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A new Netflix documentary features Tejano music icon Selena Quintanilla reflecting on death months before she was murdered at age 23, offering viewers a poignant look at the late singer\u2019s awareness of life\u2019s fragility, Parade<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n In \u201cSelena y Los Dinos,\u201d now streaming on Netflix, Quintanilla contemplates her legacy and mortality. According to Time Magazine<\/a>, she acknowledged that she would like to perform \u201cfor the rest of my life but I\u2019m going to die. How long I will be up here is up to them [her fans].\u201d<\/p>\n The documentary arrives three decades after Quintanilla\u2019s March 1995 death in Corpus Christi, Texas. <\/p>\n The Latin music superstar, who won a 1994 Grammy Award for her album \u201cSelena Live!\u201d as the first female Tejano artist to win in that category, was shot in the back during a confrontation with Yolanda Sald\u00edvar in a hotel room. Sald\u00edvar, who served as president of Quintanilla\u2019s fan club and manager of her boutiques, had been accused of embezzlement and fired by the family. She denied the accusations.<\/p>\n At the time of her death, Quintanilla was recording her first English-language crossover album, \u201cDreaming of You,\u201d and expanding her fashion business while maintaining a busy touring schedule, Parade noted.<\/p>\n According to the film\u2019s official Netflix site<\/a>, the documentary uses archival video clips and current-day interviews with family members and former bandmates to tell Quintanilla\u2019s story. The synopsis notes that never-before-seen footage, including home videos, reveals the singer \u201cin a new light as a sister, daughter, and wife.\u201d The film traces the family band\u2019s journey from performances at their Tex-Mex restaurant in Lake Jackson to the top of Tejano charts.<\/p>\n Quintanilla\u2019s life was previously documented in the 1997 feature film \u201cSelena,\u201d starring Jennifer Lopez, who was 26 when she took on the role. The film helped launch Lopez\u2019s acting career, according to Caller Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sald\u00edvar is serving a life sentence in prison. Her first request for parole in March 2025 was denied, according to PEOPLE<\/i><\/a>. Her next parole review is scheduled for March 2030.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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