And the Winner Is... garnered favorable reception from music critics, with Tim Baker of Newsweek observing the group's gradual elimination of their characteristic doo-wop sound from prior recordings.

In the aftermath of the 1981 recession in Texas, former musician Abraham Quintanilla, endeavored to propel his children's band Selena y Los Dinos as a means of achieving financial stability following their eviction from their home.

[4] This success was succeeded by their rendition of Jimmy Charles' composition "A Million to One" (1986), which garnered the distinction of being the most frequently played track on the KEDA radio station in San Antonio, Texas.

[5] "Dame un Beso" and "A Million to One" contributed to Selena securing the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987.

[6] And the Winner Is... was released in April 1987, with the title alluding to the numerous accolades Selena accrued since her entry into the music industry.

[9] The album cover portrays Selena "proudly holding" the Female Vocalist of the Year accolade from the 1987 Tejano Music Awards.

[7] The album also featured the sentimental ballads "Cuando Nadie Te Quiera", a cover of Mexican singer-songwriter, Jose Alfredo Jimenez,[12] and the Vela-penned "Tu No Sabes".

[15] A music video for "Tu No Sabes" was shot at the Martin Weiss Park in Oak Cliff, bolstering her fan base in the region.

[19] According to Baker, the group was gradually eradicating their usual doo-wop sound from their repertoire in And the Winner Is...[9] On April 26, 1987, Selena rendered a performance of "La Bamba" on the Johnny Canales Show in Matamoros, Mexico.

Patoski characterized her attire as an evolution from her space suit at the Tejano Music Awards to a "silver, sparkling matadora outfit" which signaled a "tinge of sexuality".

The animated music video, described by Ariana Garcia of the Houston Chronicle, as "vibrant and colorful", portrays a frog wedding at which Selena is invited to perform.