What happened to Selena Q Perez? Why did Selena’s family sue Perez?

On March 31, 1995, Selena Quintanilla was shot and killed in Corpus Christie, Texas. She was only 23 years old at the time.

Selena Quintanilla, a Latina singer, was on top of the world in the early 1990s. Selena was on her way to becoming an American superstar, adored for her Tejano music and stunning fashion. But everything came to a halt when Selena was murdered by Yolanda Saldvar.

Selena met Saldvar, a fan-turned-employee who was the manager of her boutiques and the president of her fan club, in 1995. Saldvar was supposed to give Selena the last remaining business documents when they met at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. Instead, she fatally shot the star.

Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s father, sued Perez over a TV deal based on Perez’s memoir, “To Selena, With Love.” Quintanilla claimed that the series would violate an agreement Perez signed after Selena’s death, which gave Quintanilla control over Selena’s image and likeness.