Selena's fans and father reflect on the 20th anniversary of her death
Selena Quintanilla-Perez, simply known as "Selena" was killed by her fan club's president, Yolanda Saldívar, on March 31, 1995.
Twenty years later, fans continue to honor the "Queen of Tejano music."
20 years since she's been gone. The definition of true beauty and talent! A legend. #SelenaVive#SelenaQuintanilla 🌹 pic.twitter.com/GhAzdRGKgQ
- margarita (@crushingonbiebs) March 31, 2015
Rest in peace Selena 🌹 We'll always love you 🌹 1971-1995 #SelenaQuintanillapic.twitter.com/4aVFXYHmR1
- dalila // queen (@KlSSINGMALlK) March 31, 2015
Selena's father, who was also her manager, has mixed feelings about fans marking his daughter's death.
Via AP Online:
"Of course I'm happy that, today, people remember Selena more than ever," Abraham Quintanilla Jr. said via phone from his office in Corpus Christi. "But as Jehova's Witnesses, we don't celebrate deaths or birthdays, and we don't want people to think we're behind all the festivities.
"It's crazy. It grows every day with events everywhere, but we're not organizing them. Our family never got together every year on the day of her murder, because there's nothing to celebrate, and this year won't be the exception," he added. "We remember our daughter every single day. We don't need a special day to remember her."
