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DISGRACELAND

REWIND - Selena: Tejano, Deception, and the Death of the Madonna of Mexico

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.613.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Selena Quintanilla Pérez ushered in the Golden Age of Tejano music in Texas with a meteoric rise up the charts and into the hearts of her fans. Her fans saw her as more than just a pop star — she was family. Selena was about to take her fame and her family to the world stage when a tangled web of deceit, betrayal, and jealousy would result in her untimely death at 23. To view the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Double Elvis.

0:07.0

The things kids do, eh?

0:09.0

Sitting too close to the TV, dodging homework, reading with one eye shut like a pirate.

0:13.2

But those are signs that perhaps you should pop into Spexavers and get their eyes tested.

0:17.2

Book your kids an appointment at Spexavers today for a free eye test and free glasses.

0:21.8

Sadly, there's nothing we can do about the nose picking,

0:24.6

losing just one sock, saying why, saying why again and again.

0:28.8

Free kids glasses with under 16th NHS optical voucher,

0:32.1

kids 65 pounds and teens 90 pound glasses only.

0:35.2

See online or in store for details.

0:37.8

Disgraceland is brought to you by Disgraceland All Access.

0:41.5

Disgracean All Access membership is your chance to support the show

0:45.2

and get ad-free listening, an exclusive scripted episode every month and

0:49.5

exclusive bonus content every week. Plus access to always-on-chat with me and your fellow

0:55.2

discos. Visit disgraceland pod.com slash membership and sign up today.

1:01.6

Disgraysland is a production of Double Elvis. The stories about Selina are insane. She was only 10 years old when she began to sing professionally.

1:23.4

At 16 she was crowned female vocalist of the year at the Taano Music Awards.

1:29.4

She was the first Taano artist on the Billboard 200 in 1994 and was second only to Janet Jackson

1:35.7

when it came to album sales by a female artist and she was also the victim and

1:40.4

one of the most shocking and high-profile murder cases in music history.

1:45.0

Selina was the poster child for Latin pop in the late 20th century,

1:50.0

at a time when Latin pop was entering its renaissance and finding a larger more mainstream

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