
♪ Todo lo que pido de ti ♪

390
00:21:06,250 --> 00:21:08,583
♪ Es que me des todo tu amor ♪

391
00:21:08,666 --> 00:21:11,125
♪ Y me des tus besos también… ♪

392
00:21:12,416 --> 00:21:14,291
[Suzette] We started traveling a lot.

393
00:21:14,958 --> 00:21:18,458
We were performing, um,
Friday, Saturdays, and Sundays.

394
00:21:18,541 --> 00:21:24,625
So Selena, she would miss school
quite often because she was tired.

395
00:21:24,708 --> 00:21:27,083
[interviewer] How do you keep up
with your, uh, schoolwork?

396
00:21:28,291 --> 00:21:30,250
Um, I can't say that I'm not in school.

397
00:21:30,333 --> 00:21:33,000
I'm still in school,
but I don't go to public school.

398
00:21:33,083 --> 00:21:35,875
I get my…
I get my work at home from Chicago.

399
00:21:35,958 --> 00:21:38,208
I have American school,
and I graduate through that.

400
00:21:38,291 --> 00:21:39,416
I don't have a teacher.

401
00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:43,041
I just do all my work by myself.
Then send it in through the mail.

402
00:21:43,125 --> 00:21:45,083
[interviewer] How do you feel?
Is that better?

403
00:21:45,166 --> 00:21:48,375
Or do you like that better,
or would you prefer going back to school?

404
00:21:48,458 --> 00:21:51,500
I kind of miss going to school
'cause I don't see my friends as much.

405
00:21:51,583 --> 00:21:55,000
But I think it's better this way
because I don't have as many distractions

406
00:21:55,083 --> 00:21:56,583
as I would in school.

407
00:21:56,666 --> 00:21:59,416
You know. You know how it is. [laughs]

408
00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:04,166
-Uh, well… How do your friends treat you?
-[giggles]

409
00:22:05,166 --> 00:22:07,875
I'm not gonna lie to you.
I don't have that many friends that I…

410
00:22:07,958 --> 00:22:10,833
I don't really go out, you know,
to the movies and stuff.

411
00:22:10,916 --> 00:22:14,875
But I do this mostly with my family,
and, um… [clicks tongue]

412
00:22:15,375 --> 00:22:17,958
I gue… You know,
I have a lot of friends, but at school.

413
00:22:18,041 --> 00:22:20,375
'Cause I don't go to school,
I never get to see 'em.

414
00:22:20,458 --> 00:22:23,125
And I kinda lost contact with them, so…

415
00:22:23,625 --> 00:22:26,416
When I was in school,
they treated me real nice too.

416
00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,958
[interviewer] Music is a business, right?

417
00:22:29,041 --> 00:22:30,291
[Selena] Yes, it is.

418
00:22:30,375 --> 00:22:32,250
I see it as a business. Um…

419
00:22:32,333 --> 00:22:33,458
I get paid for it.

420
00:22:33,541 --> 00:22:36,333
No one in our… in our family has a job.

421
00:22:36,416 --> 00:22:38,208
We make a living off of it.

422
00:22:38,291 --> 00:22:41,458
And that's why it means so much to us,
for that reason.

423
00:22:41,541 --> 00:22:44,333
The main reason,
number one reason we're in this business

424
00:22:44,416 --> 00:22:45,791
is because we enjoy doing it.

425
00:22:45,875 --> 00:22:48,041
Number two is
because we make our living off of it.

426
00:22:48,125 --> 00:22:51,125
-[performing "Con Esta Copa"]
-♪ Y fui la tierra ♪

427
00:22:51,208 --> 00:22:56,166
♪ Donde pisaste mal ♪

428
00:22:56,250 --> 00:23:03,125
♪ Pero no sabes que tú mismo te condenas ♪

429
00:23:03,875 --> 00:23:05,208
♪ Y la desgracia… ♪

430
00:23:05,291 --> 00:23:08,083
[Selena] You have to sacrifice something
in life in order to get ahead.

431
00:23:09,625 --> 00:23:14,291
I lost a lot of my youth,
traveling professionally with my family.

432
00:23:15,458 --> 00:23:17,083
You know, you… you can't play.

433
00:23:17,166 --> 00:23:19,041
You're always working.

434
00:23:19,125 --> 00:23:22,041
At the same time, you don't understand
when you're that young.

435
00:23:22,125 --> 00:23:23,291
But I look at life now,

436
00:23:23,375 --> 00:23:26,583
and I'm very thankful
that my father started us out that young.

437
00:23:33,125 --> 00:23:36,458
[Marcella] It takes a person
that knows the business.

438
00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:39,208
So he had that experience already.

439
00:23:39,291 --> 00:23:43,708
So he knew what he had to do
with… with their, uh, talent.

440
00:23:44,875 --> 00:23:50,166
[Abraham] I took Selena with me,
and I went to San Antonio to Cara Records.

441
00:23:50,666 --> 00:23:52,416
"Cara" means face.

442
00:23:53,541 --> 00:23:57,458
At first, they were skeptical
because it's a girl.

443
00:23:57,541 --> 00:23:59,041
And then a young girl.

444
00:24:00,083 --> 00:24:03,291
I said, "Well,
let's give it a try one time."

445
00:24:04,041 --> 00:24:05,625
And we recorded a song.

446
00:24:06,708 --> 00:24:09,458
-[performing "Corazoncito"]
-♪ Corazoncito, corazoncito… ♪

447
00:24:09,541 --> 00:24:12,875
[Abraham] When he heard the song,
he says, "Hey!"

448
00:24:12,958 --> 00:24:15,583
[speaks Spanish]
"Bring me a contract over here."

449
00:24:16,458 --> 00:24:18,458
And he signed Selena right there.

450
00:24:18,541 --> 00:24:21,166
♪ Te enamoraste de mil amores ♪

451
00:24:21,250 --> 00:24:24,333
♪ Y te ha dejado puros dolores… ♪

452
00:24:24,416 --> 00:24:27,791
[man] I was working
for the studio owner, Manny Guerra.

453
00:24:28,291 --> 00:24:32,208
And one of the first artists
he had signed was Selena.

454
00:24:32,291 --> 00:24:34,625
♪ Ya no te vuelvas a enamorar… ♪

455
00:24:34,708 --> 00:24:41,125
[chuckling] And so that… that was,
uh, the beginning of a long journey.

456
00:24:45,125 --> 00:24:49,666
I think the thing that made them different
to begin with was their youth.

457
00:24:49,750 --> 00:24:51,333
They were still just kids.

458
00:24:51,416 --> 00:24:54,583
But grown musicians
that had been doing it for years

459
00:24:54,666 --> 00:24:58,166
were not at the stage
that Selena and her band were at.

460
00:24:58,250 --> 00:25:00,666
I thought, "Wow,
these kids can play." [laughs]

461
00:25:00,750 --> 00:25:02,000
"These kids are good."

462
00:25:02,083 --> 00:25:03,958
[host] Selena and the Dinos,
a beautiful name.

463
00:25:04,041 --> 00:25:06,541
Where did you get the name,
Selena y Los Dinos?

464
00:25:06,625 --> 00:25:07,875
Selena y Los Dinos? Uh…

465
00:25:07,958 --> 00:25:09,833
Well, first of all, Selena comes from me.

466
00:25:09,916 --> 00:25:12,541
-[host] That's your real name?
-Yes, it's… No.

467
00:25:12,625 --> 00:25:14,458
-Is that your real name?
-Yes.

468
00:25:14,541 --> 00:25:15,708
What is it, Sephaina?

469
00:25:15,791 --> 00:25:18,083
-Then you changed it to Selena?
-No, it's Selena.

470
00:25:18,166 --> 00:25:21,458
No, and we got the "Los Dinos"
from the original Dinos, my father.

471
00:25:21,541 --> 00:25:23,041
He was the original singer.

472
00:25:23,125 --> 00:25:26,041
I understand you've been real busy.
Touring a lot of cities?

473
00:25:26,125 --> 00:25:30,125
We did this album, my first album,
Alpha, with Manny on GP Productions.

474
00:25:30,208 --> 00:25:32,916
Things have been picking up
for us a lot. Thankfully.

475
00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:37,958
After that album came out,
Selena's name was getting known.

476
00:25:38,041 --> 00:25:41,583
She was creating a buzz
in the… in the music business.

477
00:25:42,458 --> 00:25:48,208
I saw them grow from pulling up in front
of the studio in an old blue Ford van

478
00:25:48,291 --> 00:25:50,208
with a homemade trailer

479
00:25:50,916 --> 00:25:54,791
and all of their faces stuck
to the window from the heat.

480
00:25:54,875 --> 00:25:58,791
And, uh, they'd come and lay
all over the floor of the studio

481
00:25:58,875 --> 00:26:00,916
because it was air-conditioned.

482
00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:02,083
That was the beginning.

483
00:26:02,166 --> 00:26:04,583
Is this cute enough? [giggles]

484
00:26:04,666 --> 00:26:05,833
[Suzette] No.

485
00:26:05,916 --> 00:26:08,375
Did y'all put that shoebox in there
with my shoes in it?

486
00:26:08,458 --> 00:26:10,375
No. I don't know. I hope not.

487
00:26:10,458 --> 00:26:14,333
-With my silver boots and my…
-Suzy, did you put her shoes back there?

488
00:26:14,416 --> 00:26:16,916
[interviewer in Spanish]
What has been the most difficult for you

489
00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:21,291
in the past two, three years,
with all the attention?

490
00:26:22,250 --> 00:26:24,750
[Selena in English] I think
I've enjoyed it so much

491
00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:26,250
that I forgot about the bad times.

492
00:26:26,333 --> 00:26:29,125
I don't think, well…
Every band goes through the bad times,

493
00:26:29,208 --> 00:26:31,541
but we've had so much fun doing it.

494
00:26:31,625 --> 00:26:33,375
We enjoy what we do, and it…

495
00:26:33,458 --> 00:26:36,375
and I don't think that we can remember
all the bad times.

496
00:26:37,083 --> 00:26:39,291
[interviewer] And what's your final goal?

497
00:26:39,375 --> 00:26:42,500
-Have you set a final goal?
-[Selena] A Mercedes-Benz.

498
00:26:42,583 --> 00:26:44,583
[both laughing]

499
00:26:47,875 --> 00:26:50,916
That's my goal. Everybody asks me,
"What's your goal?" Mercedes-Benz.

500
00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,458
I don't care
if I have to live in it. [laughs]

501
00:26:53,541 --> 00:26:55,541
[energetic music playing]

502
00:26:59,083 --> 00:27:00,958
[Suzette] It was such a great time.

503
00:27:01,041 --> 00:27:03,083
Like, our band was amazing.

504
00:27:03,166 --> 00:27:05,000
They were like family.

505
00:27:05,083 --> 00:27:07,875
Everybody was… cool.

506
00:27:08,416 --> 00:27:11,583
Everybody was chill.
Everybody knew their role.

507
00:27:14,250 --> 00:27:19,541
[Marcella] My husband and the kids,
they were the band side of it.

508
00:27:20,833 --> 00:27:23,500
I did mostly stay behind the scenes.

509
00:27:23,583 --> 00:27:27,250
When you have a mom,
this is… this is what they're for.

510
00:27:27,333 --> 00:27:29,041
She's sewing my pants.

511
00:27:29,125 --> 00:27:32,000
[Marcella] I was just there
to support my family.

512
00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:34,125
Mom? Mom!

513
00:27:34,208 --> 00:27:36,291
Especially if they pay you 20 bucks
to do it.

514
00:27:36,375 --> 00:27:38,125
I was only joking. [laughs]

515
00:27:38,208 --> 00:27:40,333
[Marcella] And I remember there
was a concert outside,

516
00:27:40,416 --> 00:27:43,791
and Selena's zipper broke on her pants.

517
00:27:44,375 --> 00:27:46,458
I had to sew the zipper.

518
00:27:47,083 --> 00:27:48,375
And I said,

519
00:27:48,458 --> 00:27:52,541
"You're not gonna to be able to use
the bathroom for a long time."

520
00:27:52,625 --> 00:27:54,625
Because she had to perform.

521
00:27:54,708 --> 00:27:56,958
And we were laughing about that.

522
00:27:57,041 --> 00:27:59,500
[indistinct, excited chatter]

523
00:28:00,416 --> 00:28:01,875
[Abraham] It was a good time.

524
00:28:02,708 --> 00:28:04,791
All the family traveling together.

525
00:28:06,166 --> 00:28:09,333
Now it's not me
and a whole bunch of musicians.

526
00:28:10,291 --> 00:28:11,833
It's me and my family.

527
00:28:13,333 --> 00:28:16,041
I went and bought a… an old bus.

528
00:28:17,250 --> 00:28:21,208
But I spent half of that time
underneath it, all full of grease.

529
00:28:21,291 --> 00:28:22,875
'Cause it would break down.

530
00:28:22,958 --> 00:28:25,291
-["La Carcacha" playing]
-♪ Uno ♪

531
00:28:25,375 --> 00:28:27,500
♪ Dos… ♪

532
00:28:27,583 --> 00:28:30,875
[A.B.] Bertha had no air conditioning.

533
00:28:30,958 --> 00:28:32,833
Only the top window opens.

534
00:28:32,916 --> 00:28:35,625
So there's no air circulation.

535
00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:41,541
But to have a bus back in the day,
it was something of status.

536
00:28:41,625 --> 00:28:44,625
You had a bus… [clicks tongue]
…you were headed somewhere.

537
00:28:44,708 --> 00:28:48,458
We had a bus. We were headed somewhere.
At least, we thought we were.

538
00:28:48,541 --> 00:28:51,375
[indistinct chatter on radio]

539
00:28:52,250 --> 00:28:53,458
[Suzette] How was it?

540
00:28:57,541 --> 00:28:59,416
[Selena] I sleep when I hit the road.

541
00:28:59,500 --> 00:29:01,250
Well, after the dance, I'm pretty hyper.

542
00:29:01,333 --> 00:29:05,583
You know, I get hyper on candies
and Coca-Colas and everything.

543
00:29:05,666 --> 00:29:08,375
The other groups, they'll stay up
and play cards or whatever.

544
00:29:08,458 --> 00:29:11,708
But on the road, during the day,
everybody, as soon as they hit the bus,

545
00:29:11,791 --> 00:29:13,041
they fall asleep.

546
00:29:14,250 --> 00:29:17,416
[Suzette] My mom would be in the back,
and we would just talk,

547
00:29:17,500 --> 00:29:22,625
like, about anything and everything,
what most moms and daughters talk about.

548
00:29:22,708 --> 00:29:23,958
We'd talk about food.

549
00:29:24,041 --> 00:29:26,791
We'd talk about, um, clothes.

550
00:29:26,875 --> 00:29:29,916
Or we'd talk about, like,
if Selena was going to a show,

551
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,583
what is she gonna wear?

552
00:29:31,666 --> 00:29:38,416
-[performing "Oh, Mamá"]
-♪ Brilla en mi mente sin descansar… ♪

553
00:29:38,500 --> 00:29:42,583
[Suzette] She had so much vision.
You know, it wasn't just about her voice.

554
00:29:42,666 --> 00:29:47,333
It was about her presence,
how she presented herself.

555
00:29:47,416 --> 00:29:50,333
So a main focus for her was the outfit.

556
00:29:50,416 --> 00:29:53,666
♪ Oh, mamá, estoy enamorada ♪

557
00:29:53,750 --> 00:29:56,541
♪ Oh, mamá, él me ha besado… ♪

558
00:29:56,625 --> 00:29:58,666
[host sings fanfare]

559
00:29:58,750 --> 00:30:02,708
[in Spanish] The thing is,
if I interview you later…

560
00:30:02,791 --> 00:30:07,625
Right now you're going to change clothes,
and you're going to dress a little more…

561
00:30:07,708 --> 00:30:09,333
-Dressy.
-More "dressy," no?

562
00:30:09,416 --> 00:30:11,958
These suits of yours,
you made them, right?

563
00:30:12,041 --> 00:30:13,875
-They were all white, right?
-Mm-hmm.

564
00:30:13,958 --> 00:30:16,958
And from there, how did you do it?
How did you all paint it?

565
00:30:17,041 --> 00:30:18,000
[in English] With paint.

566
00:30:18,083 --> 00:30:19,041
[in Spanish] Yeah, but--

567
00:30:19,125 --> 00:30:21,541
[in English] Splattered it
with permanent, fluorescent paint.

568
00:30:21,625 --> 00:30:25,208
[host in Spanish] Okay. And the people
who are listening to us in Mexico,

569
00:30:25,291 --> 00:30:27,000
how would they know how you did it?

570
00:30:27,083 --> 00:30:29,375
[Selena, hesitating]
Uh, they painted them.

571
00:30:29,458 --> 00:30:31,000
[both laugh]

572
00:30:31,083 --> 00:30:34,250
[host] Hey, look.

573
00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:38,291
[teasingly] They painted them.
We painted them.

574
00:30:38,375 --> 00:30:39,291
We painted them.

575
00:30:39,375 --> 00:30:42,666
Look, to speak like that in English…

576
00:30:42,750 --> 00:30:43,583
No.

577
00:30:43,666 --> 00:30:45,625
No, I knew you would have some trouble.

578
00:30:45,708 --> 00:30:51,125
I told Mr. Rayas that there are kids
who come and don't speak much Spanish,

579
00:30:51,208 --> 00:30:53,125
so I have to interview them in English.

580
00:30:53,208 --> 00:30:55,041
[in Spanish, English]
But I'll translate, okay?

581
00:30:55,125 --> 00:30:56,416
[Selena in English] Okay.

582
00:30:56,500 --> 00:30:58,208
[host in Spanish] How did they paint them?

583
00:30:58,291 --> 00:31:00,416
-[in English] Is this better now?
-Yes, very much.

584
00:31:00,500 --> 00:31:01,875
[in Spanish] You haven't said anything.

585
00:31:01,958 --> 00:31:04,083
[in English] Because you're doing
all the talking.

586
00:31:04,166 --> 00:31:07,958
[Suzette] Looking back at it, I know that,
because she was the face of the band,

587
00:31:08,041 --> 00:31:10,166
there was an immense sense of pressure

588
00:31:10,250 --> 00:31:12,541
for her whenever it was time
to do interviews,

589
00:31:12,625 --> 00:31:14,375
you know, especially in Spanish.

590
00:31:14,875 --> 00:31:16,875
It was a big deal
for the press to get over the fact

591
00:31:16,958 --> 00:31:19,583
that we weren't that fluent in Spanish.

592
00:31:19,666 --> 00:31:22,833
And it was kind of one of those things,
are they gonna accept you?

593
00:31:22,916 --> 00:31:25,541
-[performing "Un Primer Amor"]
-♪ Un año ha pasado ya ♪

594
00:31:25,625 --> 00:31:27,041
♪ Y tenemos que… ♪

595
00:31:27,125 --> 00:31:32,583
[Suzette] Selena, she automatically knew,
"I need to speak fluent Spanish."

596
00:31:32,666 --> 00:31:36,916
"I need to really, uh,
learn this for us to cross over."

597
00:31:37,625 --> 00:31:40,666
So she wanted to be prepared
for whenever she went and did interviews.

598
00:31:41,541 --> 00:31:43,625
She just worked really hard.

599
00:31:43,708 --> 00:31:48,000
[Selena] My father started teaching us
Spanish music and what the words meant.

600
00:31:48,083 --> 00:31:50,541
And you wish that you would've grown up
speaking Spanish.

601
00:31:50,625 --> 00:31:52,958
You wish you'd have been close
to your culture.

602
00:31:53,041 --> 00:31:54,875
You perform, your show gets better.

603
00:31:54,958 --> 00:31:57,458
[in Spanish] Last time I saw you,
you put on a heck of a show.

604
00:31:57,541 --> 00:31:58,458
We congratulate you.

605
00:31:58,916 --> 00:32:02,125
[in English] This album that you have out,
it's been on the market, how long?

606
00:32:02,208 --> 00:32:03,916
-Three weeks?
-About three weeks.

607
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,125
I feel the same thing.
A while back, I'm always…

608
00:32:06,208 --> 00:32:08,625
They never ask me any questions
because I never know anything.

609
00:32:08,708 --> 00:32:11,875
I just go pack my bags and sing. [laughs]

610
00:32:11,958 --> 00:32:16,375
[Abraham] I began to notice
that people were fascinated with Selena.

611
00:32:16,958 --> 00:32:20,250
Everywhere that she played,
she would pack the house.

612
00:32:20,333 --> 00:32:22,208
♪ Volví por un momento ♪

613
00:32:22,291 --> 00:32:26,083
♪ A los tiempos más felices
Que pasé… ♪

614
00:32:26,166 --> 00:32:31,708
[Abraham] The word spread that
Selena will bring in people to dances.

615
00:32:31,791 --> 00:32:34,083
♪ A veces que yo pienso… ♪

616
00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:37,250
[Abraham] And we traveled
all over United States.

617
00:32:37,333 --> 00:32:39,333
["Only in my Dreams" playing]

618
00:32:44,291 --> 00:32:46,375
[Marcella] It takes a lot of work.

619
00:32:47,083 --> 00:32:48,916
And, uh, it's very hard out there.

620
00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:52,750
You can't just say, "Oh, I'm gonna be…
They're going to become stars."

621
00:32:52,833 --> 00:32:55,875
No, it's a lot of work behind that.

622
00:32:55,958 --> 00:32:58,666
[narrator] Welcome to
the fifth annual Tejano Music Awards.

623
00:32:58,750 --> 00:33:00,541
[band playing fanfare]

624
00:33:03,041 --> 00:33:08,708
All I want to say is, as mayor,
I am overwhelmed and proud

625
00:33:08,791 --> 00:33:10,041
of what this represents.

626
00:33:10,125 --> 00:33:11,333
Every one of us…

627
00:33:11,416 --> 00:33:14,791
[in Spanish] …all of us Mexicans,
Mexican-Americans,

628
00:33:14,875 --> 00:33:17,416
they are supporting this great effort,

629
00:33:17,500 --> 00:33:20,791
so that we celebrate the talent
we have in the Chicano community.

630
00:33:20,875 --> 00:33:23,041
Chicano music.

631
00:33:23,125 --> 00:33:25,125
Congratulations to each
and every one of you.

632
00:33:25,208 --> 00:33:26,041
Thank you.

633
00:33:26,958 --> 00:33:28,666
[Suzette in English]
The Tejano Music Awards

634
00:33:28,750 --> 00:33:32,291
was such a great award show
because it celebrated our music.

635
00:33:32,375 --> 00:33:35,041
Nominees for the female vocalist
of the year…

636
00:33:35,125 --> 00:33:36,666
Selena Quintanilla.

637
00:33:36,750 --> 00:33:39,875
[Suzette] It was a really cool moment.
Here comes this young little girl,

638
00:33:39,958 --> 00:33:43,416
making noise
and being nominated for the first time.

639
00:33:43,500 --> 00:33:45,291
[presenter] Ready for this?

640
00:33:45,916 --> 00:33:47,416
Laura Canales!

641
00:33:47,500 --> 00:33:49,500
[crowd cheering]

642
00:33:51,208 --> 00:33:52,833
[A.B.] I didn't feel good about our music.

643
00:33:52,916 --> 00:33:57,166
I felt we were just recording stuff,
and I just felt still,

644
00:33:57,250 --> 00:34:01,583
we were not being given the right songs
to take on the market.

645
00:34:01,666 --> 00:34:04,083
Know what I'm saying?
So I felt we were still hitting a wall.

646
00:34:04,791 --> 00:34:07,041
Nominees for Songwriter of the Year.

647
00:34:07,125 --> 00:34:12,750
At one point, there was a songwriter,
and he was controlling the whole market.

648
00:34:12,833 --> 00:34:13,833
Everything.

649
00:34:13,916 --> 00:34:16,083
The winner is Luis Silva.

650
00:34:17,500 --> 00:34:20,000
[A.B.] I went, and I said, "Mr. Silva."

651
00:34:20,083 --> 00:34:21,291
Thank you.

652
00:34:21,375 --> 00:34:23,541
[A.B.] "I don't have that hit song."

653
00:34:23,625 --> 00:34:26,083
"I'm hoping that you might be able
to help me out with this."

654
00:34:26,166 --> 00:34:30,958
He says, "Tell you what, come to my office
on Monday, and I'll give you two songs."

655
00:34:31,041 --> 00:34:33,041
[performing "Corazón Abandonado"]

656
00:34:34,333 --> 00:34:37,125
[A.B.] And I told, excitedly, told my dad,
told Selena and everybody.

657
00:34:37,208 --> 00:34:38,458
I said, "That's it."

658
00:34:38,541 --> 00:34:43,625
We've got the missing factor,
the missing piece of our puzzle.

659
00:34:45,208 --> 00:34:48,916
And Wednesday night,
his secretary calls and says,

660
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:52,000
"Mr. Silva doesn't authorize you
to use those songs."

661
00:34:52,083 --> 00:34:53,708
"He gave 'em to somebody else."

662
00:34:55,125 --> 00:34:57,125
For the first time, I had my own room.

663
00:34:57,208 --> 00:35:00,625
I had a sleeping bag,
zipped myself up in the sleeping bag,

664
00:35:00,708 --> 00:35:01,916
and I started crying.

665
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,541
I was like, just started crying
out of frustration.

666
00:35:04,625 --> 00:35:06,625
[performing "Un Primer Amor"]

667
00:35:09,125 --> 00:35:13,291
[A.B.] My dad said, "A.B.,
Luis Silva's a musician."

668
00:35:13,375 --> 00:35:15,333
I says, "Yes, I believe."

669
00:35:15,916 --> 00:35:18,833
He goes, "You're a musician too, right?"
I go, "Yeah?"

670
00:35:20,583 --> 00:35:24,958
He says, "What's stopping you from being
Luis Silva or better than him?"

671
00:35:25,041 --> 00:35:26,375
"What's stopping you?"

672
00:35:28,666 --> 00:35:30,708
The first hit
for Selena was "Dame Un Beso."

673
00:35:30,791 --> 00:35:34,666
[in Spanish] It's called "Give Me a Kiss."
A complete success for Selena y Los Dinos.

674
00:35:34,750 --> 00:35:37,958
From Corpus Christi, Texas,
Selena y Los Dinos.

675
00:35:38,041 --> 00:35:39,458
[in English] Take it away.

676
00:35:39,541 --> 00:35:41,791
[A.B.] "Dame Un Beso," the song.

677
00:35:41,875 --> 00:35:44,375
I would literally sit there
with pen and pad

678
00:35:44,458 --> 00:35:48,083
and study exactly
what sounds the groups were using,

679
00:35:48,166 --> 00:35:51,041
what techniques, how they were playing it.

680
00:35:51,125 --> 00:35:53,875
From there, I was able to make
my own formula for Selena.

681
00:35:54,458 --> 00:35:58,333
[Ricky] Whenever you write a song,
there's usually what's called a hook.

682
00:35:58,416 --> 00:36:00,250
It's a catchy little part in there

683
00:36:00,333 --> 00:36:03,625
that you want to make sure
that that works and it gets spotlighted.

684
00:36:03,708 --> 00:36:06,916
And that little thing… [humming hook]

685
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,416
-[performing "Dame un Beso"]
-♪ Dame un beso ♪

686
00:36:10,125 --> 00:36:13,875
♪ Demuestra tu amor con un beso… ♪

687
00:36:13,958 --> 00:36:17,708
[A.B.] It was a feeling like,
finally we're catching our groove,

688
00:36:17,791 --> 00:36:19,500
you know, our groove factor.

689
00:36:20,458 --> 00:36:23,583
I… We had great musicians in the band.

690
00:36:23,666 --> 00:36:27,041
Now we had the song with "Dame Un Beso."

691
00:36:27,916 --> 00:36:30,291
I told Dad, "We're number one."

692
00:36:31,125 --> 00:36:32,166
He went,

693
00:36:33,625 --> 00:36:35,000
"I'm happy for you."

694
00:36:35,083 --> 00:36:40,166
He goes, "Anybody can write
a number one best-selling novel."

695
00:36:40,250 --> 00:36:43,583
"They never write anything again.
The same like you as a songwriter."

696
00:36:43,666 --> 00:36:45,958
"Congratulations. Can you do it again?"

697
00:36:46,750 --> 00:36:48,250
I was like… [grunts]

698
00:36:48,333 --> 00:36:50,291
One, two, three, four!

699
00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:51,750
[playing "My Love"]

700
00:36:54,458 --> 00:36:57,208
[Abraham] I couldn't tell you how I felt.

701
00:36:57,291 --> 00:37:01,416
I… I just knew my goal,
what I had to do to getting there.

702
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,250
And, uh, I pushed and pushed.

703
00:37:06,125 --> 00:37:08,458
♪ I want to be with you ♪

704
00:37:08,958 --> 00:37:11,833
♪ You could make my dream come true… ♪

705
00:37:11,916 --> 00:37:14,041
[Abraham] I knew
that A.B. had that talent.

706
00:37:14,125 --> 00:37:17,291
I… I could see that from a very young age.

707
00:37:17,375 --> 00:37:20,416
But you don't want to be a one-hit wonder.

708
00:37:20,916 --> 00:37:25,541
There's many writers that write one song
and you never hear about 'em anymore.

709
00:37:26,458 --> 00:37:31,625
So in order to stay there,
you have to be making hits, not just one.

710
00:37:35,833 --> 00:37:39,833
[A.B.] Had it not been for Dad,
showing that side of the beauty

711
00:37:39,916 --> 00:37:41,791
of constructed music,

712
00:37:41,875 --> 00:37:46,125
I would have never, you know,
done everything I'd done.

713
00:37:49,333 --> 00:37:53,166
The cool thing about it is
it was never about just one person.

714
00:37:53,833 --> 00:37:56,625
You know, we worked as a unit,

715
00:37:56,708 --> 00:37:59,625
and I think that's what made us
as dangerous as we were.

716
00:38:00,125 --> 00:38:02,625
Selena had
a very dangerous team behind her.

717
00:38:02,708 --> 00:38:04,375
A ferocious team behind her.

718
00:38:04,458 --> 00:38:06,291
[performing "Dame Un Beso"]

719
00:38:16,291 --> 00:38:18,333
[presenter] The people
of Texas have voted.

720
00:38:18,416 --> 00:38:21,208
[together] Selena Quintanilla.

721
00:38:21,291 --> 00:38:24,250
♪ Esa sonrisita que viene ♪

722
00:38:25,333 --> 00:38:26,791
♪ Sin motivo… ♪

723
00:38:26,875 --> 00:38:31,583
Um, I'd like to say thank you
to all you people

724
00:38:31,666 --> 00:38:35,083
in Texas that have supported us,
Selena y Los Dinos.

725
00:38:35,625 --> 00:38:39,500
También I'd like to thank our producer,
Manny Guerra, from GP Productions.

726
00:38:39,583 --> 00:38:41,416
He's helped us out a whole lot.

727
00:38:42,291 --> 00:38:44,958
And, uh, most of all,
I'd like to say thank you

728
00:38:45,041 --> 00:38:48,666
to Grupo Los Dinos, because without them,

729
00:38:48,750 --> 00:38:50,541
I don't think I'd be anybody.

730
00:38:50,625 --> 00:38:53,500
And, uh, when I win, they win.

731
00:38:53,583 --> 00:38:55,916
And when they lose, I don't know 'em.

732
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,833
[crowd cheers]

733
00:38:58,333 --> 00:38:59,166
Thank you!

734
00:38:59,250 --> 00:39:01,333
Hi! [laughs]

735
00:39:01,416 --> 00:39:03,791
-[woman] Oh, you joking?
-[yelps]

736
00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:05,583
-[woman] Before--
-Hi, Josie.

737
00:39:05,666 --> 00:39:09,291
I know I look tacky right now,
but this is how I always dress.

738
00:39:09,375 --> 00:39:10,875
[Abraham] Hey, let's go. Let's go.

739
00:39:10,958 --> 00:39:12,208
[Suzette] This is my room.

740
00:39:12,291 --> 00:39:16,083
It looks bare
because I'm redecorating. Kinda, sorta.

741
00:39:16,166 --> 00:39:18,000
But I wanna show you the awards.

742
00:39:18,583 --> 00:39:19,541
Come, come.

743
00:39:21,833 --> 00:39:23,875
These are our awards!

744
00:39:24,708 --> 00:39:30,708
Selena got this one this year
for Female Vocalist in West Texas.

745
00:39:30,791 --> 00:39:34,708
She got this one here,

746
00:39:34,791 --> 00:39:38,208
uh, for Female Vocalist, here in Corpus.

747
00:39:38,291 --> 00:39:40,208
And we got these three.

748
00:39:40,833 --> 00:39:43,666
And then I'll show you our big, big award.

749
00:39:44,208 --> 00:39:45,208
Here it is.

750
00:39:48,875 --> 00:39:51,291
Selena got this one for female vocalist.

751
00:39:52,375 --> 00:39:55,416
-She sings all right, I guess. [laughs]
-[Selena giggles]

752
00:39:55,500 --> 00:39:58,208
["No Te Acobardes Corazón" playing]

753
00:40:04,208 --> 00:40:08,458
[A.B.] While Selena was making
massive headway in the US Tejano market,

754
00:40:08,958 --> 00:40:12,583
she had just started to make noise
south of the Mexican border.

755
00:40:12,666 --> 00:40:16,583
-[performing "El Ahijado del Diablo"]
-♪ Porque a nadie le he temido… ♪

756
00:40:16,666 --> 00:40:21,375
[Abraham] Selena was packing the houses
all over United States.

757
00:40:21,458 --> 00:40:23,916
But we're of Mexican descent,

758
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:27,666
and I wanted to venture
into… into the Mexico side.

759
00:40:27,750 --> 00:40:30,500
[presenter in Spanish] We want to present
to you a young lady

760
00:40:30,583 --> 00:40:32,833
that recently won "Female Vocalist,"

761
00:40:32,916 --> 00:40:37,208
Female Vocalist of 1986
in the United States.

762
00:40:37,291 --> 00:40:41,291
One of the youth groups
that are coming up like foam.

763
00:40:41,375 --> 00:40:45,791
Ladies and gentlemen,
with you here is Selena y Los Dinos

764
00:40:45,875 --> 00:40:47,208
from Corpus Christi, Texas.

765
00:40:47,291 --> 00:40:50,375
[in English] Take it away, Selena!
Let's go. Hit it!

766
00:40:51,125 --> 00:40:52,250
[A.B.] It was scary.

767
00:40:53,291 --> 00:40:56,958
It was very intimidating
because at that point,

768
00:40:57,041 --> 00:41:01,541
Selena was still learning Spanish,
and I wasn't speaking Spanish at all.

769
00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:03,625
[performing "Looking for a New Love"]

770
00:41:16,708 --> 00:41:19,250
[A.B.] We were not prepared
for that crowd,

771
00:41:19,333 --> 00:41:22,541
so it was a very odd feeling.

772
00:41:23,083 --> 00:41:24,416
They didn't get it.

773
00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:27,375
They applauded out of a courtesy,

774
00:41:27,458 --> 00:41:31,250
but it wasn't like
out of something 'cause they loved it.

775
00:41:34,333 --> 00:41:39,750
[in Spanish] This song was written
by keyboardist Ricardo Vela.

776
00:41:39,833 --> 00:41:41,833
And my brother,
Abraha Quintanilla, on bass.

777
00:41:41,916 --> 00:41:43,583
A song, titled "Give Me a Kiss,"

778
00:41:43,666 --> 00:41:46,458
for all of you here tonight
with Selena y Los Dinos.

779
00:41:46,541 --> 00:41:47,916
For all of Matamoros!

780
00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:48,875
Whoo!

781
00:41:48,958 --> 00:41:52,708
[Suzette in English] It insane because
we weren't being accepted into Mexico

782
00:41:52,791 --> 00:41:55,041
because we didn't speak Spanish.

783
00:41:55,125 --> 00:41:57,166
"Oh, they think that they're Anglo."

784
00:41:57,250 --> 00:41:58,916
"They think that they're white."

785
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:02,291
You know? It's like, no, it's not even…
Wait, what are you talking about?

786
00:42:02,375 --> 00:42:08,083
-[performing "Dame un Beso"]
-♪ Y es que habrás un tiempo callado ♪

787
00:42:08,166 --> 00:42:13,625
♪ Cuando yo más necesito amor ♪

788
00:42:15,708 --> 00:42:18,916
♪ Estas son las cosas ♪

789
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:21,708
♪ Y estos son los tiempos ♪

790
00:42:21,791 --> 00:42:26,333
♪ Que guardo yo… ♪

791
00:42:26,416 --> 00:42:28,541
-Whoo-hoo!
-[music picks up]

792
00:42:29,625 --> 00:42:31,375
[A.B.] It was not poppin', man.

793
00:42:31,958 --> 00:42:34,208
When they don't get you,
they just don't get you.

794
00:42:35,541 --> 00:42:39,583
We feel like we really didn't put a dent
in the market over there like we wanted.

795
00:42:40,083 --> 00:42:44,333
We had, like, a little complex.
A little inferiority complex.

796
00:42:45,083 --> 00:42:46,750
Luckily, we got Pete.

797
00:42:46,833 --> 00:42:49,625
I was born and raised in Laredo, Texas.

798
00:42:52,333 --> 00:42:55,750
United States and Mexico
come together in one unique spot,

799
00:42:55,833 --> 00:42:57,333
which is Laredo, Texas.

800
00:42:57,416 --> 00:43:00,166
And so I get
the benefit of being an American,

801
00:43:00,250 --> 00:43:02,541
and also having my Mexican heritage.

802
00:43:02,625 --> 00:43:04,625
[performing "Atotonilco"]

803
00:43:07,791 --> 00:43:09,291
[A.B.] Pete Astudillo.

804
00:43:09,375 --> 00:43:12,583
I got this guy in the band
because he spoke Spanish.

805
00:43:12,666 --> 00:43:16,666
He started showing me the influences
that he had from Laredo, Texas.

806
00:43:16,750 --> 00:43:18,708
And also, at the same time,

807
00:43:18,791 --> 00:43:23,291
he could be a relief singer for Selena
'cause we were playing four nights a week.

808
00:43:23,375 --> 00:43:27,125
So I would throw him up,
and he was good at it.

809
00:43:27,208 --> 00:43:32,291
-[performing "Pa' Todo el Año"]
-♪ Para de hoy en adelante ♪

810
00:43:32,375 --> 00:43:36,083
♪ Ya tu amor no me interesa… ♪

811
00:43:36,166 --> 00:43:39,875
[A.B.] He was not just good at that.
He's an amazing songwriter.

812
00:43:40,875 --> 00:43:44,708
Had he not been there,
I would've never known what cumbia was.

813
00:43:44,791 --> 00:43:46,416
[performing "Besitos"]

814
00:43:46,500 --> 00:43:49,708
[A.B.] Cumbia is a cousin to salsa.

815
00:43:50,916 --> 00:43:54,958
The cumbia rhythm is very up rhythm.
It's very upbeat. It's very happy.

816
00:43:55,041 --> 00:43:57,541
[humming cumbia rhythm]

817
00:43:57,625 --> 00:43:59,625
You hear it connected to a salsa beat.

818
00:43:59,708 --> 00:44:04,750
♪ Con cada beso que me das
Yo te quiero más y más… ♪

819
00:44:04,833 --> 00:44:09,000
[A.B.] And I knew that,
in México, cumbia was predominant.

820
00:44:09,500 --> 00:44:14,791
I knew that we needed a good cumbia
in order to hit with the Mexican people.

821
00:44:15,291 --> 00:44:18,333
[Pete] A.B. would tell me,
"I want to do something like this."

822
00:44:18,416 --> 00:44:21,250
He'd kind of explain it in English,
and I was like, "Cool, like this?"

823
00:44:21,333 --> 00:44:22,333
"Yeah, yeah, like that."

824
00:44:22,416 --> 00:44:24,791
And we started
really cool chemistry there.

825
00:44:26,041 --> 00:44:28,875
♪ Dime, amorcito, que yo soy tu alegría ♪

826
00:44:28,958 --> 00:44:32,291
♪ Dime, cariñito
Que yo soy la dueña de tu corazón ♪

827
00:44:46,166 --> 00:44:49,041
-[upbeat cumbia tune ends]
-[crowd cheers]

828
00:44:49,916 --> 00:44:51,916
[speaking indistinctly]

829
00:44:53,333 --> 00:44:54,833
I'm directing this thing.

830
00:44:54,916 --> 00:44:58,333
Um… Maybe, yes. You're doing a fine job,

831
00:44:58,416 --> 00:45:01,708
but give him a little more
on the top there, please.

832
00:45:01,791 --> 00:45:02,916
[Suzette] Selena!

833
00:45:04,125 --> 00:45:07,625
[Abraham] You know, what I learned about
in this business,

834
00:45:07,708 --> 00:45:11,750
if you're in the right place
at the right time, things can happen.

835
00:45:11,833 --> 00:45:13,541
-[singing "Terco Corazón"]
-♪ Terco corazón ♪

836
00:45:13,625 --> 00:45:16,208
♪ ¿Por qué no me haces caso?… ♪

837
00:45:16,291 --> 00:45:21,458
[Abraham] It so happened that José Behar
from Capitol/EMI Latin heard the band.

838
00:45:22,166 --> 00:45:26,541
And he says, "Hey, uh, I heard the group.
We wanna work out something with you."

839
00:45:26,625 --> 00:45:28,291
♪ Terco corazón, terco corazón… ♪

840
00:45:28,375 --> 00:45:30,791
[Abraham] And that's
when we signed the contract.

841
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:35,625
It was '89 when she left Manny's label

842
00:45:35,708 --> 00:45:39,500
and signed… with EMI Latin.

843
00:45:39,583 --> 00:45:40,958
["My Love" playing]

844
00:45:48,041 --> 00:45:50,125
[exciting music continues]

845
00:45:50,208 --> 00:45:52,458
[Selena] Yes, we are a thing, man.

846
00:45:52,541 --> 00:45:53,875
[Abraham] Yes, yes, we are.

847
00:45:53,958 --> 00:45:56,208
-[A.B.] Yes, dear.
-[Selena laughs]

848
00:45:56,291 --> 00:45:57,708
[Suzette speaking indistinctly]

849
00:45:57,791 --> 00:45:59,166
Let me see!

850
00:45:59,250 --> 00:46:00,208
Lucky.

851
00:46:00,291 --> 00:46:02,333
-Uh-huh!
-[speaking indistinctly]

852
00:46:05,250 --> 00:46:07,916
-Mm. How much does this room cost?
-A lot.

853
00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:12,500
[Suzette] I just remember thinking,
like, "Oh."

854
00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:16,291
"We hit bank."
Like, "Oh, this is it. This is it."

855
00:46:18,083 --> 00:46:21,041
[Suzette] I am in Long Beach, California.

856
00:46:21,666 --> 00:46:24,541
Lifestyles of the Rich
and Famous. [chuckles]

857
00:46:24,625 --> 00:46:27,708
[Pete] Suzy, Ricky, take a picture of us.

858
00:46:27,791 --> 00:46:28,750
Check out the Hollywood!

859
00:46:28,833 --> 00:46:29,833
[Ricky in Spanish] Me?

860
00:46:30,458 --> 00:46:32,166
[in English]
Bring your own camera next time.

861
00:46:32,250 --> 00:46:34,208
[all laugh]

862
00:46:34,291 --> 00:46:35,666
[Pete] Show Hollywood, man.

863
00:46:35,750 --> 00:46:38,250
[excited chatter]

864
00:46:38,333 --> 00:46:39,166
Wait.

865
00:46:39,250 --> 00:46:40,708
You got Hollywood on there?

866
00:46:41,875 --> 00:46:43,458
[kids laugh]

867
00:46:45,875 --> 00:46:48,083
[man] But we try to minimize those.

868
00:46:48,166 --> 00:46:51,708
[Suzette] When we signed with EMI,
we signed with the Latin side,

869
00:46:51,791 --> 00:46:56,458
but the goal was to have her cross over.

870
00:46:56,541 --> 00:47:00,208
-[performing "Only in My Dreams"]
-♪ Now I see I'm up to no good… ♪

871
00:47:01,083 --> 00:47:03,500
[Selena] I don't know what was going
through my father's head,

872
00:47:03,583 --> 00:47:05,750
but he told us from the very beginning

873
00:47:05,833 --> 00:47:08,083
that there was a possibility
of crossing me over,

874
00:47:08,166 --> 00:47:11,333
not only to Mexican music,
but in the English market.

875
00:47:11,416 --> 00:47:13,416
♪ No ♪

876
00:47:14,375 --> 00:47:16,208
♪ Only in my dreams ♪

877
00:47:17,500 --> 00:47:20,000
♪ As real as it may seem ♪

878
00:47:21,250 --> 00:47:24,583
-♪ It was only in my dreams ♪
-[crowd cheering]

879
00:47:24,666 --> 00:47:26,583
[Pete] Mexican-American artists,
Latino artists

880
00:47:26,666 --> 00:47:28,750
in the United States
are like everybody else.

881
00:47:28,833 --> 00:47:30,833
You know?
We all have that crossover dream.

882
00:47:30,916 --> 00:47:34,958
The idea that you want to reach
as many people as possible.

883
00:47:35,041 --> 00:47:38,458
And while you… you pay homage
to your roots first,

884
00:47:38,541 --> 00:47:41,375
ultimately, it's… it's the mass audience
that you want.

885
00:47:41,458 --> 00:47:44,166
-[performing "Cuando nadie te quiera"]
-♪ Cuando nadie te quiera ♪

886
00:47:44,250 --> 00:47:47,875
♪ Cuando todos te olviden ♪

887
00:47:47,958 --> 00:47:49,958
[onlookers cheer]

888
00:47:56,916 --> 00:48:00,625
[Abraham] There's an excitement that
you're… you're conquering something

889
00:48:00,708 --> 00:48:04,458
that you set out to do
and… and you're doing it.

890
00:48:04,541 --> 00:48:06,333
-[Dominga] Dominga.
-Dominga.

891
00:48:06,416 --> 00:48:08,708
[Marcella] You'll have to take it
I can't see too good.

892
00:48:09,416 --> 00:48:10,958
It's a little foggy.

893
00:48:11,041 --> 00:48:13,666
-[A.B.] ¿Ya ves? She's a moneymaker.
-[laughs]

894
00:48:13,750 --> 00:48:16,208
I gotta make money.
I gotta pay my car somehow.

895
00:48:16,291 --> 00:48:18,291
[soft, nostalgic music playing]

896
00:48:20,750 --> 00:48:23,458
You get so involved in what you're doing…

897
00:48:25,250 --> 00:48:27,166
that I wasn't aware of…

898
00:48:27,750 --> 00:48:29,166
that Selena was growing,

899
00:48:29,250 --> 00:48:32,041
and the group
was growing bigger and bigger.

900
00:48:32,125 --> 00:48:34,666
[Suzette] Wow, it's Selena!

901
00:48:35,375 --> 00:48:36,666
[Marcella] Very nice.

902
00:48:36,750 --> 00:48:39,583
Stop! I'm tired of being
on camera all the time.

903
00:48:40,166 --> 00:48:43,708
[Abraham] But, you know,
the way you measure success

904
00:48:43,791 --> 00:48:46,958
in that kind of business is
by how much money you're making.

905
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:50,000
And we were making some top money.

906
00:48:50,083 --> 00:48:51,958
[in Spanish] Open the door for me, Marty.

907
00:48:53,833 --> 00:48:56,041
[A.B. in English]
My dad started workin' on Bertha.

908
00:48:57,458 --> 00:48:59,333
We got a generator.

909
00:48:59,416 --> 00:49:01,708
Got the bunks built in and y'know.

910
00:49:02,208 --> 00:49:04,750
She was the best bus ever, man.

911
00:49:07,500 --> 00:49:09,708
This is what we look at,
at the end of a concert.

912
00:49:09,791 --> 00:49:11,625
-[Selena] Mother, please.
-All tired.

913
00:49:11,708 --> 00:49:13,416
-[Selena] Cut the acting out.
-[laughs]

914
00:49:13,500 --> 00:49:16,000
[A.B.] Traveling with Bertha,
with the Dinos,

915
00:49:16,083 --> 00:49:18,166
with my family, with everybody,

916
00:49:19,541 --> 00:49:21,541
it was beautiful, man. It… we just…

917
00:49:21,625 --> 00:49:24,083
We had the perfect band.

918
00:49:24,166 --> 00:49:25,541
You guys recording?

919
00:49:25,625 --> 00:49:26,833
[Selena] Yeah.

920
00:49:26,916 --> 00:49:29,125
[A.B.] Hi, dude. Hey, hey, hey. What's up?

921
00:49:29,208 --> 00:49:34,250
[man] The first time I met the band, uh,
was at one of the rehearsals.

922
00:49:34,833 --> 00:49:37,416
Super impressive, powerful.

923
00:49:38,041 --> 00:49:39,416
And I enjoyed the sound.

924
00:49:39,500 --> 00:49:43,000
You know, it sounded modern
for the time, fresh.

925
00:49:43,083 --> 00:49:45,583
["Everybody Everybody" playing]

926
00:49:45,666 --> 00:49:47,041
[crowd cheering]

927
00:49:47,125 --> 00:49:49,541
[playing guitar solo]

928
00:49:59,708 --> 00:50:04,083
[Abraham] Chris? It was not my idea
of him joining the band.

929
00:50:05,458 --> 00:50:08,333
A.B. is the one that brought him in.

930
00:50:09,458 --> 00:50:13,625
And, uh, you can't deny the fact
that he's a great guitar player.

931
00:50:15,125 --> 00:50:17,083
♪ Sad and free… ♪

932
00:50:17,166 --> 00:50:21,416
[Chris] I mean, I was somewhat…
I guess starstruck would be the word.

933
00:50:22,875 --> 00:50:26,500
Because they had just signed
with Capitol EMI.

934
00:50:26,583 --> 00:50:28,750
That was impressive, obviously.

935
00:50:29,791 --> 00:50:33,208
The honest truth was I was just more
taken aback by the power

936
00:50:33,291 --> 00:50:36,125
of the band
and the music and the sound, and…

937
00:50:36,208 --> 00:50:37,750
["Everybody Everybody" ends]

938
00:50:38,416 --> 00:50:39,791
…I never looked back.

939
00:50:39,875 --> 00:50:41,125
-[Suzette] Chris!
-All the time.

940
00:50:41,208 --> 00:50:43,250
[Suzette] What do you think
about being on the road?

941
00:50:43,333 --> 00:50:44,291
It's all right.

942
00:50:46,125 --> 00:50:47,791
[Suzette laughing]

943
00:50:47,875 --> 00:50:50,458
[Chris] At first,
we didn't hang out too much.

944
00:50:51,041 --> 00:50:55,125
Selena was always either off
with Suzette or her mom.

945
00:50:55,208 --> 00:50:59,083
[Suzette] Smile, Selena.
Show America what you really look like.

946
00:50:59,666 --> 00:51:01,958
[Suzette and Selena laugh]

947
00:51:02,041 --> 00:51:03,041
[Selena] No!

948
00:51:03,625 --> 00:51:08,166
[Chris] But we would make
these long trips in the bus.

949
00:51:08,666 --> 00:51:12,291
That's when she and I got
to become friends.

950
00:51:13,166 --> 00:51:16,250
Anytime we were next to each other,
it would just be me and her talking,

951
00:51:16,333 --> 00:51:20,333
you know, about music
and movies and things like that.

952
00:51:21,125 --> 00:51:25,625
It was cool, you know,
seeing her just being a normal person.

953
00:51:25,708 --> 00:51:27,750
Business. [laughs]

954
00:51:28,500 --> 00:51:30,083
[Suzette] They're in a huddle.

955
00:51:30,166 --> 00:51:32,166
[soft, nostalgic music playing]

956
00:51:37,625 --> 00:51:40,250
[Suzette] Wait, hold on. See?
That's what I'm talking about. Hold on.

957
00:51:40,875 --> 00:51:41,875
Look at me.

958
00:51:43,166 --> 00:51:45,791
[Chris] A lot of people imagine her

959
00:51:45,875 --> 00:51:51,208
as this powerful force of a woman.

960
00:51:51,291 --> 00:51:56,416
Strong. But I mean,
she had her vulnerable side.

961
00:51:57,333 --> 00:52:00,750
Just having to deal with
all that she was carrying,

962
00:52:00,833 --> 00:52:02,291
it's tough stuff, you know,

963
00:52:02,375 --> 00:52:04,583
to be up early,
be working until late at night,

964
00:52:04,666 --> 00:52:07,500
and she did it with a smile on her face.

965
00:52:10,125 --> 00:52:12,000
This is just the music tracks.

966
00:52:12,083 --> 00:52:14,041
This is the song that Selena
and I recorded.

967
00:52:14,125 --> 00:52:15,083
[Selena] Yeah.

968
00:52:15,166 --> 00:52:18,875
[music to
"Where Did the Feeling Go?" playing]

969
00:52:18,958 --> 00:52:20,833
♪ All alone ♪

970
00:52:22,541 --> 00:52:25,250
♪ Nothing to do ♪

971
00:52:26,541 --> 00:52:31,541
♪ It's lonely here without you ♪

972
00:52:32,500 --> 00:52:35,958
♪ The candlelight is burning low ♪

973
00:52:36,041 --> 00:52:39,708
♪ The love songs on the radio ♪

974
00:52:39,791 --> 00:52:44,625
♪ And memories are all I have to show… ♪

975
00:52:46,583 --> 00:52:49,333
[man in Spanish] What do you do, Selena,
when you're not "on the road"?

976
00:52:49,875 --> 00:52:51,166
Well, let me see.

977
00:52:51,250 --> 00:52:54,583
I like to just rest,
to spend time at home.

978
00:52:55,458 --> 00:52:57,416
I like to design clothes.

979
00:52:57,500 --> 00:53:02,125
I love that.
I love making jewelry and belts and vests.

980
00:53:02,208 --> 00:53:06,500
It just depends, because there are
so many things that I do for the group

981
00:53:06,583 --> 00:53:07,916
and also for myself…

982
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:09,416
the outfits.

983
00:53:09,500 --> 00:53:11,333
[in English] I've got the jacket,
the shorts,

984
00:53:11,416 --> 00:53:13,750
the glove, the purse, and the top.

985
00:53:13,833 --> 00:53:15,125
[in Spanish] I love it.

986
00:53:15,208 --> 00:53:18,875
That's another dream I have,
to open a clothing store.

987
00:53:18,958 --> 00:53:23,000
[man] So soon we'll see
Selena Quintanilla Fashions?

988
00:53:23,083 --> 00:53:24,458
[Selena] Hopefully.

989
00:53:24,541 --> 00:53:30,583
♪ Where is the music that played… ♪

990
00:53:30,666 --> 00:53:34,666
Selena was always…
always going, always on,

991
00:53:35,458 --> 00:53:40,083
and I think road life had started
to become pretty busy, pretty hectic.

992
00:53:40,166 --> 00:53:44,833
♪ Where did the feeling go? ♪

993
00:53:44,916 --> 00:53:49,583
[Chris] And doing the designing,
it was something that made her happy.

994
00:53:50,333 --> 00:53:54,583
She would set some time aside, quiet time.

995
00:53:54,666 --> 00:53:59,041
She would have her sketch pads,
and she would just start going to town.

996
00:53:59,125 --> 00:54:02,750
And some of our outfits
that we wore on stage were drawn by her.

997
00:54:02,833 --> 00:54:04,791
["Baila Esta Cumbia" playing]

998
00:54:08,500 --> 00:54:11,166
[Suzette] I think the one outfit
that I just can't get over

999
00:54:11,250 --> 00:54:14,000
is the cow print. Like…

1000
00:54:14,083 --> 00:54:15,416
[chuckles]

1001
00:54:15,500 --> 00:54:17,250
Clearly, it was not my idea.

1002
00:54:17,333 --> 00:54:20,666
She's like, "Let's do cow print."
And I was like, "Oh my God."

1003
00:54:21,166 --> 00:54:24,625
But, you know,
she had wanted to design for forever.

1004
00:54:25,666 --> 00:54:29,041
So we wore the outfits
because we wanted to do it for her.

1005
00:54:29,708 --> 00:54:32,500
♪ Tomen todos su parejas ♪

1006
00:54:32,583 --> 00:54:34,791
♪ Todos vamos a gozar ♪

1007
00:54:34,875 --> 00:54:37,583
♪ Baila, baila esta cumbia ♪

1008
00:54:37,666 --> 00:54:40,333
♪ Mueve, mueve la cintura ♪

1009
00:54:40,416 --> 00:54:42,791
♪ Todos, las manos en alto ♪

1010
00:54:42,875 --> 00:54:45,666
♪ Y griten, griten con locura♪

1011
00:54:45,750 --> 00:54:50,083
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey… ♪

1012
00:54:50,833 --> 00:54:53,708
[Pete] "Baila Esta Cumbia"
was the first song

1013
00:54:53,791 --> 00:54:56,541
that became a major, major hit.

1014
00:54:56,625 --> 00:55:00,041
And it kinda sparked
that whole cumbia craze.

1015
00:55:00,125 --> 00:55:02,791
"We need to do more cumbias now.
We need more cumbias."

1016
00:55:02,875 --> 00:55:05,875
And we did get a little hesitation
not to do that many cumbias

1017
00:55:05,958 --> 00:55:08,708
because we're not a cumbia band,
we're a Tejano band.

1018
00:55:08,791 --> 00:55:11,708
But then the label says,
"No, do all the cumbias you want!"

1019
00:55:11,791 --> 00:55:14,708
"They work!
Whatever you wanna do, by all means."

1020
00:55:14,791 --> 00:55:18,416
[in Spanish] All right, Monterrey.
Let me see you clap!

1021
00:55:18,500 --> 00:55:20,250
Everyone with their hands up!

1022
00:55:20,333 --> 00:55:24,000
[in English] A.B. had done
a little changes on the cumbias.

1023
00:55:24,083 --> 00:55:28,541
Gave it a little flavor of funk,
and that exploded.

1024
00:55:29,125 --> 00:55:34,000
We were really rewriting the rules,
and I think A.B. was our leader… [laughs]

1025
00:55:34,083 --> 00:55:38,125
…in the sense that
he was rebellious against the norm.

1026
00:55:38,208 --> 00:55:39,708
And, actually, Selena too

1027
00:55:39,791 --> 00:55:42,458
'cause, I mean,
they were listening to a lot of pop,

1028
00:55:42,541 --> 00:55:45,041
and we were listening
to a lot of rock and roll.

1029
00:55:45,958 --> 00:55:47,875
[Abraham] And that's why Selena
grew so big.

1030
00:55:48,583 --> 00:55:51,083
And she became accepted
in other countries.

1031
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:54,833
Cumbias, they were all major hits.

1032
00:55:55,333 --> 00:55:57,291
Major hits in the Spanish world.

1033
00:55:57,375 --> 00:56:01,625
[in Spanish] Really,
you are already working so hard.

1034
00:56:01,708 --> 00:56:04,375
Seriously, because you have only
just recently arrived

1035
00:56:04,458 --> 00:56:06,791
in the Mexican Republic!

1036
00:56:06,875 --> 00:56:11,958
[Selena] Yes. We are very surprised
by the public accepting our music.

1037
00:56:12,041 --> 00:56:16,708
Because before it was a little difficult
for Tejano groups to enter here in Mexico,

1038
00:56:16,791 --> 00:56:20,750
but now it is a little easier,
thanks to the public.

1039
00:56:20,833 --> 00:56:22,833
[crowd cheering]

1040
00:56:27,625 --> 00:56:30,375
[interviewer] What is it that you like
about Tejano music?

1041
00:56:30,458 --> 00:56:34,333
Well, truly, the rhythm.

1042
00:56:34,416 --> 00:56:38,916
-["La Carcacha" playing]
-♪ Uno, dos ♪

1043
00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:41,333
♪ Que humareda
Que nos viene ahogando ♪

1044
00:56:41,416 --> 00:56:43,875
♪ La gente se pregunta
Nadie sabe qué es… ♪

1045
00:56:45,166 --> 00:56:47,000
[Selena] It's a very romantic
type of music.

1046
00:56:47,083 --> 00:56:49,083
You can dance
really close to your partner.

1047
00:56:49,833 --> 00:56:52,500
♪ En la esquina, yo esperando ♪

1048
00:56:52,583 --> 00:56:54,416
♪ Como siempre, su novia fiel ♪

1049
00:56:54,500 --> 00:56:57,750
♪ Mis amigas se están burlando ♪

1050
00:56:57,833 --> 00:57:01,875
♪ Murmuran cosas de él… ♪

1051
00:57:01,958 --> 00:57:04,708
[interviewer] When you are
on stage or in photos,

1052
00:57:04,791 --> 00:57:08,583
you spread that energy
when you start dancing.

1053
00:57:08,666 --> 00:57:11,583
Where did you learn that
"I'm going to dance when I'm singing"?

1054
00:57:11,666 --> 00:57:14,708
Well, I think that came
from my dad with the belt.

1055
00:57:14,791 --> 00:57:16,708
[laughs]

1056
00:57:16,791 --> 00:57:19,583
No… seriously.

1057
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:24,083
I think it's because I love my job.

1058
00:57:24,166 --> 00:57:27,083
I'm full of energy. And also…

1059
00:57:28,833 --> 00:57:31,000
The audience is what gives it to me.

1060
00:57:31,083 --> 00:57:33,166
I love the support.

1061
00:57:36,166 --> 00:57:39,500
[Chris in English] I think
her relationship with her fans

1062
00:57:39,583 --> 00:57:42,291
was what was most important to her.

1063
00:57:42,375 --> 00:57:43,541
[crowd cheers]

1064
00:57:43,625 --> 00:57:49,875
[Chris] She was figuring out how to be
more authentic around interviews

1065
00:57:49,958 --> 00:57:53,166
because, in a sense,
you grow up, especially like her,

1066
00:57:53,250 --> 00:57:59,958
in the industry, and you're kind of taught
what to say and how to act and whatnot.

1067
00:58:00,041 --> 00:58:02,125
But then you start becoming
your own person,

1068
00:58:02,208 --> 00:58:06,250
and you want to start injecting some
of yourself and personality and beliefs.

1069
00:58:06,333 --> 00:58:08,291
[crowd cheering]

1070
00:58:08,375 --> 00:58:10,416
[in Spanish] Let's see, who's the playboy?

1071
00:58:11,083 --> 00:58:12,750
[Selena laughs]

1072
00:58:13,916 --> 00:58:14,958
Whoo!

1073
00:58:16,791 --> 00:58:18,791
Aw, poor guy.

1074
00:58:18,875 --> 00:58:20,458
[Selena chuckles]

1075
00:58:22,041 --> 00:58:25,541
Well, in this business, in Tejano music,
it was a little difficult for us

1076
00:58:25,625 --> 00:58:27,458
because, naturally, I am a woman.

1077
00:58:28,041 --> 00:58:29,041
What's your name?

1078
00:58:29,125 --> 00:58:30,250
-Eddie.
-Okay, Eddie.

1079
00:58:30,333 --> 00:58:34,833
Tonight, you are making
your acting debut, okay?

1080
00:58:34,916 --> 00:58:39,083
You're going to be Eddie, my ex-boyfriend.

1081
00:58:39,166 --> 00:58:41,041
My dad had a lot of problems

1082
00:58:41,125 --> 00:58:43,916
when it came to having shows
or presentations.

1083
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:46,666
The reason was because there are
many men who do not think

1084
00:58:46,750 --> 00:58:51,458
that women can grab people
or the public, as well as a man.

1085
00:58:51,541 --> 00:58:52,583
But…

1086
00:58:53,500 --> 00:58:54,833
[in English] …wrong. [laughs]

1087
00:58:56,416 --> 00:58:58,333
[in Spanish] ♪ What did you believe ♪

1088
00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:05,666
♪ That you were going to come back ♪

1089
00:59:05,750 --> 00:59:08,708
♪ And you were going to find me ♪

1090
00:59:09,750 --> 00:59:16,250
♪ Happy to receive you? ♪

1091
00:59:20,166 --> 00:59:21,208
♪ But no ♪

1092
00:59:21,291 --> 00:59:23,000
[Pete in English] "Qué creías"
kinda became

1093
00:59:23,083 --> 00:59:26,000
like her anthem towards women.

1094
00:59:27,583 --> 00:59:30,833
Like solidarity,
like girl power, women power.

1095
00:59:30,916 --> 00:59:35,958
Like I'm gonna be your spokesperson,
you know, to be brave, to be fearless.

1096
00:59:36,041 --> 00:59:38,791
"We don't need men" type of thing.

1097
00:59:41,000 --> 00:59:43,291
Ironically, the men loved it

1098
00:59:43,375 --> 00:59:46,750
in the sense that they knew
that one of 'em was gonna get picked

1099
00:59:46,833 --> 00:59:48,708
to be onstage with Selena.

1100
00:59:48,791 --> 00:59:51,000
[in Spanish] ♪ That you were going
To find ♪

1101
00:59:52,708 --> 00:59:54,958
♪ A love better than mine ♪

1102
00:59:56,500 --> 00:59:58,916
♪ What would make you happier ♪

1103
00:59:59,875 --> 01:00:05,916
♪ Well, you see, it's not that simple ♪

1104
01:00:08,375 --> 01:00:11,000
[interviewer 2] Do you consider yourself
a strong woman of character?

1105
01:00:11,083 --> 01:00:12,083
[Selena] I think so.

1106
01:00:12,583 --> 01:00:14,000
I am dominant and aggressive.

1107
01:00:14,083 --> 01:00:16,500
-[interviewer 2] Dominant and aggressive?
-Mm-hmm.

1108
01:00:16,583 --> 01:00:18,541
-You have to be.
-[interviewer 2] Why?

1109
01:00:18,625 --> 01:00:21,166
There are a lot of men in this business,

1110
01:00:21,250 --> 01:00:26,291
and if you can't speak for yourself,
they are going to run you over.

1111
01:00:26,375 --> 01:00:30,750
[interviewer 2] Do you think people would
take advantage of you in this business

1112
01:00:30,833 --> 01:00:33,291
if you weren't a strong woman?

1113
01:00:33,375 --> 01:00:36,083
[Selena] Exactly. It has happened.

1114
01:00:36,166 --> 01:00:37,875
[performing "Si Una Vez in Monetrrey"]

1115
01:00:37,958 --> 01:00:42,166
♪ Si una vez dije que te amaba
Hoy me arrepiento ♪

1116
01:00:43,083 --> 01:00:48,875
♪ Si una vez dije que te amaba
No sé lo que pensé, estaba loca ♪

1117
01:00:48,958 --> 01:00:51,750
♪ Si una vez dije que te amaba ♪

1118
01:00:51,833 --> 01:00:54,125
♪ Y que por ti la vida daba ♪

1119
01:00:54,208 --> 01:00:59,083
♪ Si una vez dije que te amaba
No lo vuelvo a hacer ♪

1120
01:00:59,166 --> 01:01:04,583
♪ Ese error es cosa de ayer ♪

1121
01:01:04,666 --> 01:01:06,250
[host] Where do you think you get

1122
01:01:06,333 --> 01:01:08,916
that strength you have
to communicate to the public?

1123
01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:12,500
Well, I think it is,
apart from the audience, it's eating…

1124
01:01:12,583 --> 01:01:14,416
beans and tortillas.

1125
01:01:14,500 --> 01:01:15,375
Yes.

1126
01:01:15,458 --> 01:01:16,375
No?

1127
01:01:16,458 --> 01:01:19,041
And especially here in Monterrey, goat.

1128
01:01:19,125 --> 01:01:21,333
[both laugh]

1129
01:01:21,416 --> 01:01:24,791
And for the likes of the gentlemen,
they will thank me for a little spin.

1130
01:01:24,875 --> 01:01:26,750
They like to see your profile.

1131
01:01:28,208 --> 01:01:30,208
[crowd cheers]

1132
01:01:31,541 --> 01:01:32,791
But you too!

1133
01:01:32,875 --> 01:01:35,583
-No, I have nothing to show, Selena.
-Right, ladies?

1134
01:01:35,666 --> 01:01:37,375
Very handsome!

1135
01:01:37,458 --> 01:01:39,958
I'm not as well-endowed as you.

1136
01:01:40,041 --> 01:01:41,791
I'm not as well-endowed as you.

1137
01:01:41,875 --> 01:01:43,041
You are!

1138
01:01:43,125 --> 01:01:44,291
Do you want another one?

1139
01:01:44,375 --> 01:01:45,833
Do you have another song, Selena?

1140
01:01:45,916 --> 01:01:50,000
["Now That We Found Love" playing
on stereo]

1141
01:01:50,083 --> 01:01:52,500
[Chris in English] It's Selena's armpit.

1142
01:01:52,583 --> 01:01:53,500
[Selena] Sí. Ow.

1143
01:01:55,083 --> 01:01:56,375
[Suzette] We wanna see armpit.

1144
01:01:56,916 --> 01:01:59,125
[Chris] Armpit! Armpit! Armpit!

1145
01:01:59,208 --> 01:02:00,250
-[groans]
-[Suzette laughs]

1146
01:02:00,333 --> 01:02:05,291
[Chris] From the day I joined the band,
I mean, it was just so much fun

1147
01:02:05,375 --> 01:02:07,375
hanging out with everybody.

1148
01:02:07,458 --> 01:02:09,041
[excited chatter continues]

1149
01:02:10,000 --> 01:02:11,416
[Chris] But especially Selena.

1150
01:02:11,500 --> 01:02:13,291
-We are in Monterrey.
-Yes.

1151
01:02:13,375 --> 01:02:14,916
[Suzette in Spanish] In Spanish, please!

1152
01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:17,666
We are here visiting
the beautiful city of Monterrey.

1153
01:02:17,750 --> 01:02:19,791
[Suzette in English]
Get Chris to say what he says!

1154
01:02:19,875 --> 01:02:22,041
-[Selena] Chris!
-[in Spanish] Hi.

1155
01:02:22,125 --> 01:02:23,250
[A.B.] My name is Chris.

1156
01:02:23,333 --> 01:02:26,375
-Chris! Chris Perez.
-[Chris] Chris Perez.

1157
01:02:26,458 --> 01:02:28,625
[A.B. and Suzette] And he plays… guitar.

1158
01:02:28,708 --> 01:02:30,000
[A.B. in English] Translate it!

1159
01:02:30,083 --> 01:02:35,500
The first beginnings of our relationship,
I think, was when we were in Mexico.

1160
01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:39,541
On the plane ride home
was when everything started.

1161
01:02:39,625 --> 01:02:40,458
[Suzette] Good?

1162
01:02:40,541 --> 01:02:42,083
[in Spanish] We are having a lot of fun.

1163
01:02:42,166 --> 01:02:46,041
[in English] Sitting a little closer
to each other, little things like that,

1164
01:02:46,125 --> 01:02:47,541
the little hand brush.

1165
01:02:47,625 --> 01:02:48,541
Whoo!

1166
01:02:48,625 --> 01:02:50,625
[upbeat pop playing]

1167
01:02:53,791 --> 01:02:58,041
[Chris] I'm thinking, "Just friends.
We're friends. This is a friendly thing."

1168
01:02:58,666 --> 01:03:00,166
You know, "Whatever."

1169
01:03:00,250 --> 01:03:02,083
"Can't be reading too much into this."

1170
01:03:03,000 --> 01:03:05,333
Chris Perez on guitar! Yeah!

1171
01:03:05,416 --> 01:03:06,708
[guitar solo playing]

1172
01:03:06,791 --> 01:03:11,958
[Chris] Like, I… I couldn't bring myself
to make the first move.

1173
01:03:13,166 --> 01:03:15,750
And I think she knew that, and,

1174
01:03:15,833 --> 01:03:19,583
so it was her that,
you know, kicked it off.

1175
01:03:21,625 --> 01:03:24,916
And then that's when things
got serious kinda fast.

1176
01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:26,708
[in Spanish] ♪ You are my life
My everything ♪

1177
01:03:26,791 --> 01:03:29,833
♪ Come with me
I want to make you my treasure ♪

1178
01:03:29,916 --> 01:03:32,916
♪ I want to give you
What I keep in my heart… ♪

1179
01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:35,791
[Chris, in English] I was just starting
to feel the butterflies

1180
01:03:35,875 --> 01:03:37,375
and the things like that.

1181
01:03:37,875 --> 01:03:40,291
Then I was like,
"No, dude. There is no way."

1182
01:03:40,375 --> 01:03:44,666
"Your dad, he'd kill me,"
and, well, that probably frustrated her.

1183
01:03:44,750 --> 01:03:48,250
But when she wanted something,
she was determined.

1184
01:03:49,333 --> 01:03:52,666
And then the very first time
we ever kissed each other,

1185
01:03:52,750 --> 01:03:55,041
it kinda happened,
and once it started happening,

1186
01:03:55,125 --> 01:03:57,375
it didn't stop until the door opened.

1187
01:03:57,458 --> 01:03:58,625
And it was Rick.

1188
01:03:58,708 --> 01:04:02,125
Went outta there, like… "La, la, la, la!"
"I don't wanna know nothing."

1189
01:04:02,208 --> 01:04:03,250
We didn't really…

1190
01:04:03,333 --> 01:04:05,500
Did we… Did we talk about it afterwards?

1191
01:04:05,583 --> 01:04:07,916
We probably just joked around, like…

1192
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:10,916
I think they probably said,
"Sorry about that." [chuckles]

1193
01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:13,791
I don't know. "Sorry about what?" [laughs]

1194
01:04:13,875 --> 01:04:15,375
I was genuinely…

1195
01:04:16,416 --> 01:04:21,166
in fear of what could happen,
you know, with Abraham, and, uh…

1196
01:04:22,083 --> 01:04:25,166
He goes, "No,
like, nothing's gonna happen."

1197
01:04:25,250 --> 01:04:27,625
And I'm like,
"I don't see how that's possible."

1198
01:04:27,708 --> 01:04:30,125
[performing "Si La Quieres"]

1199
01:04:30,208 --> 01:04:33,208
[Chris] After that?
In private, it was pretty much

1200
01:04:33,291 --> 01:04:36,500
like any other
boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

1201
01:04:36,583 --> 01:04:38,500
Trying to spend time together.

1202
01:04:38,583 --> 01:04:45,500
And somewhere in Laredo was the first time
we ever said "I love you" to each other.

1203
01:04:45,583 --> 01:04:47,708
♪ Si la quieres ♪

1204
01:04:49,125 --> 01:04:52,625
♪ Anda decirle, "Te quiero" ♪

1205
01:04:52,708 --> 01:04:57,250
♪ No debes perder ni un momento sin ella ♪

1206
01:04:57,333 --> 01:05:02,916
♪ Que ella te espera
Y yo, me quedo aquí… ♪

1207
01:05:03,500 --> 01:05:07,000
The whole thing with Chris
and Selena was very secretive.

1208
01:05:07,083 --> 01:05:11,500
Even when they were kinda already dating,
we didn't know too much.

1209
01:05:12,333 --> 01:05:16,125
I think they were afraid for
what would happen if Abraham found out.

1210
01:05:16,208 --> 01:05:21,166
♪ Contigo pa' siempre
Y yo, me quedo aquí… ♪

1211
01:05:21,250 --> 01:05:22,916
[Chris] I never liked
the whole secret thing

1212
01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:24,250
from the very beginning.

1213
01:05:25,541 --> 01:05:27,666
I've always wanted Abraham's respect.

1214
01:05:28,750 --> 01:05:33,166
But what we had going with each other,
I didn't wanna jeopardize that at all.

1215
01:05:33,250 --> 01:05:34,833
I didn't want anybody to get in the way.

1216
01:05:35,458 --> 01:05:38,041
[interviewer in Spanish]
I know that many young admirers of yours,

1217
01:05:38,125 --> 01:05:40,583
and I also want to know
if you have a boyfriend.

1218
01:05:40,666 --> 01:05:42,833
I don't have a boyfriend. Um…

1219
01:05:42,916 --> 01:05:45,250
Right now I am focusing
on my artistic career,

1220
01:05:45,333 --> 01:05:47,166
so I don't have a boyfriend.

1221
01:05:47,791 --> 01:05:51,791
[interviewer] I've heard a lot
of your material with Tejano music,

1222
01:05:51,875 --> 01:05:55,541
and I have also heard material now
like disco music, music in English.

1223
01:05:55,625 --> 01:05:58,166
What do you prefer to record?
What do you like most?

1224
01:05:58,250 --> 01:06:01,416
Well, I like all kinds of music.

1225
01:06:01,500 --> 01:06:04,083
Um… [in English] Can we start over?

1226
01:06:04,166 --> 01:06:06,166
I'm sorry, Dad,
but you're makin' me very nervous.

1227
01:06:07,083 --> 01:06:08,083
[man] Rolling.

1228
01:06:09,541 --> 01:06:14,208
[Chris] It was always a sticky situation,
until Abraham found out, and then…

1229
01:06:14,875 --> 01:06:16,291
then it got rough.

1230
01:06:17,208 --> 01:06:19,791
[somber music playing]

1231
01:06:19,875 --> 01:06:23,666
[Abraham] My thought at that time was,
Selena, you're young.

1232
01:06:23,750 --> 01:06:26,500
You got a life ahead of you.

1233
01:06:27,958 --> 01:06:30,833
But Selena was
a very strong-minded individual.

1234
01:06:32,750 --> 01:06:35,166
I had more experience in life.

1235
01:06:36,708 --> 01:06:39,833
And I… And if I saw something going on,

1236
01:06:41,000 --> 01:06:44,166
I'd try to guide her the right way, and…

1237
01:06:44,250 --> 01:06:48,625
Of course, every father does that
to their daughters or sons.

1238
01:06:51,041 --> 01:06:52,958
[Chris] We got into a big argument.

1239
01:06:53,041 --> 01:06:54,750
"You're fired." "Well, I quit."

1240
01:06:54,833 --> 01:06:57,333
"You're, well…"
It was one of those kinda things.

1241
01:06:57,416 --> 01:06:58,833
And then I was out.

1242
01:06:59,875 --> 01:07:00,875
And…

1243
01:07:02,791 --> 01:07:05,125
I remember being really sad

1244
01:07:05,791 --> 01:07:08,750
because we just couldn't be
on the road together anymore.

1245
01:07:08,833 --> 01:07:12,000
It was gonna be tougher
for Selena and I to see each other,

1246
01:07:12,083 --> 01:07:13,458
be together.

1247
01:07:13,541 --> 01:07:16,041
We kinda lived that life for a few months.

1248
01:07:21,541 --> 01:07:23,125
"Gosh, Chris."

1249
01:07:23,208 --> 01:07:24,833
"I've been so out of it lately."

1250
01:07:24,916 --> 01:07:28,958
"It's pathetic.
I'm going blanking crazy, I swear."

1251
01:07:29,875 --> 01:07:32,708
"I wish that
everyone would leave me alone."

1252
01:07:32,791 --> 01:07:35,041
"And can't they see that I love you?"

1253
01:07:35,541 --> 01:07:38,083
"Maybe they think
I'm playing games or something."

1254
01:07:38,750 --> 01:07:41,833
"I'm sorry for freaking you out
about wanting to get married."

1255
01:07:41,916 --> 01:07:45,625
"But I guess I'm feeling you out,
trying to figure out what,

1256
01:07:45,708 --> 01:07:47,875
or should I say, how much you love me."

1257
01:07:47,958 --> 01:07:50,541
"Remember, I'll always
and forever love you."

1258
01:07:50,625 --> 01:07:53,291
"And I miss you more
as every second goes by."

1259
01:07:53,375 --> 01:07:55,458
"I love you always. Selena."

1260
01:07:59,250 --> 01:08:00,833
[groans]

1261
01:08:06,250 --> 01:08:08,583
-[gentle music fades]
-[indistinct chatter]

1262
01:08:22,708 --> 01:08:26,208
[Chris] One day, I was asleep,
and there's a knock on the door.

1263
01:08:26,291 --> 01:08:27,500
It was Selena.

1264
01:08:28,375 --> 01:08:30,625
And she said, "Let's go get married."

1265
01:08:30,708 --> 01:08:33,166
And I'm like, "No, we… Not like this."

1266
01:08:33,250 --> 01:08:35,958
"Y'know, I don't want it
to be like this for you."

1267
01:08:38,208 --> 01:08:41,125
[Suzette] Selena was not even 21.

1268
01:08:42,041 --> 01:08:47,125
I think that that was a straight-up
major concern for my parents,

1269
01:08:47,208 --> 01:08:49,125
for me, for all of us.

1270
01:08:50,916 --> 01:08:53,750
Selena used to talk
about having a wedding,

1271
01:08:53,833 --> 01:08:58,625
her wedding dress,
and… she had it all planned.

1272
01:08:58,708 --> 01:09:00,333
You know, how she wanted everything.

1273
01:09:00,916 --> 01:09:03,541
[Chris] I really thought
that we could figure out

1274
01:09:03,625 --> 01:09:06,166
a way to smooth everything out

1275
01:09:06,250 --> 01:09:09,958
and be able to have
the fairy-tale wedding that she wanted.

1276
01:09:10,750 --> 01:09:13,458
She was just like,
"It's never gonna happen."

1277
01:09:13,541 --> 01:09:16,250
At that moment,
my love for her was like enough.

1278
01:09:16,333 --> 01:09:20,458
Let's be together, whatever that means,
whatever that looks like.

1279
01:09:20,541 --> 01:09:24,833
And next thing I know, we were…
it was, like… we were married.

1280
01:09:25,500 --> 01:09:31,916
So I called my father, and he said,
"Well, your sister went and got married."

1281
01:09:32,000 --> 01:09:34,333
"She's married now." And I'm like, "What?"

1282
01:09:34,416 --> 01:09:36,000
That's how I found out.

1283
01:09:36,500 --> 01:09:39,500
-[laughs]
-[Abraham] Don't smile too hard now, hon.

1284
01:09:39,583 --> 01:09:42,708
[Marcella] I was disappointed.
They were very young.

1285
01:09:43,541 --> 01:09:48,291
And at the time, I didn't think
that that's what she really wanted.

1286
01:09:48,375 --> 01:09:49,458
[Selena laughing]

1287
01:09:49,541 --> 01:09:51,083
Uh, I was hurt.

1288
01:09:52,666 --> 01:09:55,458
I… I was definitely hurt, uh,

1289
01:09:55,541 --> 01:10:00,458
because, uh, my daughter didn't pay…
mind her father.

1290
01:10:02,875 --> 01:10:07,166
[Suzette] I remember she went to go speak
to my dad and to my mom.

1291
01:10:07,916 --> 01:10:08,833
[Suzette] Smile!

1292
01:10:08,916 --> 01:10:12,625
[Chris] She was definitely scared
because things were so heated

1293
01:10:12,708 --> 01:10:14,458
and so nerve-racking.

1294
01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:16,000
Chris.

1295
01:10:18,208 --> 01:10:22,000
[Suzette] We were just kind of
like sitting there, like, what's going on?

1296
01:10:22,833 --> 01:10:25,583
And then she came out.
You could tell she had been crying.

1297
01:10:25,666 --> 01:10:28,375
You could tell my father had been crying
and my mother.

1298
01:10:28,458 --> 01:10:31,375
And she hugged me.
And then she opened the door.

1299
01:10:31,458 --> 01:10:34,125
She goes, "Chris, come in."
And he came in.

1300
01:10:34,208 --> 01:10:37,708
And my dad hugged Chris
and told him, y'know,

1301
01:10:37,791 --> 01:10:39,458
"Welcome to the family."

1302
01:10:40,458 --> 01:10:43,625
Well, they didn't listen to me.

1303
01:10:43,708 --> 01:10:45,000
They eloped.

1304
01:10:45,791 --> 01:10:49,333
Once they got married, there's nothing
I can do anymore but accept it.

1305
01:10:50,041 --> 01:10:53,083
It is what it is,
and I can't change things.

1306
01:10:55,583 --> 01:10:59,500
[Chris] And I was like,
"All right, so what's the next move?"

1307
01:10:59,583 --> 01:11:00,916
"What's the next step?"

1308
01:11:01,666 --> 01:11:04,666
And Abraham said,
"You're coming on the road with us."

1309
01:11:04,750 --> 01:11:08,041
[in Spanish] There is someone in your band
that is now part of your family.

1310
01:11:08,125 --> 01:11:09,291
[laughs] My husband?

1311
01:11:10,041 --> 01:11:12,583
It's been about a month
since I got married,

1312
01:11:12,666 --> 01:11:14,833
and I am so in love with my husband.

1313
01:11:15,458 --> 01:11:16,458
He's so cute.

1314
01:11:17,041 --> 01:11:20,166
He was my friend first,
and that's what got me interested.

1315
01:11:20,666 --> 01:11:21,875
[in English] Hey, jerk.

1316
01:11:22,541 --> 01:11:24,125
[in Spanish] ♪ Wholeheartedly… ♪

1317
01:11:24,208 --> 01:11:27,375
♪ We love each other with all our hearts ♪

1318
01:11:27,916 --> 01:11:29,916
[in English] Sounds like a jewelry store.

1319
01:11:31,208 --> 01:11:38,041
[Suzette] Mr. Bus Driver, can you
please take us to a nice dinner club?

1320
01:11:38,125 --> 01:11:38,958
Like, pronto.

1321
01:11:39,041 --> 01:11:40,416
Literally like that.

1322
01:11:40,500 --> 01:11:46,041
Just all that tension
and all that "ah," you know?

1323
01:11:46,125 --> 01:11:47,250
Just went away.

1324
01:11:47,750 --> 01:11:48,875
[Abraham] Suzy…

1325
01:11:50,333 --> 01:11:52,291
But Marcy doesn't say nothing.

1326
01:11:52,375 --> 01:11:53,583
You don't…

1327
01:11:54,541 --> 01:11:56,125
-[chuckles]
-[screams playfully]

1328
01:11:56,208 --> 01:11:59,125
-[shrieks, laughs]
-[group laughing]

1329
01:12:03,625 --> 01:12:06,083
[Suzette] After she was married
with Chris,

1330
01:12:06,166 --> 01:12:09,291
Selena would always tell me
about her dreams.

1331
01:12:09,375 --> 01:12:15,083
She would, like… take off her makeup
and put her hair up in a bun.

1332
01:12:15,583 --> 01:12:17,916
We would talk about being…

1333
01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:21,250
getting married,
about me getting married one day,

1334
01:12:21,333 --> 01:12:23,083
about her having children,

1335
01:12:23,166 --> 01:12:26,125
and that her kids
and my kids were gonna play together.

1336
01:12:26,208 --> 01:12:29,375
[crying] And we're gonna make sure
we're gonna raise 'em together.

1337
01:12:30,083 --> 01:12:31,291
[sobs softly]

1338
01:12:31,791 --> 01:12:32,833
Sorry.

1339
01:12:33,583 --> 01:12:35,541
Just normal, good… normal stuff.

1340
01:12:35,625 --> 01:12:37,625
[soft, nostalgic music playing]

1341
01:12:39,208 --> 01:12:40,291
[Suzette giggles]

1342
01:12:43,083 --> 01:12:45,666
-Say hi.
-Hi.

1343
01:12:45,750 --> 01:12:47,625
[Suzette] Mind if I say "wow"?

1344
01:12:48,291 --> 01:12:49,291
Wow.

1345
01:12:50,500 --> 01:12:52,208
[Suzette] Tour of the room.

1346
01:12:52,291 --> 01:12:54,833
[Selena] This is it. It's plain.

1347
01:12:54,916 --> 01:12:57,791
[Suzette] I'm kinda glad
that she did do it the way that she did.

1348
01:12:57,875 --> 01:13:01,000
Because, you know,
she got to experience love,

1349
01:13:01,083 --> 01:13:03,750
and she was a wife, and…

1350
01:13:05,125 --> 01:13:07,000
'Cause what if she would have waited?

1351
01:13:08,083 --> 01:13:12,208
[presenter] May we present to you,
the beautiful Selena!

1352
01:13:12,291 --> 01:13:14,291
[crowd cheering]

1353
01:13:14,375 --> 01:13:17,208
[intro to "Como La Flor" playing]

1354
01:13:21,666 --> 01:13:22,958
[Selena] Whoo!

1355
01:13:26,458 --> 01:13:32,416
[Chris] And by the time we were married,
everything was just moving really fast.

1356
01:13:32,916 --> 01:13:35,166
[Selena in Spanish] Truly,
I feel very happy, and thankful

1357
01:13:35,250 --> 01:13:38,000
and proud to be part of this rodeo.

1358
01:13:38,083 --> 01:13:41,291
[interviewer] A beautiful thing,
definitely, because nearly 60,000 people

1359
01:13:41,375 --> 01:13:43,250
have broken the attendance record.

1360
01:13:43,333 --> 01:13:46,291
[Selena] It is an incredible thing.
I can't believe it,

1361
01:13:46,375 --> 01:13:48,833
but I feel very happy
with everything, very happy.

1362
01:13:48,916 --> 01:13:51,666
["Como La Flor" continues]

1363
01:13:51,750 --> 01:13:53,541
♪ Manos arriba, todo el mundo ♪

1364
01:13:56,916 --> 01:13:59,166
[vocalizing]

1365
01:14:04,583 --> 01:14:08,750
♪ Yo sé que tienes un nuevo amor ♪

1366
01:14:09,625 --> 01:14:13,791
♪ Sin embargo, te deseo lo mejor… ♪

1367
01:14:13,875 --> 01:14:16,458
[Pete in English] The whole thing
with "Como La Flor"…

1368
01:14:16,541 --> 01:14:19,666
I remember we were in a motel

1369
01:14:19,750 --> 01:14:23,625
somewhere on the road,
and I think A.B. jumped out of the shower.

1370
01:14:23,708 --> 01:14:25,625
And he told Joe, "Grab the keyboard."

1371
01:14:25,708 --> 01:14:28,583
♪ Como la flor
Con tanto amor… ♪

1372
01:14:28,666 --> 01:14:30,833
[Pete] I finished the final lyrics.

1373
01:14:30,916 --> 01:14:33,500
A.B. approved of it,
and we took it into the studio.

1374
01:14:33,583 --> 01:14:36,833
♪ Se marchitó, me marcho hoy… ♪

1375
01:14:36,916 --> 01:14:41,625
"Como La Flor" had taken off,
and it was just… everybody was on fire.

1376
01:14:41,708 --> 01:14:46,375
♪ Ah, ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele! Yeah! ♪

1377
01:14:47,083 --> 01:14:51,000
♪ Ah, ah, ay, ¡cómo me duele! ♪

1378
01:14:52,375 --> 01:14:55,916
For a lot of people, it's "Como La Flor."
That's the anthem.

1379
01:15:02,416 --> 01:15:07,541
♪ Si vieras cómo duele perder tu amor ♪

1380
01:15:07,625 --> 01:15:11,583
♪ Con tu adiós te llevas mi corazón… ♪

1381
01:15:11,666 --> 01:15:15,208
[reporter 1] She's EMI Records'
top-selling Latin artist.

1382
01:15:15,291 --> 01:15:18,791
The 22-year-old performs with her husband,
her brother, and her sister.

1383
01:15:18,875 --> 01:15:23,000
And these days,
Selena is singing anything but the blues.

1384
01:15:23,083 --> 01:15:24,500
♪ Como la flor… ♪

1385
01:15:24,583 --> 01:15:27,166
[reporter 2] Selena's booming popularity,
wholesome personality,

1386
01:15:27,250 --> 01:15:28,666
and charismatic stage presence

1387
01:15:28,750 --> 01:15:32,416
has begun to attract attention
from advertisers such as Coca-Cola,

1388
01:15:32,500 --> 01:15:36,708
who recognize her as a fresh new voice
of the young Latino generation.

1389
01:15:36,791 --> 01:15:38,250
Of course, I love Coca-Cola.

1390
01:15:38,333 --> 01:15:40,916
It is like
the ultimate soft drink. [laughs]

1391
01:15:41,000 --> 01:15:44,375
-["Can't Beat the Real Thing" playing]
- ♪ It's that special moment ♪

1392
01:15:44,458 --> 01:15:46,833
♪ You're always waiting for ♪

1393
01:15:46,916 --> 01:15:51,875
♪ It's the real thing in your day… ♪

1394
01:15:51,958 --> 01:15:56,375
[Suzette] Signing with Coca-Cola,
that's a feat that she was super proud of.

1395
01:15:56,458 --> 01:16:02,166
I mean, a major label wanting
a Tejano artist as a spokesperson.

1396
01:16:02,250 --> 01:16:03,708
That was a huge moment.

1397
01:16:03,791 --> 01:16:05,875
♪ Can't be beat ♪

1398
01:16:05,958 --> 01:16:08,750
♪ Can't beat the real thing! ♪

1399
01:16:08,833 --> 01:16:11,875
[excited chatter and applause]

1400
01:16:11,958 --> 01:16:15,208
[in Spanish] This award is
for having surpassed 300,000 copies

1401
01:16:15,291 --> 01:16:17,125
of the album, Entre a Mi Mundo.

1402
01:16:17,625 --> 01:16:18,666
Okay.

1403
01:16:18,750 --> 01:16:20,750
[applause]

1404
01:16:22,750 --> 01:16:27,708
And we also want to present you the album
that was just released, Selena Live!

1405
01:16:27,791 --> 01:16:29,958
God willing, we will be here soon again,

1406
01:16:30,041 --> 01:16:32,333
and we will present you
triple platinum Selena Live!

1407
01:16:32,416 --> 01:16:34,166
But Selena Live! is…
I think it's two months…

1408
01:16:34,250 --> 01:16:35,125
[man] Two months.

1409
01:16:35,208 --> 01:16:37,083
…already has surpassed 100,000 copies.

1410
01:16:38,583 --> 01:16:41,750
[interviewer] Do you plan,
at some point, to become a soloist,

1411
01:16:41,833 --> 01:16:43,583
or do you always plan
to work with your group?

1412
01:16:43,666 --> 01:16:45,416
[Selena] I'm always going to work
with them.

1413
01:16:45,500 --> 01:16:47,083
Now the group's my family.

1414
01:16:47,166 --> 01:16:52,500
I think that if I leave the group,
I will not feel secure in myself.

1415
01:16:52,583 --> 01:16:54,708
I feel very comfortable
where I am right now.

1416
01:16:54,791 --> 01:16:59,125
However, on your album,
the cover of your record says, "Selena."

1417
01:16:59,208 --> 01:17:03,083
It doesn't say the name of your group.
It's understood, but not listed on it.

1418
01:17:03,166 --> 01:17:06,208
[Selena] Yes. A lot of people already know
what group Selena y Los Dinos is.

1419
01:17:06,291 --> 01:17:11,583
They used the name "Selena"
to promote the name in the English market,

1420
01:17:11,666 --> 01:17:15,958
and it is much easier
for a person to remember "Selena."

1421
01:17:16,041 --> 01:17:17,833
-[performing "Como La Flor"]
-♪ Como la flor ♪

1422
01:17:17,916 --> 01:17:22,750
♪ Con tanto amor ♪

1423
01:17:22,833 --> 01:17:24,416
♪ Me diste tú… ♪

1424
01:17:24,500 --> 01:17:27,708
[Selena] We have… In my family, we have…

1425
01:17:28,500 --> 01:17:30,375
[in English] Agreement.
How do you say agreement?

1426
01:17:30,458 --> 01:17:32,958
[interviewer in Spanish]
A… An understanding.

1427
01:17:33,041 --> 01:17:35,958
We have an understanding that,
in this group,

1428
01:17:36,041 --> 01:17:39,125
it's not just about one person.

1429
01:17:39,208 --> 01:17:40,250
It's the whole group.

1430
01:17:40,833 --> 01:17:46,583
And when I have, how do you say,
triumphs, they do as well.

1431
01:17:46,666 --> 01:17:48,041
It's not just me alone.

1432
01:17:51,416 --> 01:17:53,291
[performing "Ya Ves"]

1433
01:17:56,666 --> 01:17:59,041
[Selena] Another song for you all,
"Ya Ves"!

1434
01:18:00,583 --> 01:18:05,875
[Pete in English] I always tell people,
Selena y Los Dinos, we were a band.

1435
01:18:07,208 --> 01:18:11,208
In the latter part of her career,
she just went as Selena.

1436
01:18:11,708 --> 01:18:14,708
But it was still the same band.
The Dinos were still there.

1437
01:18:14,791 --> 01:18:16,916
[chuckles] They just took
our name off of it.

1438
01:18:17,000 --> 01:18:19,666
But The Dinos were still there.
It was the same band.

1439
01:18:21,125 --> 01:18:26,041
Selena, yes, was an amazing entertainer,
performer, icon.

1440
01:18:27,125 --> 01:18:29,333
But the foundation was Los Dinos.

1441
01:18:29,833 --> 01:18:31,958
[reporter] This is
where the Quintanilla family

1442
01:18:32,041 --> 01:18:35,500
is creating its base of operations
in Corpus Christi.

1443
01:18:35,583 --> 01:18:38,916
An uncle's auto shop
that's still being transformed.

1444
01:18:39,000 --> 01:18:42,208
It's taking shape.
This is just one big paint and body shop.

1445
01:18:42,291 --> 01:18:44,458
And they sealed up these huge doors.

1446
01:18:44,541 --> 01:18:46,583
Right here, they're gonna make
a recording studio.

1447
01:18:46,666 --> 01:18:48,750
So we don't have to go
out of town to record.

1448
01:18:48,833 --> 01:18:50,250
We'll have a digital studio.

1449
01:18:50,333 --> 01:18:53,166
[bass playing]

1450
01:18:53,250 --> 01:18:54,791
Play it, Ricky. What key was this?

1451
01:18:54,875 --> 01:18:56,583
[reporter] She's working on a new album.

1452
01:18:56,666 --> 01:18:59,500
She's practicing with her producer,
who happens to be her brother.

1453
01:18:59,583 --> 01:19:05,000
♪ Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles ♪

1454
01:19:05,083 --> 01:19:07,416
♪ Porque somos
De distintas sociedades… ♪

1455
01:19:07,500 --> 01:19:10,666
I can't take full credit
for "Amor Prohibido"

1456
01:19:10,750 --> 01:19:16,375
because Selena added
something to the song.

1457
01:19:16,458 --> 01:19:18,916
She added the "oh, oh, baby" part on that.

1458
01:19:19,000 --> 01:19:23,125
And that song would not exist
without that…

1459
01:19:23,208 --> 01:19:26,208
-♪ "Oh, oh, baby" ♪
-♪ Oh, oh, baby ♪

1460
01:19:26,291 --> 01:19:30,958
I had a gap there,
and she just naturally put that in there.

1461
01:19:31,041 --> 01:19:33,041
[Selena] I was able
to direct myself in the studio.

1462
01:19:33,125 --> 01:19:36,958
I didn't have anybody telling me
you should sing it like this or like that.

1463
01:19:37,041 --> 01:19:38,958
You know, I was able to correct myself.

1464
01:19:39,041 --> 01:19:43,000
And I was really happy with that. I felt…
I did it until I was satisfied with it.

1465
01:19:43,083 --> 01:19:47,291
♪ Aunque soy pobre
Todo esto que te doy… ♪

1466
01:19:47,375 --> 01:19:49,916
[Pete] When I started doing
some of the lyrics,

1467
01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:55,833
I was concerned because there's a part
where she rebels against her parents.

1468
01:19:55,916 --> 01:19:57,166
[in Spanish] "What matters is love."

1469
01:19:57,250 --> 01:19:59,208
"Who cares what they say,
your father and mother."

1470
01:19:59,291 --> 01:20:01,916
♪ Who cares what they will say ♪

1471
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:04,541
♪ Your father and your mother ♪

1472
01:20:04,625 --> 01:20:07,875
♪ Here, only our love matters ♪

1473
01:20:07,958 --> 01:20:09,833
♪ I love you ♪

1474
01:20:09,916 --> 01:20:13,041
[Selena in English] This album, I feel
that it showed the maturity of the group.

1475
01:20:13,125 --> 01:20:15,333
You go through life
and write about things.

1476
01:20:15,416 --> 01:20:17,958
And this music really showed
a different side of me,

1477
01:20:18,041 --> 01:20:20,541
a more mature side of… of myself.

1478
01:20:21,833 --> 01:20:24,875
Well, when I'm not performing
or I don't have to do special TV things,

1479
01:20:24,958 --> 01:20:27,125
I like to be like this.

1480
01:20:27,208 --> 01:20:29,833
Relaxed. Just like anybody else. [laughs]

1481
01:20:29,916 --> 01:20:31,291
This is more for show.

1482
01:20:31,375 --> 01:20:33,833
Right now, they're fixing
to re-sand the floors.

1483
01:20:33,916 --> 01:20:37,000
[reporter] As for Selena's new boutique
and salon in Corpus Christi,

1484
01:20:37,083 --> 01:20:40,833
the Tejano singer wants to explore
her talents away from music.

1485
01:20:40,916 --> 01:20:42,791
[Selena] Fashion is tied in
with entertainment.

1486
01:20:42,875 --> 01:20:44,208
People like glamorous things.

1487
01:20:44,291 --> 01:20:46,916
And I thought it would be nice to have
my own line of clothing.

1488
01:20:47,000 --> 01:20:49,750
To me, I want to prove myself
that I'm intelligent enough to do

1489
01:20:49,833 --> 01:20:52,333
or be a businesswoman,
apart from an entertainer.

1490
01:20:53,041 --> 01:20:56,541
I would like to thank y'all for coming
and supporting this new business venture.

1491
01:20:56,625 --> 01:20:59,083
I hope all of y'all enjoy
the services that we provide.

1492
01:20:59,166 --> 01:21:02,916
[Chris] Her passion after music
was her clothing line.

1493
01:21:03,000 --> 01:21:05,125
It was something that made her happy.

1494
01:21:05,208 --> 01:21:07,916
Her family was a little worried

1495
01:21:08,000 --> 01:21:12,833
about her maybe biting off
a little more than she can chew

1496
01:21:12,916 --> 01:21:17,541
because road life had started
to become, you know,

1497
01:21:17,625 --> 01:21:19,833
pretty busy, pretty hectic.

1498
01:21:20,875 --> 01:21:25,541
And she wanted to kind of have
her own thing, so to speak.

1499
01:21:25,625 --> 01:21:28,333
[man] What do you think of your daughter's
new store, Mr. Quintanilla?

1500
01:21:29,083 --> 01:21:31,083
Well, um…

1501
01:21:32,208 --> 01:21:34,166
[chuckles]

1502
01:21:34,916 --> 01:21:38,583
A lot of people think
that, uh, she was gonna give up singing.

1503
01:21:38,666 --> 01:21:39,666
No.

1504
01:21:39,750 --> 01:21:41,916
Uh, she's… she's a…

1505
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:43,583
Selena's an intelligent person.

1506
01:21:43,666 --> 01:21:46,708
She knows that the big money
comes from the singing,

1507
01:21:46,791 --> 01:21:49,041
not from dressmaking. [chuckles]

1508
01:21:49,125 --> 01:21:51,750
["Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" playing]

1509
01:21:55,708 --> 01:22:01,291
She always said an artist can…
can reach a certain point.

1510
01:22:01,375 --> 01:22:06,958
And then, you get to where you need
something to fall back on.

1511
01:22:07,708 --> 01:22:11,166
You know, she knew that in the future,
she would start a family,

1512
01:22:11,250 --> 01:22:13,333
and she would have her boutiques.

1513
01:22:14,083 --> 01:22:16,666
[Selena in Spanish] I would love
to have children in the future.

1514
01:22:16,750 --> 01:22:20,083
It is… I think it is a part
of my womanhood that,

1515
01:22:20,166 --> 01:22:22,833
as a woman, I feel that I am missing that.

1516
01:22:22,916 --> 01:22:23,958
But more so in the future.

1517
01:22:24,041 --> 01:22:29,041
I feel that I have to extract all
of the goals that I have in my mind

1518
01:22:29,708 --> 01:22:31,541
and achieve them.

1519
01:22:31,625 --> 01:22:34,500
And in the future, when I have time
to take care of my children,

1520
01:22:34,583 --> 01:22:37,625
well, of course, I'm going
to have kids, like, six… [laughs]

1521
01:22:37,708 --> 01:22:39,041
Another group.

1522
01:22:39,916 --> 01:22:40,750
[woman 1] Hi, Selena.

1523
01:22:40,833 --> 01:22:42,333
-[man] Hi there.
-[woman 2] Hey!

1524
01:22:42,416 --> 01:22:44,666
[interviewer in Spanish]
Selena is joining us. How are you?

1525
01:22:44,750 --> 01:22:46,208
[Selena] Very good, thank you.

1526
01:22:46,291 --> 01:22:48,250
-[interviewer] It's great to meet you.
-It's mutual!

1527
01:22:48,333 --> 01:22:49,541
[interviewer] People are arriving.

1528
01:22:49,625 --> 01:22:51,458
[Selena] A lot of people.
It's gonna be full.

1529
01:22:51,541 --> 01:22:55,375
Hopefully it's super full, packed.

1530
01:22:55,875 --> 01:22:58,083
[Chris in English] Going into Mexico
was a shock.

1531
01:22:58,583 --> 01:23:00,500
That blew the doors wide open.

1532
01:23:00,583 --> 01:23:04,750
And as far as numbers… crowd went, I mean…

1533
01:23:06,666 --> 01:23:08,500
I… I couldn't believe it.

1534
01:23:08,583 --> 01:23:12,000
[in Spanish] How's it feel to come back
to Monterrey and pack this venue

1535
01:23:12,083 --> 01:23:14,291
with thousands and thousands of people?

1536
01:23:14,375 --> 01:23:18,291
Honestly, I feel really surprised
and excited.

1537
01:23:19,083 --> 01:23:20,375
And anxious too! [laughs]

1538
01:23:20,458 --> 01:23:21,541
It makes me happy, really.

1539
01:23:21,625 --> 01:23:24,583
Because we've basically
followed you around to different places.

1540
01:23:24,666 --> 01:23:26,750
We saw how you filled Houston's Astrodome,

1541
01:23:26,833 --> 01:23:30,375
but here in Monterrey,
I think the fans scream more,

1542
01:23:30,458 --> 01:23:34,291
where they show you affection
in full force.

1543
01:23:34,375 --> 01:23:36,833
-[performing "No Debes Jugar"]
-♪ Cariño ♪

1544
01:23:36,916 --> 01:23:38,958
♪ Ya basta de tus juegos ♪

1545
01:23:40,166 --> 01:23:43,125
♪ Que yo no soy ningún juguete ♪

1546
01:23:44,333 --> 01:23:45,458
♪ Amigo… ♪

1547
01:23:45,541 --> 01:23:47,625
[interviewer] Tremendous records
at a fair in Monterrey.

1548
01:23:47,708 --> 01:23:48,791
Tell us a little about that.

1549
01:23:48,875 --> 01:23:53,875
[Selena] We were the group that
inaugurated the baseball stadium.

1550
01:23:53,958 --> 01:23:59,833
And, well, there were many artists,
like Juan Gabriel, Yuri, Verónica Castro.

1551
01:23:59,916 --> 01:24:04,000
And we were the only group
that filled the baseball stadium.

1552
01:24:04,083 --> 01:24:06,583
-[performing "Ven Conmigo"]
-[crowd singing along]

1553
01:24:10,375 --> 01:24:12,625
[Pete in English] That was like
that aha moment like,

1554
01:24:12,708 --> 01:24:17,250
"Oh my God, what is up with this?"

1555
01:24:17,333 --> 01:24:18,958
"What are we doing here?"

1556
01:24:19,041 --> 01:24:20,666
"How did we get here?"

1557
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:23,250
"How do we handle this?"

1558
01:24:23,333 --> 01:24:25,666
I mean, it's chaos. It really is.

1559
01:24:25,750 --> 01:24:29,041
The people were just…
they just wanted to see Selena.

1560
01:24:30,000 --> 01:24:35,250
That's when that success in Mexico
started kinda making the success

1561
01:24:35,333 --> 01:24:38,000
over here even double or triple.

1562
01:24:38,083 --> 01:24:41,375
-[performing "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"]
-♪ Hey, yeah ♪

1563
01:24:41,916 --> 01:24:43,208
[trills]

1564
01:24:43,291 --> 01:24:46,791
♪ Hey, hey, hey, yeah… ♪

1565
01:24:47,833 --> 01:24:51,166
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
is one of Selena's biggest hits.

1566
01:24:51,958 --> 01:24:54,125
This one was a… a monster hit.

1567
01:24:54,208 --> 01:24:56,250
♪ Bidi bidi bom bom ♪

1568
01:24:56,333 --> 01:24:58,791
♪ Bidi bidi bidi bidi bidi bom ♪

1569
01:24:58,875 --> 01:25:03,291
[vocalizing]

1570
01:25:03,375 --> 01:25:04,541
♪ Me canta así… ♪

1571
01:25:04,625 --> 01:25:08,666
[Brian] In Tejano music terms, uh,
Selena was the cream of the cream.

1572
01:25:08,750 --> 01:25:11,416
She was gonna show
that she's reached the top here.

1573
01:25:11,500 --> 01:25:13,750
The next step is the US, perhaps Europe.

1574
01:25:13,833 --> 01:25:16,083
♪ Mi corazón quiere cantar así… ♪

1575
01:25:16,166 --> 01:25:22,041
[in Spanish] Never thought that
I would be a well-known singer, but--

1576
01:25:22,125 --> 01:25:23,791
-[interviewer] Famous, say it. Famous!
-No!

1577
01:25:23,875 --> 01:25:25,125
You are famous. Already famous.

1578
01:25:25,208 --> 01:25:27,208
[woman in English]
We like her music. It's good.

1579
01:25:27,291 --> 01:25:29,000
-[woman 2] Yeah.
-[man] Very good singer.

1580
01:25:29,083 --> 01:25:31,541
I like her music. It's fun to dance to.

1581
01:25:31,625 --> 01:25:33,208
-[woman 3] You can dance to it.
-She's cool.

1582
01:25:33,291 --> 01:25:37,958
[woman 4 in Spanish] She gave me
the confidence to be a Hispanic woman.

1583
01:25:38,041 --> 01:25:40,375
That could do what I wanted.

1584
01:25:40,458 --> 01:25:42,750
[in English] Yes, my son,
he never spoke Spanish.

1585
01:25:42,833 --> 01:25:46,458
And now, when he heard Selena,
he learnt a lot of words in Spanish.

1586
01:25:46,541 --> 01:25:50,375
[woman 5] It represents, it's not just her
being a Mexican-American woman.

1587
01:25:50,458 --> 01:25:53,666
It's just her being a Mexican
and an American as well.

1588
01:25:53,750 --> 01:25:56,375
-She's the biggest thing.
-I like dancing to her music.

1589
01:25:56,458 --> 01:26:00,958
[woman 6] It's great to see younger kids
that have strayed away from their roots,

1590
01:26:01,041 --> 01:26:05,416
the culture of la música Tejana,
or, you know, Spanish speaking,

1591
01:26:05,500 --> 01:26:08,791
and now are listening to it
and starting to speak the language.

1592
01:26:08,875 --> 01:26:11,875
It's great because you get closer
to your roots and your culture,

1593
01:26:11,958 --> 01:26:13,708
and you understand who you are.

1594
01:26:13,791 --> 01:26:17,000
-We love you, Selena!
-We love you, Selena!

1595
01:26:25,541 --> 01:26:27,750
[Selena laughs]

1596
01:26:28,625 --> 01:26:30,708
[speaking indistinctly]

1597
01:26:30,791 --> 01:26:33,375
And I remember Selena working really hard.

1598
01:26:34,500 --> 01:26:37,166
Three, four hours of sleep, hardly eating.

1599
01:26:39,708 --> 01:26:43,083
But she knew she had to get the job done.

1600
01:26:43,875 --> 01:26:45,250
[Suzette] Where were you?

1601
01:26:45,333 --> 01:26:46,750
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

1602
01:26:46,833 --> 01:26:49,916
-Where were you? Where were you?
-Huh?

1603
01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:52,458
[speaking indistinctly]

1604
01:26:52,541 --> 01:26:56,083
-Had to look for your purse in the bus?
-No, I had to make phone calls.

1605
01:26:56,166 --> 01:26:57,083
[Suzette] Oh, really?

1606
01:26:57,166 --> 01:27:00,000
And then I had to go to the bus
and get my credit cards.

1607
01:27:00,083 --> 01:27:01,833
[Suzette] That's most important
when shopping.

1608
01:27:01,916 --> 01:27:04,833
-Yes, it is.
-[Suzette] Did you give him a hug?

1609
01:27:04,916 --> 01:27:07,625
[Chris] I think it was getting tougher
and tougher on her.

1610
01:27:07,708 --> 01:27:09,833
[performing "No Me Queda Más"]

1611
01:27:09,916 --> 01:27:12,250
♪ No me queda más ♪

1612
01:27:12,333 --> 01:27:15,458
♪ Si tu regreso hoy sería ♪

1613
01:27:15,541 --> 01:27:19,666
♪ Una imposibilidad ♪

1614
01:27:19,750 --> 01:27:21,833
[man] Stand by. Stand by on playback.

1615
01:27:22,833 --> 01:27:27,541
♪ Mi corazón que hoy tiene que verte
Como solo amigo ♪

1616
01:27:27,625 --> 01:27:30,541
♪ Y aunque viví enamorada ♪

1617
01:27:30,625 --> 01:27:32,791
♪ Y totalmente equivocada ♪

1618
01:27:32,875 --> 01:27:37,750
♪ No me importa ♪

1619
01:27:37,833 --> 01:27:40,041
♪ Porque esto si fuera amor… ♪

1620
01:27:40,125 --> 01:27:42,750
Cut! Pretty good.

1621
01:27:42,833 --> 01:27:44,916
Cut! Run it one more time?

1622
01:27:45,000 --> 01:27:45,916
That should be it.

1623
01:27:46,000 --> 01:27:48,708
One more time, and we'll wrap it up here.

1624
01:27:48,791 --> 01:27:55,458
[Chris] I think she realized
that… a big change was on the horizon

1625
01:27:55,541 --> 01:28:00,583
as far as what she was used to,
what we were all used to.

1626
01:28:03,416 --> 01:28:06,166
[narrator] Welcome
to the 36th Annual Grammy Awards,

1627
01:28:06,250 --> 01:28:08,500
live from New York City.

1628
01:28:08,583 --> 01:28:10,208
Tonight from Radio City Music Hall…

1629
01:28:10,291 --> 01:28:14,166
[Chris] The Grammy,
being nominated, it was exciting.

1630
01:28:14,250 --> 01:28:16,750
I mean, we were just in awe.

1631
01:28:18,125 --> 01:28:20,458
[Suzette] Being able
to take in that experience

1632
01:28:20,541 --> 01:28:25,000
with her was mind-blowing, amazing.

1633
01:28:25,083 --> 01:28:27,583
She went to go get her hair done.

1634
01:28:27,666 --> 01:28:31,208
All the ladies washing the hair,
they knew Selena.

1635
01:28:31,291 --> 01:28:34,083
They were the only Latinos
in the whole place.

1636
01:28:34,166 --> 01:28:38,875
They were like, "Oh my God."
So it spread like that in the whole salon.

1637
01:28:38,958 --> 01:28:43,541
And then, next thing you know,
we're being treated like royalty.

1638
01:28:43,625 --> 01:28:45,833
Fast-forward, I got ready.

1639
01:28:45,916 --> 01:28:46,916
She got ready.

1640
01:28:47,000 --> 01:28:50,000
And… I will never forget this moment.

1641
01:28:50,083 --> 01:28:53,291
She came out,
and I literally, like… my jaw dropped.

1642
01:28:53,375 --> 01:28:56,958
"You look like a million bucks."

1643
01:28:57,041 --> 01:29:00,208
"Oh my God. You look perfect."

1644
01:29:00,291 --> 01:29:03,041
It was maybe ten of us
sitting in one row towards the back

1645
01:29:03,125 --> 01:29:04,375
'cause we had showed up late.

1646
01:29:04,458 --> 01:29:06,541
Like always.
I'm always late for everything.

1647
01:29:06,625 --> 01:29:10,541
-And… they announced me as the winner.
-[presenter] The Grammy goes to…

1648
01:29:10,625 --> 01:29:12,416
-I was like, "Oh my God!"
-Live, Selena.

1649
01:29:12,500 --> 01:29:17,250
Our whole row just stood up
and was like… [imitates screaming]

1650
01:29:17,333 --> 01:29:19,041
I'm like, "Oh my God!"

1651
01:29:19,125 --> 01:29:23,125
I'd like to thank the company,
Capitol EMI Latin, José Behar,

1652
01:29:23,208 --> 01:29:26,625
uh, for making tonight possible
and having faith in us,

1653
01:29:26,708 --> 01:29:28,208
putting faith in us four years ago.

1654
01:29:28,291 --> 01:29:31,125
I'd also like to thank my band,
Los Dinos, my father, Abraham,

1655
01:29:31,208 --> 01:29:35,083
my brother, the producer of my music,
and also my sister.

1656
01:29:35,166 --> 01:29:37,125
Thank you for the support.
I'd like to thank…

1657
01:29:37,208 --> 01:29:39,833
[Brian] The album was groundbreaking.

1658
01:29:40,583 --> 01:29:45,041
They were stretching the boundaries
and… and pushing the limits.

1659
01:29:45,125 --> 01:29:47,750
[reporter 1] The winner of several
annual Tejano Music Awards,

1660
01:29:47,833 --> 01:29:50,791
including Top Female Vocalist
and Entertainer of the Year,

1661
01:29:50,875 --> 01:29:54,791
she recently won her first Grammy
for the album Selena Live!

1662
01:29:54,875 --> 01:29:56,666
I'm freaking out still. [laughs]

1663
01:29:56,750 --> 01:29:58,291
Winning the Grammy was great.

1664
01:29:58,375 --> 01:30:00,541
It would have been great if I was there.

1665
01:30:00,625 --> 01:30:03,458
But they didn't have enough tickets,
so I didn't get to go.

1666
01:30:03,541 --> 01:30:07,666
But little did I know,
the producer wins a Grammy also.

1667
01:30:07,750 --> 01:30:11,291
So I won a Grammy also.
So I was like… I didn't know that, though.

1668
01:30:11,375 --> 01:30:14,083
[in Spanish] I never thought
we were going to win anything.

1669
01:30:14,583 --> 01:30:16,041
I didn't even think…

1670
01:30:16,125 --> 01:30:21,083
The truth is, it was a total honor
to just be nominated.

1671
01:30:21,166 --> 01:30:25,125
And when we went, I took my camera
to take photos with all the stars.

1672
01:30:25,208 --> 01:30:26,291
[laughs]

1673
01:30:26,375 --> 01:30:29,541
Not even thinking about the nomination.

1674
01:30:29,625 --> 01:30:31,166
And everyone wants photos with you.

1675
01:30:31,250 --> 01:30:33,500
They didn't even let me enter
with my camera.

1676
01:30:33,583 --> 01:30:35,250
-No?
-No, but I left with this…

1677
01:30:36,666 --> 01:30:40,208
[reporter 2 in English] She is the hottest
Tejano superstar to emerge in years.

1678
01:30:40,291 --> 01:30:43,000
She goes by one name, Selena.

1679
01:30:43,083 --> 01:30:45,166
[reporter 3] After negotiating
for more than two years,

1680
01:30:45,250 --> 01:30:48,000
she finally signed a deal
for that English language album.

1681
01:30:48,083 --> 01:30:51,625
And then after waiting so long,
Selena wanted everything just right.

1682
01:30:51,708 --> 01:30:54,166
We signed with SBK Records,
and it's an all English.

1683
01:30:54,250 --> 01:30:56,000
It's a branch of EMI.

1684
01:30:56,583 --> 01:30:58,500
And we're looking forward
to the crossover.

1685
01:30:58,583 --> 01:31:01,416
[A.B.] Selena's just signed
with Capitol Worldwide.

1686
01:31:02,208 --> 01:31:04,208
So she'll be up there with all the guys.

1687
01:31:04,916 --> 01:31:06,458
But wait a second.

1688
01:31:06,541 --> 01:31:10,708
One thing that the representative
from the English market made clear

1689
01:31:10,791 --> 01:31:14,958
was that Tejano music is also worldwide.

1690
01:31:15,041 --> 01:31:18,041
So we won't be leaving
Tejano music ever, okay?

1691
01:31:19,083 --> 01:31:21,916
["Dreaming of You" playing]

1692
01:31:24,125 --> 01:31:25,750
[Suzette] She was still
in the early stages

1693
01:31:25,833 --> 01:31:27,708
of picking out her songs and everything.

1694
01:31:27,791 --> 01:31:31,833
But the fact that this English album
is finally gonna happen,

1695
01:31:31,916 --> 01:31:33,916
she was ecstatic about it.

1696
01:31:34,000 --> 01:31:36,416
I mean, that was 100% her dream.

1697
01:31:36,500 --> 01:31:38,166
[man] You feel more pressure now? Busier?

1698
01:31:38,250 --> 01:31:41,083
-You're still touring at the same time?
-A lot busier, yeah.

1699
01:31:41,166 --> 01:31:44,875
We're touring, we're trying to get
in the studio, record the English album,

1700
01:31:44,958 --> 01:31:46,250
trying to do other things.

1701
01:31:46,333 --> 01:31:49,375
But, you know, you hope for something,
you wish for things to happen,

1702
01:31:49,458 --> 01:31:51,083
when you're not doing as well.

1703
01:31:51,166 --> 01:31:55,083
And when it comes you want to slow down,
but you think where you came from,

1704
01:31:55,166 --> 01:31:56,250
you appreciate it more.

1705
01:31:57,291 --> 01:31:59,375
English was my first language.

1706
01:31:59,875 --> 01:32:02,958
I've been, you know,
listening to English music all my life.

1707
01:32:04,041 --> 01:32:07,125
This has been something that I wanted
to do for a very long time.

1708
01:32:09,333 --> 01:32:14,083
If you have a dream, if you don't try,
you're never gonna know, so I'm gonna try.

1709
01:32:15,333 --> 01:32:18,791
[in Spanish] As for me, I will try to do
the best I can with all my soul.

1710
01:32:18,875 --> 01:32:21,416
And well, I hope the public
will support our music.

1711
01:32:21,500 --> 01:32:23,625
It's not going to be Tex-Mex music.

1712
01:32:23,708 --> 01:32:26,416
It's going to be contemporary pop
and R & B.

1713
01:32:26,500 --> 01:32:29,041
It's going to be completely different.

1714
01:32:29,125 --> 01:32:32,041
Selena, and are you absolutely sure
of what you are going to achieve,

1715
01:32:32,125 --> 01:32:34,083
or is that still the fear?

1716
01:32:34,166 --> 01:32:36,041
-I'm afraid.
-Yes?

1717
01:32:36,125 --> 01:32:37,791
-Yes, of course.
-A little or a lot?

1718
01:32:37,875 --> 01:32:41,708
A lot, a lot. Uh-huh. I am very afraid.

1719
01:32:41,791 --> 01:32:44,375
But one has to try, no? To know.

1720
01:32:45,041 --> 01:32:49,375
[Chris in English] She understood
that there would have to be changes

1721
01:32:49,458 --> 01:32:54,125
in the personnel of the band,
and… that was scaring her.

1722
01:32:56,208 --> 01:33:01,041
She was just used to having the force
that she had behind her with Los Dinos,

1723
01:33:01,125 --> 01:33:04,416
um, that she didn't know what to expect

1724
01:33:05,791 --> 01:33:09,916
with, you know, what was to come
with the release of the new record.

1725
01:33:10,000 --> 01:33:12,833
[Selena] How you doing, Houston, Texas?

1726
01:33:12,916 --> 01:33:14,708
[crowd cheers]

1727
01:33:14,791 --> 01:33:16,916
♪ At first I was afraid ♪

1728
01:33:17,000 --> 01:33:19,833
♪ I was petrified ♪

1729
01:33:19,916 --> 01:33:24,875
♪ Kept thinking I could live
Without you by my side ♪

1730
01:33:25,625 --> 01:33:27,875
♪ But then I spent so many nights ♪

1731
01:33:27,958 --> 01:33:30,708
♪ Just thinking how you did me wrong ♪

1732
01:33:30,791 --> 01:33:33,125
♪ And I grew strong ♪

1733
01:33:33,208 --> 01:33:35,250
♪ And I learned how to get along ♪

1734
01:33:35,333 --> 01:33:38,458
♪ And now you're back
From outer space ♪

1735
01:33:38,541 --> 01:33:40,916
♪ Just turn around ♪

1736
01:33:41,000 --> 01:33:43,708
♪ 'Cause you're not welcome anymore ♪

1737
01:33:43,791 --> 01:33:45,125
♪ You're the one who tried… ♪

1738
01:33:45,208 --> 01:33:46,916
[A.B.] I remember her breaking down,
crying.

1739
01:33:47,000 --> 01:33:50,708
She says, "Part of me wants this,
part of me doesn't."

1740
01:33:50,791 --> 01:33:53,125
I said, "Why is a part of you
that doesn't?"

1741
01:33:53,208 --> 01:33:57,958
She goes, "Because I'm leaving you behind
and Suzette, Dad, and everything I know."

1742
01:33:58,041 --> 01:34:00,666
I said,
"You're not leaving us behind, man."

1743
01:34:00,750 --> 01:34:04,375
I said, "This has always been the plan,
the English market."

1744
01:34:04,458 --> 01:34:06,291
♪ I will survive ♪

1745
01:34:06,375 --> 01:34:07,666
♪ Hey, hey ♪

1746
01:34:07,750 --> 01:34:09,791
[speaking Spanish]

1747
01:34:09,875 --> 01:34:13,583
[reporter 1] She is the hottest
Tejano superstar to emerge in years.

1748
01:34:15,041 --> 01:34:18,083
[reporter 2] Drawing record crowds
at stadiums across this country

1749
01:34:18,166 --> 01:34:20,458
and into Mexico,
and Central and South America.

1750
01:34:20,541 --> 01:34:22,708
[reporter 3 in Spanish] Here is Selena.

1751
01:34:24,208 --> 01:34:28,333
[reporter 4 in English] Selena,
a superstar at the tender age of 23.

1752
01:34:28,833 --> 01:34:30,000
[Suzette] We all knew

1753
01:34:30,625 --> 01:34:36,083
that Selena was bigger
than what she thought she was.

1754
01:34:36,166 --> 01:34:37,916
I don't think she knew how big she was.

1755
01:34:38,500 --> 01:34:45,208
♪ Como la flor ♪

1756
01:34:46,333 --> 01:34:47,958
[Suzette] This was her moment.

1757
01:34:48,458 --> 01:34:54,333
♪ Con tanto amor ♪

1758
01:34:54,416 --> 01:34:56,208
[Suzette] It's not
that she was gonna leave us.

1759
01:34:56,291 --> 01:34:58,500
I mean, she really had a hard time.

1760
01:34:58,583 --> 01:34:59,666
She cried.

1761
01:34:59,750 --> 01:35:05,500
♪ Me diste tú… ♪

1762
01:35:07,583 --> 01:35:10,375
[Suzette] We all had a family talk.
We all talked about it.

1763
01:35:10,458 --> 01:35:12,708
I can't be your drummer anymore.
Like, I can't.

1764
01:35:12,791 --> 01:35:15,250
I'm not gonna be behind you anymore.
I'm gonna be on the side.

1765
01:35:15,333 --> 01:35:19,291
♪ Me marcho hoy ♪

1766
01:35:22,458 --> 01:35:23,625
♪ Yo sé ♪

1767
01:35:23,708 --> 01:35:30,583
♪ Perder ♪

1768
01:35:35,708 --> 01:35:37,541
[Suzette] And I remember saying

1769
01:35:38,041 --> 01:35:42,125
nothing could ever separate us,
because we are one.

1770
01:35:45,333 --> 01:35:47,083
♪ Pero ♪

1771
01:35:49,333 --> 01:35:53,916
♪ Ah-ah-ay ♪

1772
01:35:54,000 --> 01:35:58,375
♪ Cómo me duele ♪

1773
01:35:59,666 --> 01:36:03,250
This is the real me after the show,
with no…

1774
01:36:04,708 --> 01:36:05,583
hairpiece.

1775
01:36:05,666 --> 01:36:11,625
This is the real hair
that is attached to my real head. Mm.

1776
01:36:12,125 --> 01:36:16,500
And anyway, I know that everybody's
gonna watch this video,

1777
01:36:16,583 --> 01:36:19,958
and I just want to say,
"Y'all sucked tonight."

1778
01:36:20,041 --> 01:36:21,375
[Suzette giggles]

1779
01:36:21,458 --> 01:36:24,208
Just joking. Y'all did wonderful.

1780
01:36:24,291 --> 01:36:27,625
And… I hate it when you say
that I'm the woman

1781
01:36:27,708 --> 01:36:29,916
because I hate it when y'all are right.

1782
01:36:30,000 --> 01:36:31,541
[both chuckle]

1783
01:36:31,625 --> 01:36:33,833
Just joking.
Without you guys, I'm nothing.

1784
01:36:33,916 --> 01:36:36,208
So just wanna let you know
that I love you.

1785
01:36:36,291 --> 01:36:37,750
And keep up the good work.

1786
01:36:44,625 --> 01:36:47,916
-[static crackles]
-[operator] This is 911, emergency.

1787
01:36:48,000 --> 01:36:50,583
[woman] We have a woman ran in the lobby,
says she's been shot.

1788
01:36:50,666 --> 01:36:52,916
She's laying on the floor,
and there's blood.

1789
01:36:53,000 --> 01:36:55,458
[operator] Okay. How old is she?

1790
01:36:55,541 --> 01:36:57,000
[woman] She looks about 20.

1791
01:37:00,625 --> 01:37:04,375
[reporter 1] Once again, Selena,
the Tejano music superstar, has been shot.

1792
01:37:04,458 --> 01:37:06,583
We're unclear about her condition
at this moment,

1793
01:37:06,666 --> 01:37:09,708
but we will continue
to have updates on this story,

1794
01:37:09,791 --> 01:37:12,208
with live reports
throughout the afternoon.

1795
01:37:12,291 --> 01:37:15,333
-We do have…
-I just drove up, so I have no idea.

1796
01:37:15,416 --> 01:37:17,291
-Selena's shot.
-[man 1] Should we break in?

1797
01:37:17,375 --> 01:37:18,833
[indistinct chatter]

1798
01:37:18,916 --> 01:37:20,125
Let me go check on this.

1799
01:37:20,208 --> 01:37:21,875
[man 2] Just tell 'em…

1800
01:37:21,958 --> 01:37:24,250
[man 3] …bring back,
then leave those tapes with 'em.

1801
01:37:24,333 --> 01:37:27,041
[reporter 2] An hour and a half ago,
Corpus Christi police got a call

1802
01:37:27,125 --> 01:37:28,291
that Selena Quintanilla,

1803
01:37:28,375 --> 01:37:31,416
the Grammy Award-winning Tejano singer,
was shot…

1804
01:37:32,333 --> 01:37:34,541
[A.B.] I was at the studio,
waiting for her.

1805
01:37:35,333 --> 01:37:39,375
Fifteen minutes later, the phones
just started ringing like crazy at Q.

1806
01:37:39,458 --> 01:37:43,791
And I got a call…
um, from a friend of mine.

1807
01:37:43,875 --> 01:37:48,958
She said something like, um,
"You need to get to the hospital, now."

1808
01:37:49,041 --> 01:37:51,291
[reporter 3] The condition
of Selena at this point is…

1809
01:37:51,375 --> 01:37:53,416
in serious condition
at Memorial Medical Center.

1810
01:37:53,500 --> 01:37:55,833
We'll bring you an update
as soon as it becomes available.

1811
01:37:55,916 --> 01:37:58,333
The receptionist screamed,
and the phone rang.

1812
01:37:58,416 --> 01:38:01,041
I said, "What happened?"
He says, "Selena's in the emergency room."

1813
01:38:01,625 --> 01:38:03,916
And I walked in, and there's the press,

1814
01:38:04,000 --> 01:38:07,833
with the… the television cameras,
are already there!

1815
01:38:07,916 --> 01:38:08,958
Can you believe that?

1816
01:38:09,041 --> 01:38:10,666
In the meantime, we have people that are…

1817
01:38:10,750 --> 01:38:13,666
by hundreds and hundreds of people,
fans of Selena Quintanilla.

1818
01:38:13,750 --> 01:38:17,000
[Brian] I was getting calls
from everywhere you could imagine.

1819
01:38:17,083 --> 01:38:21,041
And I had nothing…
nothing I could tell 'em.

1820
01:38:21,125 --> 01:38:23,125
The hotel and the hospital's not talking.

1821
01:38:23,208 --> 01:38:25,625
There is an unconfirmed report that…

1822
01:38:25,708 --> 01:38:29,250
[reporter] Hundreds of fans gathered
near the motel parking lot,

1823
01:38:29,333 --> 01:38:33,250
witnessing a bizarre standoff
between police SWAT teams

1824
01:38:33,333 --> 01:38:36,750
and Selena's accused murderer,
Yolanda, sitting in a truck.

1825
01:38:36,833 --> 01:38:41,500
For nearly ten hours, she held a gun
to her head, threatening to kill herself.

1826
01:38:41,583 --> 01:38:46,416
My dad, he goes, "Somebody's on the phone
that… that wants to talk to you."

1827
01:38:46,500 --> 01:38:48,083
He goes, "I don't want to freak you out,

1828
01:38:48,166 --> 01:38:51,583
but I think something happened
with… with Selena."

1829
01:38:53,458 --> 01:38:59,666
[exhales shakily] I went up,
and now my uncles are there

1830
01:38:59,750 --> 01:39:02,833
and my aunt, and everybody was crying.

1831
01:39:02,916 --> 01:39:07,000
And I walked in,
and… my mother was with her head down,

1832
01:39:07,083 --> 01:39:08,625
and she was crying.

1833
01:39:10,500 --> 01:39:13,375
[crying] And I asked my dad,
"Where's… Where's Selena?"

1834
01:39:13,458 --> 01:39:15,791
And he says, "She's been shot."

1835
01:39:16,625 --> 01:39:18,708
I said, "Is she okay?"

1836
01:39:20,166 --> 01:39:24,333
He says, "I don't think so, mijo."
He goes, "I don't think so."

1837
01:39:24,416 --> 01:39:26,625
[reporter 2] A Grammy Award-winning singer
was shot today…

1838
01:39:26,708 --> 01:39:28,583
[Chris] I came to the hospital.

1839
01:39:29,666 --> 01:39:31,166
They take me in a room,

1840
01:39:32,625 --> 01:39:35,000
and her family's in there.

1841
01:39:36,416 --> 01:39:42,250
And when I looked
and I saw Marcy, you know,

1842
01:39:42,333 --> 01:39:45,916
and I saw the condition she was in,
I knew.

1843
01:39:47,208 --> 01:39:50,625
Mm, I knew.
Like, that's… that's when it hit me.

1844
01:39:54,291 --> 01:39:56,541
I still have the vision of Chris crying.

1845
01:39:59,458 --> 01:40:02,666
You know, behind the door.
The door had a little window.

1846
01:40:02,750 --> 01:40:05,708
Poor old man was just sitting there,
crying and crying.

1847
01:40:06,666 --> 01:40:07,666
Anyway…

1848
01:40:14,541 --> 01:40:16,625
My daughter Selena, was…

1849
01:40:17,666 --> 01:40:19,125
[sighs]

1850
01:40:19,208 --> 01:40:20,333
…was killed

1851
01:40:21,291 --> 01:40:23,875
by a disgruntled employee.

1852
01:40:23,958 --> 01:40:27,166
She was the, uh, president of the…

1853
01:40:27,250 --> 01:40:29,958
started out as the president
of the fan club.

1854
01:40:30,583 --> 01:40:36,791
And, uh… then she was hired
as an employee for Selena,

1855
01:40:36,875 --> 01:40:38,833
uh, at her stores.

1856
01:40:39,333 --> 01:40:43,250
And there was some discrepancies…
with the fan club.

1857
01:40:44,750 --> 01:40:50,208
And, uh, it resulted
in… in her shooting Selena.

1858
01:40:50,791 --> 01:40:53,250
[sighs] I… I don't know what to say.

1859
01:40:53,333 --> 01:40:54,708
[sobbing]

1860
01:41:08,958 --> 01:41:10,625
[reporter 1] The skies were gray,

1861
01:41:10,708 --> 01:41:13,208
and even darker
was the grief this morning.

1862
01:41:13,291 --> 01:41:18,041
By the hundreds, they came to lay
white roses on the casket of Selena.

1863
01:41:18,125 --> 01:41:21,291
[reporter 2] Today the fans
of Selena Quintanilla Pérez

1864
01:41:21,375 --> 01:41:24,208
came to see their rising star
for the last time.

1865
01:41:24,291 --> 01:41:27,916
[in Spanish] Selena Quintanilla
leaves behind a grand music project

1866
01:41:28,000 --> 01:41:30,041
to be remembered for a long time.

1867
01:41:30,125 --> 01:41:33,333
But she also leaves behind a big void
in the Tejano music industry.

1868
01:41:33,416 --> 01:41:35,541
[reporter 3 in English] She'd already won
a Grammy Award

1869
01:41:35,625 --> 01:41:38,375
and was on the verge of crossing
into American mainstream.

1870
01:41:38,458 --> 01:41:39,916
Then tragedy struck.

1871
01:41:40,000 --> 01:41:43,458
Now music fans all over the world
are mourning the death of Selena.

1872
01:41:43,541 --> 01:41:46,916
[woman] I can't believe she's dead.
That's why I'm here. So I could…

1873
01:41:47,416 --> 01:41:50,708
[sighs] …so I could convince myself,
I guess.

1874
01:41:51,708 --> 01:41:53,958
[Suzette] I look back,
and I see those pictures, and…

1875
01:41:54,041 --> 01:41:56,625
and how many people were there.

1876
01:41:56,708 --> 01:42:00,041
I don't remember any of that.

1877
01:42:00,125 --> 01:42:04,416
Like, I just remember being there
and being so lost.

1878
01:42:05,291 --> 01:42:08,166
And so… empty.

1879
01:42:08,666 --> 01:42:12,333
-[somber music playing]
-[muffled eulogy]

1880
01:42:31,875 --> 01:42:36,375
[Abraham] Death is a very painful thing.
Especially if it's your child.

1881
01:42:39,708 --> 01:42:42,500
You can never understand it
unless it happened to you.

1882
01:42:45,833 --> 01:42:48,541
I mean, you understand
it's gonna hurt, but not

1883
01:42:49,541 --> 01:42:51,833
the depth of the… the feeling, you know?

1884
01:42:52,333 --> 01:42:55,708
And… And, you know, sometimes, uh,

1885
01:42:56,958 --> 01:42:58,541
it just hits me.

1886
01:43:05,208 --> 01:43:07,083
But it is what it is.

1887
01:43:08,041 --> 01:43:09,583
And we can't change that.

1888
01:43:10,666 --> 01:43:12,583
[Selena in Spanish]
I hope you remember this song.

1889
01:43:16,458 --> 01:43:23,125
♪ Como la flor ♪

1890
01:43:25,875 --> 01:43:32,666
♪ Con tanto amor ♪

1891
01:43:37,375 --> 01:43:43,291
♪ Me diste tú ♪

1892
01:43:44,666 --> 01:43:51,333
♪ Se marchitó ♪

1893
01:43:53,500 --> 01:43:57,166
♪ Me marcho hoy… ♪

1894
01:43:57,250 --> 01:43:58,666
[Marcella] Any mother

1895
01:43:59,958 --> 01:44:04,416
loses a child, it's… it's very difficult.

1896
01:44:06,541 --> 01:44:08,625
Uh, it's hard to deal with.

1897
01:44:08,708 --> 01:44:11,958
-Uh, I deal with it every day.
-["Como La Flor" fades]

1898
01:44:21,416 --> 01:44:23,958
[gulls calling]

1899
01:44:50,791 --> 01:44:52,791
[excited chatter]

1900
01:44:54,333 --> 01:44:57,208
["Yo Fui Aquella" playing faintly
on speakers]

1901
01:44:57,291 --> 01:45:04,291
♪ Que pensaba en ti cada momento ♪

1902
01:45:05,291 --> 01:45:07,291
♪ Yo fui aquella… ♪

1903
01:45:10,916 --> 01:45:14,500
[Abraham] It makes me feel better

1904
01:45:14,583 --> 01:45:18,666
to see how many people love her…
to this day.

1905
01:45:22,791 --> 01:45:25,583
[Marcella] They took her life,
but we're gonna keep her alive

1906
01:45:25,666 --> 01:45:26,875
through her music.

1907
01:45:28,458 --> 01:45:30,416
A lot of new fans…

1908
01:45:30,500 --> 01:45:35,708
Little kids have become fans, and, uh…
you know, she lives.

1909
01:45:39,333 --> 01:45:41,708
[A.B.] She is everywhere.

1910
01:45:42,666 --> 01:45:46,416
Everywhere, which is beautiful.
It's a great thing she's being remembered.

1911
01:45:46,500 --> 01:45:48,958
But it…
Sometimes, it's a little overwhelming.

1912
01:45:52,625 --> 01:45:57,791
[Suzette] Taking over the reins
for Q Productions has been challenging.

1913
01:45:58,708 --> 01:46:03,208
I honestly try to approach something,
"Would my sister like this?"

1914
01:46:04,500 --> 01:46:06,500
"Would she be okay with this?"

1915
01:46:07,666 --> 01:46:09,958
Like, "How do we do it for her?"

1916
01:46:10,833 --> 01:46:13,541
["Dreaming of You" playing]

1917
01:46:19,416 --> 01:46:21,000
[Ricky] I wish you could have been here.

1918
01:46:22,500 --> 01:46:23,958
Wish you could have seen it.

1919
01:46:26,000 --> 01:46:27,083
We miss you.

1920
01:46:29,916 --> 01:46:35,833
♪ Late at night
When all the world is sleeping ♪

1921
01:46:35,916 --> 01:46:40,375
♪ I stay up and think of you ♪

1922
01:46:41,250 --> 01:46:43,500
♪ And I wish on a star… ♪

1923
01:46:43,583 --> 01:46:46,458
[reporter] A new release
that Selena recorded just before her death

1924
01:46:46,541 --> 01:46:48,500
is selling in record numbers.

1925
01:46:48,583 --> 01:46:53,458
When I hear "Dreaming of You,"
it's just like, "Oh, she did it."

1926
01:46:53,541 --> 01:46:58,750
♪ 'Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight ♪

1927
01:46:58,833 --> 01:47:01,875
♪ Till tomorrow… ♪

1928
01:47:01,958 --> 01:47:04,791
That's the song that I can't listen to.

1929
01:47:04,875 --> 01:47:06,250
That's the only song.

1930
01:47:06,333 --> 01:47:08,625
That song right there just… It just…

1931
01:47:08,708 --> 01:47:11,458
I hear the piano in the beginning,
it messes up my day.

1932
01:47:12,500 --> 01:47:14,833
♪ Than here in my room… ♪

1933
01:47:14,916 --> 01:47:17,208
[Chris] I do miss her a lot.

1934
01:47:17,291 --> 01:47:19,000
♪ You and me ♪

1935
01:47:19,083 --> 01:47:25,958
[Chris] But today
I'm very proud of what she represents

1936
01:47:26,958 --> 01:47:32,750
and the small part
that I might play in that story.

1937
01:47:33,833 --> 01:47:36,916
And I think that's true for all of us.

1938
01:47:38,208 --> 01:47:41,791
[Suzette] My mother shared with me
that there is beauty

1939
01:47:41,875 --> 01:47:45,541
within this ugliness that has happened.

1940
01:47:46,041 --> 01:47:50,875
For very long time,
I did not grasp that at all…

1941
01:47:50,958 --> 01:47:52,125
[crowd cheers]

1942
01:47:52,208 --> 01:47:57,000
…but I understand now
what Selena means to people.

1943
01:48:00,875 --> 01:48:03,541
What she represents as a culture.

1944
01:48:04,958 --> 01:48:06,458
And it's beautiful.

1945
01:48:09,625 --> 01:48:11,583
[A.B.] Selena, for the Latinos,

1946
01:48:11,666 --> 01:48:15,916
brought hope
to the Mexican-American community.

1947
01:48:18,583 --> 01:48:23,208
For some little girl somewhere
or some little boy somewhere, dreaming,

1948
01:48:23,291 --> 01:48:25,916
That's what the songs are for.
They're for you.

1949
01:48:26,958 --> 01:48:28,083
The ones that sing it.

1950
01:48:28,166 --> 01:48:29,875
The ones that dance to it.

1951
01:48:29,958 --> 01:48:32,333
The ones that get happy to 'em,
the ones that get sad to them.

1952
01:48:33,458 --> 01:48:34,916
It's their music.

1953
01:48:35,000 --> 01:48:36,333
♪ Bidi bidi bom bom ♪

1954
01:48:36,416 --> 01:48:37,875
♪ Amor prohibido ♪

1955
01:48:37,958 --> 01:48:39,541
♪ Murmuran ♪

1956
01:48:39,625 --> 01:48:41,458
♪ Por las calles ♪

1957
01:48:41,541 --> 01:48:44,625
[woman 1] Having to grow up in a country
where we don't really feel connected

1958
01:48:44,708 --> 01:48:47,083
to our Mexican side,
being able to sing her songs

1959
01:48:47,166 --> 01:48:49,458
really makes me feel connected
to that part of my culture.

1960
01:48:49,541 --> 01:48:51,625
To me, she felt like a part of my family.

1961
01:48:51,708 --> 01:48:54,125
[woman 2] Selena was
one of my role models.

1962
01:48:54,208 --> 01:48:56,416
[woman 3] She embodied
everything that I wanted to become.

1963
01:48:56,500 --> 01:49:00,583
[man] She was the first one that hit
everybody's soul at the same time.

1964
01:49:00,666 --> 01:49:05,708
The Puerto Rican, Mexican,
Chicano community, all of them together.

1965
01:49:05,791 --> 01:49:07,375
[Jennifer Lopez] Thanks to Selena.

1966
01:49:07,458 --> 01:49:09,333
She's still breaking down doors

1967
01:49:09,416 --> 01:49:11,833
and opening doors
for the Latino community.

1968
01:49:13,541 --> 01:49:14,833
[Abraham] You turn on the radio,

1969
01:49:14,916 --> 01:49:18,833
her music's still being played,
even after so many years.

1970
01:49:19,458 --> 01:49:22,333
And the public has not let her go.

1971
01:49:22,416 --> 01:49:24,083
They love Selena.

1972
01:49:24,166 --> 01:49:26,375
[reporter 1] Selena is
the queen of Tejano music,

1973
01:49:26,458 --> 01:49:28,625
so it only makes sense
that she's at the top

1974
01:49:28,708 --> 01:49:32,208
of Billboard's greatest
of all time Latin artist chart.

1975
01:49:32,291 --> 01:49:36,000
She was named the number one spot
among women.

1976
01:49:36,083 --> 01:49:38,166
[reporter 2] She left behind
a loving legacy of music,

1977
01:49:38,250 --> 01:49:41,291
and opened doors
for aspiring Tejano artists everywhere.

1978
01:49:41,375 --> 01:49:42,666
[reporter 3] They'll never forget

1979
01:49:42,750 --> 01:49:44,833
the contribution
that she made not only to the industry

1980
01:49:44,916 --> 01:49:46,000
but also to their careers.

1981
01:49:46,083 --> 01:49:47,916
[woman in Spanish] We love you, Selena!

1982
01:49:48,000 --> 01:49:52,833
[man] With this great event,
celebrating, it's Selena!

1983
01:49:56,833 --> 01:50:01,125
[Marcella in English] I feel,
in a way, a comfort.

1984
01:50:04,041 --> 01:50:05,458
It helps me.

1985
01:50:08,791 --> 01:50:11,791
That people show so much love…

1986
01:50:12,958 --> 01:50:14,833
uh, for her

1987
01:50:16,083 --> 01:50:17,208
to this day.

1988
01:50:18,833 --> 01:50:20,833
[crowd cheering]

1989
01:50:23,041 --> 01:50:24,416
[speaking inaudibly]

1990
01:50:31,208 --> 01:50:34,083
And, uh, I… I, uh…

1991
01:50:38,750 --> 01:50:40,750
You know, I'm very proud of her.

1992
01:50:42,958 --> 01:50:45,166
[man in Spanish] How would you like
to be remembered?

1993
01:50:45,250 --> 01:50:49,833
And how much longer
will we enjoy Selena's music?

1994
01:50:49,916 --> 01:50:53,791
I would like to do it
for the rest of my life,

1995
01:50:53,875 --> 01:50:56,500
But ultimately, I'm going to die, right?

1996
01:50:56,583 --> 01:50:59,375
But I believe that,

1997
01:50:59,875 --> 01:51:01,833
well, it depends on the audience.

1998
01:51:01,916 --> 01:51:05,833
How long I will be here is up to them.

1999
01:51:06,333 --> 01:51:08,083
Until they want me here.

2000
01:51:11,416 --> 01:51:13,875
-[Abraham in English] Sing that first one.
-[young Selena] Okay.

2001
01:51:14,500 --> 01:51:19,416
♪ I'm in the mood for love ♪

2002
01:51:20,666 --> 01:51:24,916
♪ Simply because you're near me ♪

2003
01:51:26,208 --> 01:51:30,541
♪ Funny, but when you're near me ♪

2004
01:51:31,583 --> 01:51:35,458
♪ I'm in the mood for love ♪

2005
01:51:36,916 --> 01:51:41,083
♪ Heaven is in your eyes ♪

2006
01:51:42,125 --> 01:51:46,291
♪ Bright as the stars we're under ♪

2007
01:51:47,500 --> 01:51:51,583
♪ Oh, is it any wonder ♪

2008
01:51:52,708 --> 01:51:56,375
-♪ I'm in the mood for love ♪
-We're not gonna win.

2009
01:51:57,875 --> 01:52:04,708
♪ Why try to think of whether
This little dream might fade? ♪

2010
01:52:04,791 --> 01:52:10,083
[on tape] ♪ I'm leavin' today ♪ [laughs]

2011
01:52:10,166 --> 01:52:13,000
Back to you, later on tonight. See ya.

2012
01:52:13,083 --> 01:52:14,916
[cheering]

2013
01:52:15,000 --> 01:52:16,583
[in Spanish] This is Selena y Los Dinos!

2014
01:52:16,666 --> 01:52:20,250
And now we're going to see the new video,
the most recent video, here on…

2015
01:52:21,291 --> 01:52:23,791
-Let's do it better.
-We gotta say "y Los Dinos!"

2016
01:52:23,875 --> 01:52:25,916
-This is Selena…
-Y Los Dinos!

2017
01:52:26,000 --> 01:52:28,875
And now we're going to see
the most recent video of…

2018
01:52:28,958 --> 01:52:32,916
-Um… [laughing]
-[group laughs]

2019
01:52:33,000 --> 01:52:34,250
[Selena] I'm sorry, you guys.

2020
01:52:34,333 --> 01:52:36,583
["I Could Fall in Love" playing]

2021
01:52:58,916 --> 01:53:03,125
♪ I could lose my heart tonight ♪

2022
01:53:03,208 --> 01:53:07,583
♪ If you don't turn and walk away ♪

2023
01:53:11,083 --> 01:53:14,291
♪ 'Cause the way I feel, I might ♪

2024
01:53:14,375 --> 01:53:19,833
♪ Lose control and let you stay ♪

2025
01:53:22,541 --> 01:53:28,500
♪ 'Cause I could take you in my arms ♪

2026
01:53:28,583 --> 01:53:33,333
♪ And never let go ♪

2027
01:53:34,208 --> 01:53:39,833
-♪ I could fall in love ♪
-♪ In love ♪

2028
01:53:39,916 --> 01:53:44,708
♪ With you ♪

2029
01:53:46,250 --> 01:53:51,833
-♪ I could fall in love ♪
-♪ In love ♪

2030
01:53:51,916 --> 01:53:56,833
-♪ With you ♪
-♪ With you, baby ♪

2031
01:53:59,875 --> 01:54:03,625
♪ I can only wonder how ♪

2032
01:54:03,708 --> 01:54:08,000
♪ Touching you would make me feel ♪

2033
01:54:11,625 --> 01:54:15,500
♪ But if I take that chance right now ♪

2034
01:54:15,583 --> 01:54:19,583
♪ Tomorrow will you want me still? ♪

2035
01:54:19,666 --> 01:54:22,333
♪ Baby, will you want me? ♪

2036
01:54:23,166 --> 01:54:29,041
♪ So I should keep this to myself ♪

2037
01:54:29,125 --> 01:54:34,333
♪ And never let you know ♪

2038
01:54:34,916 --> 01:54:40,791
-♪ I could fall in love ♪
-♪ In love ♪

2039
01:54:40,875 --> 01:54:46,541
-♪ With you ♪
-♪ I could fall in love with you ♪

2040
01:54:47,041 --> 01:54:52,875
-♪ I could fall in love ♪
-♪ In love ♪

2041
01:54:52,958 --> 01:54:57,458
-♪ With you ♪
-♪ With you, baby ♪

2042
01:54:58,416 --> 01:55:01,750
♪ And I know it's not right ♪

2043
01:55:01,833 --> 01:55:05,708
♪ And I guess I should try ♪

2044
01:55:05,791 --> 01:55:09,625
♪ To do what I should do ♪

2045
01:55:09,708 --> 01:55:13,708
♪ But I could fall in love ♪

2046
01:55:14,208 --> 01:55:16,375
♪ Fall in love ♪

2047
01:55:16,458 --> 01:55:21,875
-♪ With you ♪
-♪ You, baby ♪

2048
01:55:23,416 --> 01:55:28,750
♪ I could fall in love ♪

2049
01:55:29,250 --> 01:55:32,625
♪ With you ♪

2050
01:55:33,333 --> 01:55:37,583
♪ Siempre estoy soñando en ti ♪

2051
01:55:39,166 --> 01:55:41,083
♪ Besando mis labios ♪

2052
01:55:41,166 --> 01:55:43,416
♪ Acariciando mi piel ♪

2053
01:55:45,791 --> 01:55:49,666
♪ Abrazándome con ansias locas ♪

2054
01:55:50,791 --> 01:55:53,250
♪ Imaginando que me amas ♪

2055
01:55:54,000 --> 01:55:55,875
♪ Como yo podía amar a ti ♪

2056
01:55:57,125 --> 01:56:02,791
♪ So I should keep this to myself ♪

2057
01:56:02,875 --> 01:56:08,583
♪ And never let you know ♪

2058
01:56:09,083 --> 01:56:14,708
-♪ I could fall in love ♪
-♪ In love ♪

2059
01:56:14,791 --> 01:56:19,333
-♪ With you ♪
-♪ I could fall in love with you ♪

2060
01:56:19,416 --> 01:56:22,000
[dreamy pop fades]