Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, higher generally known as Selena, was an American singer who was known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.” Nevertheless, one TikTok person claims it was Jennifer Lopez who made the late singer recognized to audiences, and his principle has despatched social media right into a frenzy.
Selena was a Mexican-American singer from Corpus Christi, Texas, who rose to fame on the Latin music charts along with her siblings, husband, and band, Selena y Los Dinos. The band performed Tejano music and was extraordinarily common with audiences in Texas and California. The group ultimately turned simply “Selena,” and her album “Selena Dwell!” gained the Grammy Award in 1994 for Finest Mexican-American Efficiency.
The 23-year-old singer was additionally an achieved clothier and owned a line of boutiques. Selena had been engaged on an English and Spanish crossover album with hits like “Dreaming of You” and “I May Fall In Love” when her life was tragically taken from her in 1995.
Selena was shot to demise in a lodge by an ex-employee and obsessed fan, Yolanda Saldívar, after it was found that Yolanda had been stealing from the singer. In line with Individuals journal, Selena’s final phrases recognized her assassin and lodge room quantity, “Yolanda … 158.” Selena’s long-awaited crossover album, “Dreaming of You,” was launched posthumously and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
In 1997, shortly after the Tejano singer’s premature demise, a movie about Selena’s life premiered in theaters. The biopic starred a younger Jennifer Lopez, who had already had roles in movies like “Cash Practice” with Wesely Snipes and “Blood and Wine” with Jack Nicholson.
After TikToker @julez540 claimed on X that folks knew about Selena solely due to Lopez, different followers weighed in. The fan additionally shared a video of Selena acting at a live performance alongside one in every of Lopez performing because the singer within the movie.
Lately, Jennifer Lopez fan Julian Laro took to TikTok to share his ideas on the influence Jennifer Lopez had on Selena’s legacy in a since-deleted video.
“Jennifer Lopez is the only cause why so many people know who this wonderful lady is,” Laro mentioned whereas pointing to his Selena T-shirt. “Y’all ever hear Black folks discuss Selena? They journey or die for this b—h, and it’s due to the film. Identical goes for white folks.”
He goes on to debate J. Lo’s spot-on depiction of Selena, referencing side-by-side clips of the actress’ on-screen adaptation subsequent to the singer’s precise efficiency.
“I’m sorry, however how do you watch that efficiency after which go on to say this lady has no expertise? Did you watch what I watched,” he continued. “For my part, Selena and J. Lo have all the time shared a symbiotic relationship wherein they each profit from one another. Due to J. Lo and the film, Selena’s legacy continues to dwell on technology after technology.”
A number of followers disagreed with the TikToker and made it recognized in his remark part.
“Child you and Selena weren’t even on this Earth on the similar time so that you can be making these statements along with your complete chest like that,” mentioned one fan. “Black folks been loving Selena down and it wasn’t SOLELY due to the film please don’t do this.”
“If Selena wasn’t alive and didn’t die so tragically, then there would have been no film for Jlo to make use of as a car to spice up the stardom of her profession. Get actual. Selena owes nothing to Jlo and I’m certain she’d say the identical,” added one other.
“Selena is the explanation why we all know Selena. We all know J Lo due to stolen vocals and never with the ability to discover the proper key,” added one other.
There have been some commenters who strongly believed the TikToker’s assertion that each Selena and J. Lo mutually benefitted.
“the selena biopic certainly did assist JLo to be recognized and put her on the map however saying selena made jlo is simply delusional. subsequent,” replied an X person.
Laro, who’s 33 years previous and says he was 5 years previous when Selena was killed, later clarified his remarks and famous that by “we,” he meant millennials.
“I mentioned 98% of MILLENIALS have been launched to Selena by means of the film. A variety of us know who Selena is due to the film. Not as soon as did I give JLO credit score over everythinggggg involving Selena. NUANCE, my pal,” he wrote.
In 2017, Selena acquired a posthumous star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame. Her household and widow, Chris Pérez, have labored arduous to protect her legacy with musical tributes yearly.
Jennifer Lopez has credited “Selena” for serving to to make her extra well-known than earlier than and as soon as spoke out about being acknowledged for the primary time in public following the movie’s launch.
“That was once I type of turned well-known,” mentioned Lopez. “I had been doing tv and truly had completed a couple of motion pictures already, however with ‘Selena,’ there was a brand new stage of fame.”
Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, spoke on his daughter’s legacy again in 2021.
“Over time, the new generations have found her and have fallen in love along with her,” he mentioned. “Selena’s life was lower brief, however her followers have carried her all through the years and her legacy is being handed on from technology to technology. That in itself is unbelievable.”
