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Selena Quintanilla's journey from performing at local events to becoming the "Queen of Tejano Music" with her family ban | dG1fdE5JYkp5d2FDcTA
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00:00Yes. Yes, I am. I'm right here right now. I'm sorry. We're not on air, are we?
00:07It was amazing how talented Selena was, even when she was very young.
00:15My father's a manager, my brother's a producer, and my sister is the drummer in the band.
00:21I got a complete group.
00:23We worked as a unit. Selena had a very dangerous team behind her.
00:28Selena was bigger than what she thought she was.
00:34You have to sacrifice something in life in order to get ahead.
00:39No one in our family has a job. We make a living off of it.
00:43And that's why it means so much to us.
00:53She had so much vision.
00:58She gave me confidence to be a Hispanic woman.
01:04She could do what I wanted.
01:10People imagine her as this force, but...
01:17She had her vulnerable side.
01:19For some little girl, or some little boy somewhere dreaming...
01:28That's what the songs are for. They're for you.
01:30I feel like the music will continue to grow.
01:35Thank you, Grupo Los Dinos.
01:40When I win, they win. And when they lose, I don't know them.
01:43Selena brought hope for the Latinos.
01:48I'm very proud of her.
01:55If you have a dream, if you don't try, you're never going to know.
02:01So, I'm going to try.
02:07I'm going to try.
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