30 years after her death, Selena's legacy is stronger than ever.

On March 31, 1995, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was gunned down wrong a motel country astatine a Days Inn successful Corpus Christi, Texas, by Yolanda Saldivar, a erstwhile trusted worker accused of embezzlement.

In the 30 years since her tragic death, the Tejano queen’s prima has ne'er shone brighter. Selena has each but go a saint for millions of Latinos, a totem for modern American Latinidad. Her euphony — a substance of genres that ranged from Tejano, música Mexicana, popular and creation — inspired a caller procreation of artists to clasp biculturalism

“She broke barriers,” popular vocalist Becky G told De Los. “She took our euphony to places we ne'er thought successful our wildest dreams it would reach. She showed younger generations, including myself, that we could beryllium onstage 1 time too.”

In solemnisation of the Tejano queen, the De Los squad looks backmost astatine Selena’s ongoing interaction and legacy.