Selena was born on April 16,1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. When Selena was 9 her father created "Selena y los Dinos" consisting of his several children. They initially performed in their families restaurant, but they went bankrupt soon thereafter. They moved to Corpus Chirsti, Texas where Selena and los Dinos performed wherever they could - street corners, weddings, quinceañeras, and fairs and released their  first album  at the age of 12. The more she performed the more people noticed her until she slowly and slowly started to recognized and soon Selena began to become more popular which meant less time for education. Her music career interfered with her education so much, her dad had to take her out of school in the 8th grade.
                Her musical career began in 1989 when Jose Behar, the former head of Sony, signed a contract with Selena. He thought her music was unique and definitely fun to hear after he heard her sing in a street corner in Corpus Christi. A year before, she met Chris Perez in which the Quintanilla family accepted into Selena's band. Selena and Chris instantly fell in love and got married on April 2nd, 1992. In 1992 Selena's stardom got a big boost with the song "Como la Flor"."Amor Prohibido" was a success in Mexico also, who replaced Gloria Estefan's "Mi tierra" on the chart's #1 spot and it sold over 400,000 copies. She then began her own clothing line in 1994 and opened two boutiques.