<P> Quintanilla , Jr. refurbished an old bus ; he named it `` Big Bertha '' and the family used it as their tour bus . In the first years of touring , the family sang for food and barely had enough money to pay for gasoline . In 1984 , Selena recorded her first LP record , Selena y Los Dinos , for Freddie Records . Despite wanting to record English - language songs , Selena recorded Tejano music compositions ; a male - dominated , Spanish - language genre with German influences of polka , jazz , and country music , popularized by Mexicans living in the United States . Quintanilla , Jr. believed Selena should record musical compositions related to her heritage . During the recording sessions for the album , Selena had to learn Spanish phonetically with guidance from her father . In 1985 , to promote the album , Selena appeared on the Johnny Canales Show , a popular Spanish - language radio program , on which she continued to appear for several years . Selena was discovered by musician Rick Trevino , founder of the Tejano Music Awards , where she won the Female Vocalist of the Year award in 1987 and for nine consecutive years after . The band was often turned down by Texas music venues because of the members ' ages and because Selena was their lead singer . Her father was often told by promoters that Selena would never be successful because she was a woman in a genre historically dominated by men . By 1988 , Selena had released five more LP records ; Alpha ( 1986 ) , Munequito de Trapo ( 1987 ) , And the Winner is ... ( 1987 ) , Preciosa ( 1988 ) , and Dulce Amor ( 1988 ) . </P>
<P> Quintanilla , Jr. refurbished an old bus ; he named it `` Big Bertha '' and the family used it as their tour bus . In the first years of touring , the family sang for food and barely had enough money to pay for gasoline . In 1984 , Selena recorded her first LP record , Selena y Los Dinos , for Freddie Records . Despite wanting to record English - language songs , Selena recorded Tejano music compositions ; a male - dominated , Spanish - language genre with German influences of polka , jazz , and country music , popularized by Mexicans living in the United States . Quintanilla , Jr. believed Selena should record musical compositions related to her heritage . During the recording sessions for the album , Selena had to learn Spanish phonetically with guidance from her father . In 1985 , to promote the album , Selena appeared on the Johnny Canales Show , a popular Spanish - language radio program , on which she continued to appear for several years . Selena was discovered by musician Rick Trevino , founder of the Tejano Music Awards , where she won the Female Vocalist of the Year award in 1987 and for nine consecutive years after . The band was often turned down by Texas music venues because of the members ' ages and because Selena was their lead singer . Her father was often told by promoters that Selena would never be successful because she was a woman in a genre historically dominated by men . By 1988 , Selena had released five more LP records ; Alpha ( 1986 ) , Munequito de Trapo ( 1987 ) , And the Winner is ... ( 1987 ) , Preciosa ( 1988 ) , and Dulce Amor ( 1988 ) . </P>
when did selena quintanilla record her first album
when did selena quintanilla record her first album
1984
1984