In March 1995 , American Tejano music singer Selena was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldívar , her friend and former manager of the singer 's boutiques . At the time of her death the singer was working on a crossover album that would have propelled her into the American pop arena . The impact of the singer 's death had a negative impact on Latin music , her genre — which she catapulted it into the mainstream market — suffered and its popularity waned following Selena 's death . The crossover-planned album '' Dreaming of You '' was released posthumously in July 1995 , debuting and peaking atop the United States '' Billboard '' 200 albums chart , the first majority Spanish-language recording to do so in the chart 's history . The album 's release started a " buying frenzy " for anything related or containing Selena among Hispanic and Latino Americans . Selena 's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla , Jr. explained to Mario Taradell of '' The Odessa American '' that " there is an insatiable hunger for Selena 's music out there " . He further said how he constantly receives letters and phone calls from fans requesting the singer 's music . Following his daughter 's death , Abraham began going through boxes and found " more songs that Selena recorded that we had forgotten about . " He explained how he wanted to preserve Selena 's legacy and that it 's important to him that public consciousness of the singer remains intact . Selena 's brother and principal record producer , A.B. Quintanilla explained on '' Biography '' that Selena 's wishes were for her fans to " never forget about her " . Since Selena 's death , her family has been criticized by fans and the media for exploiting the singer and cannibalizing on her murder by releasing more music
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