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Selena Quintanilla\u2019s sister, Suzette Quintanilla, is honoring the Queen of Tejano Music 30 years after her tragic death at age 23 in a new documentary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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“I wanted to take that time capsule from way back when and bring it to 2025 so the younger fans and new generations who want to know more about her or our music have us to tell the story,\u201d Suzette tells PEOPLE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Selena y Los Dinos: A Family\u2019s Legacy premieres Nov. 17 on Netflix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It\u2019s been 30 years since Selena Quintanilla<\/a> was tragically shot and killed<\/a> in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995, at age 23 \u2014 but her older sister Suzette Quintanilla<\/a> continues to honor her legacy every day.<\/p>\nIn the new Netflix documentary Selena y Los Dinos: A Family\u2019s Legacy, debuting Nov. 17, the Queen of Tejano Music\u2019s family and bandmates reflect on the profound impact of Selena\u2019s life and music.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to take that time capsule from way back when and bring it to 2025 so the younger fans and new generations who want to know more about her or our music have us to tell the story,\u201d Suzette, 58, tells PEOPLE about the decision to make the film. \u201cI\u2019m so honored and blown away by the fact that people are still jamming to our music and celebrating Selena.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Selena y Los Dinos in the early 1990s.<\/p><\/div>\n
Reflecting on her sister\u2019s personality, Suzette remembers Selena as \u201calways laughing and full of life.\u201d She adds, \u201cThat\u2019s one of the beautiful things she left behind.\u2026 She never took herself too seriously, and you could feel the realness of who she was.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the documentary, Suzette also revisits the heartbreaking days following Selena\u2019s death, including her funeral on April 3, 1995, and the public viewing that drew more than 60,000 fans. \u201cI look back, and I see those pictures of how many people were there,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI don\u2019t remember any of that. \u201cI just remember being there and being so lost. And so empty.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI love my sister. I miss my sister,\u201d Suzette tells PEOPLE. \u201cI miss what we could have had. It\u2019s something I had to let go of a long time ago to be able to move forward \u2014 to let go of the what-ifs. She was robbed of her life; it was taken from her. I had to make peace with the dream we shared of having kids and raising them together. It\u2019s emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Selena’s family in 2019 L-R: A.B, Marcella, Abraham and Suzette<\/p><\/div>\n
Suzette says she fully recognizes the magnitude of Selena\u2019s cultural and artistic influence. \u201cI understand the significance of what Selena represents \u2014 not just as a Mexican American artist in the music world, but as a human being,\u201d she explains. \u201cHer legacy is my legacy. We were sisters and bandmates, so it\u2019s hard to separate the two, but I don\u2019t think she truly understood the magnitude of her talent. It was a combination of my parents keeping us grounded and her never letting it go to her head.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the documentary, Suzette hopes to continue inspiring others through Selena\u2019s story. \u201cHopefully Selena inspires just one soul\u2026. I hope her story reminds someone that you can dream,\u201d she says. \u201cShe lives in each and every one of us who continues to talk about her, listen to her music, and celebrate who she was as a person. It\u2019s a pretty incredible story.\u201d<\/p>\n
Selena y Los Dinos will be available to stream on Netflix from Nov. 17.<\/p>\n
Selena Quintanilla\u2019s sister, Suzette Quintanilla, is honoring the Queen of Tejano Music 30 years after her tragic death at age 23 in a new documentary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
“I wanted to take that time capsule from way back when and bring it to 2025 so the younger fans and new generations who want to know more about her or our music have us to tell the story,\u201d Suzette tells PEOPLE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family\u2019s Legacy premieres Nov. 17 on Netflix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It\u2019s been 30 years since Selena Quintanilla<\/a> was tragically shot and killed<\/a> in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995, at age 23 \u2014 but her older sister Suzette Quintanilla<\/a> continues to honor her legacy every day.<\/p>\n In the new Netflix documentary Selena y Los Dinos: A Family\u2019s Legacy, debuting Nov. 17, the Queen of Tejano Music\u2019s family and bandmates reflect on the profound impact of Selena\u2019s life and music.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to take that time capsule from way back when and bring it to 2025 so the younger fans and new generations who want to know more about her or our music have us to tell the story,\u201d Suzette, 58, tells PEOPLE about the decision to make the film. \u201cI\u2019m so honored and blown away by the fact that people are still jamming to our music and celebrating Selena.\u201d<\/p>\n Courtesy of Netflix <\/p>\n Selena y Los Dinos in the early 1990s.<\/p><\/div>\n Reflecting on her sister\u2019s personality, Suzette remembers Selena as \u201calways laughing and full of life.\u201d She adds, \u201cThat\u2019s one of the beautiful things she left behind.\u2026 She never took herself too seriously, and you could feel the realness of who she was.\u201d<\/p>\n In the documentary, Suzette also revisits the heartbreaking days following Selena\u2019s death, including her funeral on April 3, 1995, and the public viewing that drew more than 60,000 fans. \u201cI look back, and I see those pictures of how many people were there,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI don\u2019t remember any of that. \u201cI just remember being there and being so lost. And so empty.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI love my sister. I miss my sister,\u201d Suzette tells PEOPLE. \u201cI miss what we could have had. It\u2019s something I had to let go of a long time ago to be able to move forward \u2014 to let go of the what-ifs. She was robbed of her life; it was taken from her. I had to make peace with the dream we shared of having kids and raising them together. It\u2019s emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n Ari Michelson<\/p>\n Selena’s family in 2019 L-R: A.B, Marcella, Abraham and Suzette<\/p><\/div>\n Suzette says she fully recognizes the magnitude of Selena\u2019s cultural and artistic influence. \u201cI understand the significance of what Selena represents \u2014 not just as a Mexican American artist in the music world, but as a human being,\u201d she explains. \u201cHer legacy is my legacy. We were sisters and bandmates, so it\u2019s hard to separate the two, but I don\u2019t think she truly understood the magnitude of her talent. It was a combination of my parents keeping us grounded and her never letting it go to her head.\u201d<\/p>\n With the documentary, Suzette hopes to continue inspiring others through Selena\u2019s story. \u201cHopefully Selena inspires just one soul\u2026. I hope her story reminds someone that you can dream,\u201d she says. \u201cShe lives in each and every one of us who continues to talk about her, listen to her music, and celebrate who she was as a person. It\u2019s a pretty incredible story.\u201d<\/p>\n Selena y Los Dinos will be available to stream on Netflix from Nov. 17.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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