Facts about Selena, Taken from books, magazines, the fan club newsletter & videos:

Selena immediate family:

• Marcella Quintanilla - Mother
• Abraham Quintanilla - Father
• Suzette Quintanilla-Arriaga - Sister
• A.B. Quintanilla III - Brother
• Chris Perez - Husband

Selena Larger Than Life: Measurements:

• 34-24-36
• Height: 5' 5" 3/4 according to Furia Magazine/ 5' 6" according to her dad
• Weight: 120 lbs
• Pant Size: 3/4 or 5/6
• Shoe Size: 7 or 8

More Facts:

• Selena was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Tx (Contrary to popular belief it was not Easter that year)
• Selena's parents were originally told that Mrs. Q had cancer when she was pregnant with Selena
• Selena had no middle name
• Selena never took singing lessons
• Selena began singing in Spanish at age 9
• Selena made her musical debut in her father's restaurant Papagallos in 1981
• Selena began designing clothes at age 10 or 11
• Selena recorded her first album with Freddie Records in 1984
• Selena's favorite food was double pepperoni thin-crusted Pizza
• Selena's favorite flowers were white long-stemmed roses
• She had a BMW but it was stolen and dumped into the sea so she replaced it with a Porsche Carera with the encouragement of Chris
• Selena originally had a black Porsche but liked the one Chris bought more so she ended up with the Red one at the museum, her father ended up with her black one
• She had a red car before the BMW and it was sold in the early 2000s and ended up catching on fire and was totaled
• Selena once went Bungee jumping on a dare (like in the movie)
• Selena never refused to sign an autograph
• The designer that was helping Selena was Martin Gomez, they met in 1993
• A fan once offered to give Selena a ranch!
• Selena collected Faberge Eggs, a record Executive gave her one and it started a collection for her. Mr. Q told me that it wasn't because she was born on Easter Sunday (A fact that isn't true but is floating around the internet). Her collection is now on display at her Museum.

• Selena told Chris she loved him in 1991 at a Pizza Hut in the Rio Grande Valley
• Selena and Chris once vacationed in Jamaica
• Selena and Chris were married on April 2, 1992
• Selena wanted 5 children
• Chris Perez kept Selena’s clothes in a sealed plastic bag to preserve her smell.

• Johnny Canales, the TV Show Host, took Selena Y Los Dinos to Mexico for her first concerts there
• The tragic day of Selena's death was also to be the day that Johnny Canales married, he considered canceling the wedding, but instead, he and his bride dedicated their wedding to Selena.
• Shelly Lares (another Tejano singer) sang backup for Selena on her Baila Esta Cumbia song
• Shelly also sang onstage with Selena during her 1991 Market Square concert (Not included on the DVD)
• Shelly invited Selena to a rehearsal in 1988 and was introduced to Chris
• Shelly was approached by YS before Selena about starting a fan club but Shelly's father said no
• Stephanie Lynn (also a Tejano singer) sang backup on her Amor Prohibido album, you can hear her vocals on the  Karaoke versions clearer than on the album versions since Selena's voice is removed. On the song Tus Desprecios, a lot of fans have a hard time telling them apart

• "Ven Conmigo" was the first Tejano album to go Gold
• Selena recorded "Buenos Amigos" a duet with Alvaro Torres in 1991, her first #1 song
• In 1992 when Selena went to Monterrey, MX for the first time she broke the attendance record with over 100,000 people, which still hasn't been broken.
• Selena won a Grammy for her 1993 album "Live"
• Selena was nominated for another Grammy in 1995 for her 1994 album "Amor Prohibido"

• Selena was on the TV Novella "Dos Mujeres, Un Camino" in 1994, they wanted her to continue her role as Ramiro's (of groupo Bronco) girlfriend but she was too busy. A rumor started that it was because Erik Estrada didn't want her to be his girlfriend but they didn't have scenes together. She originally was supposed to have a cameo but when she arrived they threw her in!
• "A boy like that" was recorded in 1995, it was a project to raise money for the Grammy's, released on the album "The songs of the West Side Story", it was her idea to give it the New Jack Swing sound
• Selena also did a cameo in the film "Don Juan De Marco", she played a mariachi singer. She recorded 5 songs, 4 Mariachi 1 duet but they were not included on the soundtrack but were included on her albums
• She had a sore throat the day she recorded Tu Solo Tu and her dad said, the execs came a long way please just try, she did and it added a beautiful raspiness to her voice and made them even better
• Some of Selena's fav artists were: Luis Miguel, Janet Jackson, Rocio Durcal - She met 2 of the 3 in her life
• Selena performed 3 consecutive years in a row at the Houston Astrodome, each time breaking attendance records!
• Selena was named Latin Artist of the Decade for the '90s

• "Hey Buffy" and "You go girl" were some of Selena's fav sayings
• In 1993 she recorded a public service announcement for the battered woman's shelter, it was reported that every time Selena's tape "Put an End to Pain" aired, the phones rang off the hook with Spanish speaking callers
• Univision has shown many Selena specials, each time she sets viewing records
• The Quintanilla's had a family plan in case something happened to one of the members. They never thought it’d be Selena.

• Before her last concert at The Astrodome, Selena asked her brother for his opinion on her sparkly, purple jumpsuit. His sincere answer was that the cameras would make her look short and on the chubby side. Though she got mad with his response, she still owned it and looked flawless as always. He later said that with her shoes it looked very different and she looked good.
• Selena was tired of always singing “Como la Flor” at concerts, and often compared the record to Michael Jackson’s hit “Billie Jean,” noted A.B.
• The day before she passed, Selena had dinner with her mother and sister and told them she was going to start a family with her husband.

Selena's Gold Faberge Egg Ring

Because Selena liked Faberge Eggs, YS had a special ring made for Selena. It had 52 diamonds, 18 karat gold, with an 'S' on each side and on the top of the Egg. Selena never knew that her employees at both boutiques had collected the money to pay for it because YS took their money and gave it to her as if it was a personal gift. YS paid for the ring with Selena's American Express gold card. Selena was clutching the ring in her hand when she was loaded into the ambulance. The ambulance driver not knowing the significance of the ring returned it to the Quintanilla family. He found it when hosing out the ambulance, it was covered in blood. He said that he knew it was valuable and thought that the Quintanilla's would like to have it back. In 2002 the gun that was used was cut up into pieces and dumped into the bay. It is rumored the ring was also cut up and dumped as well.