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K-Gr 4—Young Selena Quintanilla (1971–95), a groundbreaking Mexican American singer from Texas, "turned everything into a microphone: spoons, crayons, toothbrushes." When she was nine, her family formed a band, Selena y Los Dinos, and performed at their restaurant. When the family lost their house and business due to the recession of the early 1980s, they moved to Corpus Christi to live with relatives. They bought a bus and went on the road to perform at weddings, parties, and rodeos—often fo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More