Selena

She was a musician, performer and designer who broke down obstacles in the field. The dual nature of her role as a Mexican American performer was conventional and modern. She helped bring Tejano into the mainstream in an innovative way. Her tragic death cut a hole in her rising profile and it is what happens often the moment a brilliant, warm superstar dies young, she left many to mourn her unrealized potential. Fans have struggled through the years to keep her legacy alive. Selena was the Tejano artist who was fatally shot dead by a gunshot accident caused an Latino reaction that could be likened to the reaction to the deaths of Elvis Presley and John Lennon's death. Selena's music, an artist who was hugely successful in Latino Communities across North America touched people young and old. Selena has been called by certain people as a Latina Madonna, however she is still a great character model. Selena's values of family life offstage as well as her involvement with AIDS awareness programs are exemplary.