Selena

She broke down the walls of the world of music in her roles as a performer, singer as well as a designer. The Mexican-American singer was still traditional. She was the first to bring Tejano into the mainstream of music. She was a rising star but her sudden death broke it. As is the norm for a gifted, charming and young musician is lost too quickly, many mourned the potential that she could not yet attain. The fans have worked hard over the years in order to ensure that her legacy is kept alive. The tragic death by shooting of Tejano singer Selena has triggered a response in the Latino community which can be thought of as similar to the responses in the wake of the deaths of Elvis Presley and John Lennon. The singer was extremely popular in Latino communities throughout North America her music crossed lines of cultural difference to affect people young and old alike. A flamboyant sexy stage performer often referred to as the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless thought of as a role model Off-stage, she was also a family oriented actively involved in anti-drug campaigning and AIDS awareness programmes.