Selena

She broke down the walls of the music industry by performing, singing and designer. She was the first Mexican American singer that was modern and traditional. She united both worlds and helped bring Tejano music to the forefront. Her tragic death cut a hole in her rising profile and it is what happens often when a bright deeply genial singer dies too young, it left many to mourn her unrealized potential. In the years since, her admirers have been working harder to never forget the achievements she has achieved. Her tragic death in a shooting provoked a response from the Latino community that was similar as the reaction to deaths of Elvis Presley or John Lennon. An enormously popular singer in Latino communities throughout North America her music crossed lines of cultural difference to affect the lives of children and old alike. An edgy, sexy stage actress sometimes hailed as the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless considered a role model for Off-stage, she was also a family oriented involved in anti-drug initiatives as well as AIDS awareness programmes.