Watch the full trailer for ‘Selena: The Series’ coming to Netflix in December
In the words of the Queen of Tejano herself -- “we never thought we’d get this far but we’re here.”Netflix officially dropped the full “Selena: The Series” trailer on Monday and fans are excited. The series will air Dec. 4 on the streaming platform and actress Christian Serratos plays Selena Quintanilla Perez whose life was tragically cut short on March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi. Selena, just 23-years-old, was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, the founder of the Selena fan club. Selena was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, near Houston, and became the first Latino singer to debut at No. According to Netflix, “'Selena: The Series' explores her journey from singing small gigs to becoming the most successful female Latin artist of all time — and the years of hard work and sacrifice the Quintanilla family navigated together.”The comments on the YouTube trailer were overwhelmingly positive.
You can watch Selena's last-ever concert on Amazon
SAN ANTONIO - Did you know you can watch Selena's last-ever concert on Amazon? The concert was filmed on Feb. 26, 1995 at the Houston Astrodome. Cardi B Gives Thanks to Selena Quintanilla as She Beats Houston Rodeo Attendance RecordVideo of the concert can be found here. You can also watch the concert for free on Amazon if you sign up for a free trial of Qello. If you're not bothered by ads, the concert is also available on YouTube.
Amber Guyger to be in same prison as woman who killed singer Selena
GATESVILLE, Texas - The former Dallas police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of her neighbor will be housed in the same prison as the woman who killed Grammy Award winning singer Selena. Amber Guyger, 31, will be housed at the Mountain View facility in Texas, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Robert Hurst. Hurst confirmed that Yolanda Saldivar, who was sentenced to life in prison in 1995 in the shooting death of singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, is also housed at that facility. The prisonMountain View is a maximum security prison for female inmates in Gatesville, Texas, about 90 miles north of Austin in Coryell County. The prison houses a maximum of 645 people, including death row inmates, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website.