Selena

She is a performer, designer and a music pioneer. Her character as a Mexican American singer was traditional and contemporary. She helped bring Tejano into the mainstream with her innovative approach. Her tragic death cut a hole in her rising profile and it is what happens often the moment a brilliant, warm star dies far too young left many to mourn her unrealized potential. The fans have worked hard over the years in order to ensure that her legacy is kept alive. The tragic death of Selena by a gunman caused an outpouring of emotion in Latino communities that is comparable the way people reacted following the death of Elvis Presley and John Lennon's. She was an incredibly popular singer among Latinos in North America. But her music was a hit with both the young and old. The sexy and glamorous stage performer sometimes hailed as the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless seen as a role model off-stage she was family oriented involved in anti-drug initiatives as well as AIDS awareness programmes.