Strong sound for Tejana Superstrela Selena Quintanella PerezIt is known only as the name SelenaThere is still an element that resists Latin homes and parties about 30 years after his death.
The mourning that included fans immediately after the tragedy has become over the years to celebrate the cultural symbol that occurs every year, in the days before their birthday on April. But this year, the tribute accompanies a sense of comfort, because Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who shot Selena and killed her in a Motel room in Texasand The first attempt was rejected by conditional freedom.
“We are grateful today because the Texas Freedom and Police Council has chosen the refusal of freedom for the biologa Saldivar,” said the Queenlilla family and Selena husband, Chris Perez, in a joint statement on social media platforms.
The family added that “nothing can restore Selena back, but this decision reaffirms that justice is still prevailing to the beautiful life that was taken from us and millions of fans around the world very early.”
Saldívar, 64, She is serving a life imprisonment to kill the singer in 1995. She is serving a prison sentence in a prison in Getsville, Texas.
In the weeks preceding the decision of the Conditioned Freedom Council, some fans talked about the potential liberation of Saldivar, while others were focusing on celebrating Selena’s life and heritage – very similar to the Al -Mughni family.
“If you are a lover of Selena Los Denus, I say to be, I think this is the most important part,” said Stephanie Bergar, singer and songwriter, and Pido Panda singer, said on the Texas.
Selena’s parents, sister, band members joined the fans and filmmaking members earlier this month, when the movie “Selena Y Los Dinos”, a new documentary on the life of the singer, appeared at the festival Southwest In Austin. Weeks ago, the film was shown at the Sandans Film Festival 2025 and won the Private Documentary Jury Award in the United States for the archive.
“It was a great inspiration, especially for Latin women like me,” Roberta Roms, a fan who attended the exhibition, told CNN KEE KEEE. “It gave us the mentality that we can do anything.”
Can Yolanda Saldvar request a conditional release again?
Saldivar entered Selena’s life as a fan, then she became the president of the fan club in the singer and even managed to manage some of her clothes stores.
On March 31, 1995, she was the “Tijana Music Queen” – which was known as her first name – met with Saldivar on a hotel in Corpos Christie when the fan threw it. They were discussing Selena’s concerns that Saldfar was transferring money from the singer, according to a statement during the trial of the killing.
Selena was 23 years old and was the first English album about to be released.
Saldivar was convicted of the first -class killing and life imprisonment. Her case was placed in a review of the conditional release in recent months on the basis of the time she served in prison, which began when she was arrested for the first time, and because the crime that was convicted of it allowed to consider conditional freedom, according to the Ministry of Criminal Justice in Texas.
Saldivar was the conditional freedom last Thursday (27), After reviewing your case by a committee of three members, according to the Texas Council of the productive and conditional freedom.
“After a full analysis of all available information, which included any secret interviews, the conditional release committee decided to refuse the conditional release to Yolanda Celling and scheduling the test coming from the conditional release for the month of March 2030.”
The Indeuing and Police State Council states that it is considered the crime, “medical and psychological history and how the perpetrator adapts and acted in prison.” But the process is not “simple”; Chilin Ann Japeler, chief research lawyer at the William Wayne Center for Justice of the Public Authority Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Texas, said other factors, such as popular anger, as well as the remorse and accountability of the perpetrator, are also considered in the decision.
“The police freedom process – it is not simple. It is very individual. It is widely on a large scale, and conditions play an important role,” said Gibler.
In his experience in representing women in the process of correcting the conditional release in central Texas, Gaeer said he believed that there is often based on “historical factors and a little attention or focus on current and future factors.”
“For example, we often have individuals who suffer from conditional release over and over again due to the nature of the crime. This is one of the institutions that can deny conditional freedom. But this is a fixed factor that will never change,” said Gaipler.
In the case of Saldivar, the Conditional Freedom Council referred to the nature of the crime as a reason for its denial.
“The registration indicates that the relevant crime has elements of brutality, violence, aggressive behavior, or the conscious choice of the weak victim, which indicates a lack of respect for life, security or the property of others, so that the perpetrator represents a continuous threat to public security.”
In Texas, tens of thousands of cases are revised for conditional release every year, as well as impulsivity, medical release requests and the cancellation of conditional release. In 2023, 64,785 cases of conditional release were considered and about 34 % were approved, according to an annual statistical report of the Texas Council of the productive and conditional freedom.
Celina’s legacy
After decades of his death, Selena remains an icon for her distinctive appearance; A unique voice of its kind mixed Tjano, Dance-POP and R&B; And to develop the American Mexican experience prominently.
Bergara, the singer of the honor group, was only 8 years old when Selena was killed and had no opportunity to see her directly. However, Selena’s image on the stage, and the record of large crowds, is recorded in its memory.
“It was the first person I saw on TV screens seemed to be close,” said Bergara. “It was immediately specific to me and people around the world now can be recognized.”
The Tribute Band a Selena, which originally intended to make a unique presentation, is now toured through big cities throughout the country for more than a decade and saw how the singer’s legacy is transferred through generations.
“We appear all the time when mothers appear at my life, and their daughters appeared, wearing Selena clothes, and they love Selena as much as their mothers love,” said Bergara.
Selena continues the families of the audience, as it is clear from its star on the fame of Hollywood, which was granted in 2018, and it is the Netflix miniature inspired by her life in 2020 and the launch of a second group of Mac cosmetics inspired by the same year.
She was also postponed after her death with the prestigious national arts medal in 2023 by former President Joe Biden, the highest honor granted by the federal government to artists.
In Corpus Christie, where Selena and her family lived, the iconic singer is honored in countless ways. Fans can visit Mirador de la Lore Flore, the Royal Bronze Statue, the Selena Museum and the city hall, which has been renamed in its memory.
Sonya is taught. Aleman, a professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, since 2020 has focused on Selena and its constant impact on society. Her students conducted an interview with hundreds of Selena fans and learned why she remains a cultural symbol despite the differences between generations.
“Its heritage has not diminished. On the contrary, it is strengthened,” Aleman said. For those who suffered from the life and death of Selena, her relationship with the singer was clearly defined – they attended the signing and sessions offers and admired them as a proud pioneer and crowns.
For the younger masses, many of whom were born at the end of the century, means Selena music at home. His songs were an essential component of family events – Quinceañeras and Asada Meat and Family meetings.
“When they think about Selena, they think at home, they think about the family.”
For Alemán, the Selena’s permanent legacy is evidence of “the resounding and continuous need not only to raise it, but to see each other.”
“She is still loved and still is a story and a person who wants people to continue to remember and keep their legacy alive.” “I also think that this means that the society he belongs to, which he identified itself, is still thirsty for acting.”
For fans like Bergara, the celebration of Selena’s life that occurs every year on his birthday on April 16, through developments in the case of Saldivar, should not be overwhelmed.
“I don’t want to give her any attention,” said Bergara. “I don’t think it’s worth it, and what we should focus on is 30 years of Selena, 30 years of celebrating your distinctive life.”
The Queenlla family and her husband, after the conditional freedom of Sadifar was rejected, said that Selena “lived with joy, was self -denial and the raising of generations with her voice and spirit” and asked the fans to remember that.
They said: “We will continue to celebrate Selena’s life – not the tragedy that she took from us – and we ask everyone who loves her to do the same.”
