In March 1995 , Selena was murdered by her friend and former manager of her Selena Etc. boutiques . The record re-entered the '' Billboard '' 200 chart , peaking at number 29 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Within three weeks , it was certified platinum , and was re-certified by the RIAA as 36 × platinum ( Latin ) , denoting 2.14 million album-equivalent units sold . '' Amor Prohibido '' is the second-highest certified Latin album in the United States trailing only her posthumous album '' Dreaming of You '' ( 1995 ) , the fourth best-selling Latin album in the US , the best-selling Tejano recording of the 1990s , and remains the best-selling Tejano recording of all time . '' Amor Prohibido '' has been ranked among the most essential Latin recordings of the past 50 years by '' Billboard '' magazine . NPR ranked the album number 19 on their list of the 150 greatest albums made by women ; it was the highest-ranking album by a female Latin artist , and ninth highest-ranking recording by a woman of color
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