Selena Perez was an upcoming Tehajana super star. She was loved by her family, fellow musicians, and fans from both the Spanish and English communities.
She and her family had everything going for them. The music world was very accepting of her bi-cultural life. Many great personality characteristic traits, traits that I believe to be far more important factor in the Hispanic culture, really shined through in this movie. Living ones life to the fullest, honoring family, and machismo was prevalent throughout her life. Unfortunately their dream ended abruptly at the hands of a mentally sick women who even at the time of the murder, considered herself a friend.
From the time Selena was very little, Selena and her siblings demonstrated what I believe to be a strong Hispanic trait, respect for their familia. So often in their you
Often in Selena’s life, when both good and bad things occurred, Selena turned to her parents for comfort or to share her joy. For instance, while riding in the bus, the very home they live out of months at a time, she lays in her moms lap and Selena admits, “we have been working for this since we were little kids. Are they going to love me mamma”. Another time, as she goes on stage to accept her first grammy, her acceptance speech is ....“first of all I would like to thank my family, my dad who is my manager, my brother......my sister.....” Family is number one in her life. This is my interpretation of a hispanic family. They place very high values on family respect. Even in Selena’s worst moment, when Abraham throws Chris the man she is in love with, out of the band and off the bus she turns to her mom crying and sobbing “I love him mom
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