Selena Quintanilla’s legacy continues to shine, and a uncommon video interview posted to her official social media accounts additional proves it.
On Tuesday, Selena’s official Facebook web page posted a virtually 20-minute-long, never-before-seen TV interview recorded in Mexico when the Queen of Tejano was selling her album Amor Prohibido.
“In December of 1994, Selena made a promotional tour by means of the town of Puebla and went on the present Esta Mañana that was broadcast on TV3 below the path of Gilberto Brenis,” states the publish. “In this interview, we can see Selena’s charismatic presence, her humility, and that unforgettable laugh & smile.”
In the interview, Selena talked about being a Mexican-American singer and bringing her music to the forefront within the U.S. “There’s a market. Hispanics and Mexicans are everywhere,” she instructed the host. “There’s a market for the Tejano music. Basically, it’s a strong market in Texas, where we formed. Tejano music was stronger in the past, but there’s a cycle of change; you have rock, romantic ballads, and now the Tejano music is going strong again.”
In the mission of retaining the Tejano and cumbia scene alive, Selena additionally talked about experimenting with new genres.
“Our group [Los Dinos] is Tejano, but the beauty of it is that we’re very versatile,” she mentioned. “In every album, we try to experiment with our music,” she says, giving examples of “techno cumbia,” cumbia fused with digital and rap, and “Si Una Vez,” the place mariachi and cumbia meet. “I think that’s the best part of the group, that we can play other types of music and combine them.”
Thanks to this uncommon gem, we additionally found new enjoyable details about Selena, like that she would somewhat sing than write her music, she was obsessive about chipotle sauce, she would by no means cheat on her boyfriend, and she or he actually disliked her hips.
Watch the whole video beneath.
