Viva Selena! | The Family That Plays Together | 186
Even the Rich
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4.4 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Selena Quintanilla was a superstar on the rise. Before her 24th birthday, she'd already cemented her status as a cultural icon, and left a legacy that would continue for generations. Selena was the full package — iconic stage looks, her legendary megawatt smile, and of course, her music. In this three part series, we’ll tell you how the little girl with the big voice became one of the most famous figures in the history of tejano music.
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| 0:00.0 | Wundery Plus subscribers can |
| 0:01.8 | convince the newest season of even the rich |
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| 0:05.9 | or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.8 | This episode contains strong language. |
| 0:10.0 | Please be advised. It's January 1995 and 23 year old Selina Quintanilla is having an amazing day. |
| 0:26.0 | She's riding shotgun in a sparkling Cadillac convertible and soaking up the hot Texas sun. |
| 0:32.4 | Selina turns and smiles at her best friend Yolanda Sala de Var in the driver's seat. |
| 0:37.4 | Yolanda dotes on Selina. |
| 0:39.8 | She also works for her, managing her boutiques. |
| 0:42.9 | When they met, Yolanda was the president of Salina's fan club, |
| 0:46.6 | but she quickly became her right-hand man. |
| 0:49.5 | It's a lot of work, but Yolanda is always ready to drop everything any time for Salina. |
| 0:55.2 | At this point a lot of people work for Salina. She's a legit mogul. Her music is |
| 1:01.8 | topping the charts and she's pretty much a household name. |
| 1:04.6 | She's got a fashion line, a partnership with Coca-Cola, and sold-out shows. But today |
| 1:10.8 | Selina's taking a break from all that. |
| 1:14.0 | Instead, she's humming her new song, Dreaming of you, as she trails her fingers through the air outside |
| 1:19.3 | the car window. |
| 1:21.3 | Suddenly, Yolanda slams on the brakes and pulls over. |
| 1:25.0 | Selina jolt out of her daydream and looks up. |
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