by Linda Castillo Along with Selena fans and makeup lovers, I have been anticipating the new M∙A∙C Selena collection since it was announced back in July 2015. M∙A∙C collaborated with Selena’s sister Suzette Quintanilla to create a makeup line inspired by the iconic Latina legend. Selena and her music were so much a part of my teenage years. The passion and love for late … [Read more...] about M∙A∙C Selena Has Arrived #MACSelena
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The Latin Explosion: A New America
Latin Explosion by HBO Documentary Films premiers November 16 at 6:00 PM PST on HBO. Through stirring performances, archival footage and exclusive interviews, this HBO Documentary Films production spotlights many of the key Latino musical talents who helped shape America over the past 70 years, showing how a booming Latin population has embraced its homegrown talent and … [Read more...] about The Latin Explosion: A New America
Selena will Forever Be in our Hearts
by Linda Castillo Music has the ability to elicit so many memories and recapture a moment in time in our lives. Whenever I hear a song from Selena Quintanilla-Perez, I am taken back to my early twenties, a time when I was learning more about my culture by taking Chicano Studies and Spanish classes in college. I instantly had a connection with Selena and her music. It was the … [Read more...] about Selena will Forever Be in our Hearts
Book Review: To Selena with Love
by Jasmine Colón The Day the Music Died is in honor of the day when the world lost The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. Yet heartbreak in Latino/a music culture will show up again when Selena Quintanilla’s life was taken from us on March 31, 1995. Chris Perez, the widower of Selena Quintanilla, finally broke his 16 years of silence and allowed us a look into the … [Read more...] about Book Review: To Selena with Love