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Welcome to the brief and bingeable true crime podcast, 10-minute murder. My name is Joe. I'm the host, and I appreciate

you being here and listening. Hi. Today we're talking about the murder of a singer that was an

absolute star in the world of Tejano music and was quickly becoming huge in the United States.

She was portrayed in a movie by Jennifer Lopez about her life and death,

and another movie more recently, it's not quite as good in my opinion, but still worth watching.

Selena was killed by her fan club president that had become obsessed with her

and was also about to be taken down for embezzling funds.

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Now, the murder of Selena Quintanilla Perez.

Thank you. The Murder of Selena Qu Lake Jackson, Texas.

She was the youngest child of Abraham and Marcella Quintanilla.

Abraham was a musician himself and noticed that when Selena was just six years old, she was already so talented.

He said her timing and her pitch were both perfect.

In 1981, Abraham opened a Tex-Mex restaurant called Papagaios.

On a regular basis, the musical family of AB, Selena's brother, and Suzette's, her sister, would perform.

Selena would obviously sing.

But after a year, an extreme amount of oil excess drove the price of it weighed down,

and in an area where the economy depended on steady oil prices, it caused a recession.

That recession hit Papa Gio'sos hard and Abraham was forced to close

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