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The life of Selena Quintanilla it has always aroused the interest of the public, which is why several productions have been made that recount his beginnings in music and his rise to fame, such as the 1997 film “Selena” and “Selena , the “Netflix” series. Although more than 25 years have passed since the death of the Queen of the Tex-Mex, the public still remembers her with great affection and her music remains alive, even new generations dance to their successes.
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Selena Quintanilla died 31 of March of 1995 after receiving a firing of the president of its fan club, Yolanda Saldívar. At the time, the Queen of Tex-Mex was 23 years old and was at the peak of her career: not only did she succeed in music, she also ventured into fashion design and opened several stores with clothes designed by her.
The death of the ‘Queen of Tex-Mex’ it was a blow to the Quintanilla family and to fans of the singer around the world, but also to Chris Perez, Selena’s husband. The bassist of “Selena and Tell Us” revealed how he lived the mourning after Selena’s death and if he had forgiven Yolanda Saldívar. This happened in an interview with Jenni Rivera years ago, the same one that was recalled by fans.
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SELENA QUINTANILLA: WHAT TO SAY CHRIS PÉREZ WHEN ASKED IF HE FORGIVEN YOLANDA Saldívar
Through social media, fans of Selena Quintanilla have relived a moment related to Chris Pérez, The widower of the singer. This is an interview with Rosie and Jenni Rivera on guitarist from “Selena and Tell Us” which was “unearthed” from YouTube.
At this time, it was 18 years since Selena’s death, so on the show “I Love Jenni” on a radio segment, the singer and her sister Rosie, chatted with Chris Perez about his life as widower of the queen of the Tex-Mex.
Chris Perez was promoting his book in which he explained what his life was like with Selena, as well as his musical projects and his personal life after the tragic death of the famous singer.
“This is the man who married someone I really admire,” were the words Jenni Rivera used to refer to Chris Perez, who made a very intimate confession to him during the interview.
“When she (Selena) died, I had to keep all the moments I collected with her and I was very protective of them, and once she handed him out I had to reconcile myself with certain things and relive everything and every time that he listened to something on the radio or saw it on television, he had to change it, ”Chris Perez said at the time.
The conversation progressed with more details of Chris’ life and how he faced the duel after losing to Selena. However, there was one question that surprised many and was the one asked by Rosie Rivera about the murder of the singer mentioning her responsible: Yolanda Saldívar.
Rosie Rivera asked Chris Perez about whether he had forgiven Yolanda Saldívar for murdering Selena, to which the musician replied, “I’m happy with the case, I don’t really think about it, I don’t know how I can really forgive something like that, I just faced the loss of my wife. “
Following Chris Perez’s response, Jenni Rivera has stated that she admired him for the way he dealt with Selena’s tragedy. “I’m really excited that Chris is in a better place now and I’m very impressed with the man he’s become, I really admire him.”
Jenni Rivera was a famous American singer, songwriter and producer of Mexican origin. She was considered the most important and best-selling female figure in the Mexican regional music genre. Unfortunately, Rivera died in 2012 in a tragic and suspicious plane crash.
