On What Would’ve Been Selena Quintanilla’s 50th Birthday, How the Late Tejano Star Still Influences Today
Cata Balzano As fans of Selena Quintanilla remember the Tejano music star on what would have been her 50th birthday, tributes and posts have flooded social media, causing the hashtag #Selena50 to trend for much of April 16.It’s been 26 years since Quintanilla was shot and killed on March 31st 1995, but the late artist’s legacy lives on in fashion, makeup collections and tens of millions of streams of her songs — not to mention the Spanish-language singers that follow in her influential footsteps.happy birthday to the legend herself! today selena would’ve turned 50. the impact she had not only on the music industry but the whole world is undeniable.