Birthday Celebration Events In Texas For Selena Quintanilla

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WEATHER ALERTView full list of weather alerts Selena Quintanilla Perez's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame appears in this file image. (Spectrum News/FILE) 'Selena Day': Birthday celebration events in Texas for the late 'Queen of Tejano Music' BY Antoinette Odom Texas PUBLISHED 11:11 AM CT Apr. 15, 2022 PUBLISHED 11:11 AM CDT Apr. 15, 2022 SHARE

TEXAS — “The Queen of Tejano music,” Selena Quintanilla Pérez’s birthday is April 16, and the late Texas native songstress would have been celebrating 51 years.

Each year, the cherished singer’s birthday is recognized as “Selena Day.” Although Selena’s departure was rooted in a 1995 theft and murder, with the president of her fan club fatally shooting her after being fired for stealing funds from the singer, her legacy lives on.

Selena’s popularity is still going strong after her death, with her father, Abraham Quintanilla, teasing a new album with unreleased material arranged by AB Quintanilla, her brother. The album could be released sometime in April.

Until then, Texans will rally together to celebrate Selena’s birthday on Saturday.

Here are some tribute events for Selena:

• Selena Forever - A Tribute to Selena (Victoria)
• The Historic Pearl's "Bidi Bidi Party" (San Antonio)
• The Good Kind's "Selena Night" (San Antonio)
• Biopic screening of Selena at Texas Theatre (Dallas)
• "Selena Day" at Legacy Hall (Dallas)
• 214Selena Art Show (Dallas)
• Selena birthday celebration at Beto & Son (Dallas)
• Selena’s 51st Birthday at Jaxson Texas Kitchen (Dallas)

If these events don't do it for you and you'd rather stay in, a Selena watch party is recommended. Gather some friends to binge on some of her biographies, dress up in your best Selena-inspired fit or dance the night away to her musical catalogue in the comfort of your home.

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