By Maverick
Welcome to another blog about the late Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez, who was murdered in cold blood back on March 31st, 1995, by none other than her former employer and friend, Yolanda Saldivar.
I hope that you all enjoyed the first 10 blogs pertaining to the docuseries “Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them” that aired on the Oxygen network back in February. It is here and now that I will begin to conduct a deep dive into the singer’s death based on several years of research that I’ve conducted.
Selena lost her life at such a young age of just 23, and it’s more common in contemporary times that people are starting to ask questions and wonder just what exactly led up to her death and what happened the day she was killed. People deserve to know the full story, not these half-baked truths we’ve been told, which is meant to target one’s emotions over objectivity.
To make things less confusing for my readers, I will keep the blogs organized and in order instead of jumping all over the place, just so you all can understand the anomalies that are existential in this case. There are plenty of them, trust me, and I will attempt to cover as many as possible, so sit back, relax, and put your feet up because this bombshell information is exclusive and isn’t being discussed in too many places.
Since most of us already know the story of how Selena became a star, let’s jump into how her convicted killer, Yolanda Saldivar, entered her life to begin with. The year was 1991. Yolanda Saldivar was a registered nurse living in San Antonio, Texas. Initially, she was not a fan of Tejano music until she attended a Selena concert sometime in the early ’90s. For those that are unfamiliar with Tejano, it’s simply a Tex-Mex genre of music, originating from Hispanic populations of Central and Southern Texas. The music style itself blends elements of traditional Mexican music with country, rock, and polka, featuring instruments such as the accordion or guitar.
Shortly thereafter, Saldivar became a fan of Selena’s music and wanted to start her own Selena Y Los Dinos fan club. She contacted Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s father, and pitched the idea to him. Here’s where the anomalies start. To this very day, Abraham claimed that Yolanda called him over the duration of a few months, about 15 times, leaving several messages on his answering machine about this then potential fan club. If this is true, despite the public was never shown a phone bill, the red flags were already present regarding Yolanda’s persistent and relentless personality.
Yolanda, however, tells a different story. In her 1995 prison interview with then Univision reporter Maria Celeste Arraras, Yolanda claimed that she only called Abraham 3 times. So who is telling the truth? We’ll never know, and it all boils down to who you’d rather believe. Soon thereafter, Abraham gave his blessing and approval for Yolanda to start the fan club, where she became the President overnight, just like that. Abraham and Yolanda agreed that the fan club was to be established as a non-profit organization, donating all of the proceeds to charity. The fan club was a success under Yolanda’s leadership, gaining thousands of members and was one of the largest fan clubs in San Antonio. Things were seemingly going great, or were they?
