Selena Quintanilla
Vinnie Zuffante/Getty ImagesYolanda Saldivarthe woman who shot and killed Selena Quintanilla-Pérez In 1995, “she feels like a political prisoner,” says a family member.
While talking at her Post of New York In an interview published on Wednesday, March 4, the unnamed person added: “It is enough” in terms of condemnation of the life of jumping.
“She is willing to get out of prison, because she thinks she has served more than her time,” the family member said in The Outlet.
In December 2024, Use weekly He confirmed that Saldivar had begun the proof of the parole before the eligibility date of March 30, 2025.
Yolanda Saldivar seeks probation by 2025 after being sentenced to assassinate singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez after 30 years in prison. US Weekly confirmed on Monday, December 30, which Saldivar, 64, is currently in the proof of parole. Its eligibility date is March 30, 2025. Saldivar is also eligible for the visit of the inmates, according to online records (…)
Quintanilla-Pérez was shot Saldivar in March 1995 at a hotel in Texas. The iconic singer died at the age of 23 of hypovolemic shock, as paramedics worked to resuscitate it.
Saldivar, the then president of the singer’s fan club, was tried in relation to the slaughter and finally declared himself guilty. He also claimed that he intended to die from suicide and did not want to shoot Quintanilla-Pérez. Saldivar was found guilty of first degree murder in October 1995 and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of probation.
“They made me a monster and I just want to say, I didn’t kill Selena,” Saldivar said in an interview by 20/20 in 1995, maintaining his innocence despite the guilty verdict. “It was an accident and my conscience is clear.”
Quintanilla-Pérez fans have kept their legacy alive in the years since their premature death. Their first English album, Dreaming with youIt was published in the following months, and the singer became the first Latin artist to debut at Billboard 200, while the album sold more than a million copies.
Almost 27 years after Selena arrived at theaters in March 1997, Jon Seda is still friends with Chris Pérez, whom he portrayed in the biographical film. “I am still a friend of Chris. Chris is just an incredible guitarist and continues to go there by making his music. Take a look at his music, it’s incredible, “silk, 53, told us exclusively (…)
Jennifer Lopez He starred in a movie about Quintanilla-Pérez’s life two years later. The film, entitled SelenaThe actress catapulted to the Superstard, turning López into a house name that is today.
Selena has sold approximately 18 million albums worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female artists in the history of Latin music. In 2021, the singer “Bidi Bidi Bom” was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in The Grammys. Three years later, Selena was selected as one of the presidents of the National Medal of the Arts of the then President Joe Biden.
A new documentary on the life of the singer will debut in SXSW this year after winning the United States documentary Special Jury Award for Archive Narration in Sundance. Selena and the dinos It tells the story of the singer’s death and becomes the impact that continues to have on fans around the world. The film will be displayed at the festival on March 12 and again on March 15, almost 30 years until the day Quintanilla-Pérez died.