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1) Selena was the first female to dominate what type of music? (Tejano)

2) What was the name of the band Selena's dad was in when he was younger?

(Los Dinos)

3) Where did Selena live before her family was forced to move to Corpus

Christi?

(Lake Jackson, Texas)

4) How old was Selena when she first began performing? (9yrs. old)

5) Who were Selena's original band composed of? (Selena, her brother A.B.,

and her sister Suzette)

6) What did each family member do? (Selena sang, A.B. played bass, Suzette

played the drums.)

7) Who did Selena marry? How old was she? (Chris Perez, 20)

8) What was Selena's favorite food? (pizza)

9) What kind of store did Selena own? (Clothing and Hair boutique)

10) Who managed the boutique? ( Yolanda Saldivar)

11) What was Selena dared to do at a fair? (bungee jump!)

12) Was her family opposed to her marrying Chris? (yes)

13) Where did Selena move? (next door to her parents)

14) Did Selena want children? (yes)

15) Why was Selena so important to the Mexican-American population?

THE STUDENTS GIVE THEIR OWN OPINION.

16) What was Selena's goal in music? (To produce an English album)

17) What was her crossover song? (I could Fall in Love)

18) Who wrote most of her music? (Selena's brother, A. B.)

19) What happened when Selena's brother drove the bus? (he got it stuck)

20) In YOUR opinion, what do YOU think would have become of Selena if she

was still alive?

21) Do you think Jennifer Lopez did a good job portraying Selena?

22) Compare Jennifer Lopez to Selena. (optional) (Selena was a singer,

actress, clothes designer, and had her own line of perfume as Jennifer Lopez

does now.)

23) Do YOU think the Mexican Community had a problem with a Puerto Rican

portraying their beloved Selena? Why?

24) Since Q Productions (Selena's family) is still producing and reproducing

her music, do YOU think that her family is capitalizing off of her or

producing her music for her fans to continue her memory and legacy?