Selena

She is a performer also a fashion designer and a music pioneer. She was an Mexican American artist that was modern and traditional. She united both worlds and brought Tejano music to the forefront. It was an emerging star whose untimely passing splintered it. As is the norm with a talented, charismatic young performer passes away too early and is buried, many mourned the greatness that she had yet to achieve. Fans have worked harder through the years to preserve her legacy. Her tragic murder by a shooter triggered the outpouring of emotions within Latino communities that is comparable to those who reacted to the death of Elvis Presley and John Lennon's. An enormously popular singer throughout Latino communities across North America her music crossed lines of cultural difference to affect the lives of children as well as old. Selena is a flamboyant sexy performer, sometimes referred as Latina Madonna. However, she's a respected role model because she is offstage and has an amiable and family-focused attitude. She also actively is involved in anti-drug campaigns.