[1] Selena herself joined the family band at the age of ten, and they turned professional two years later.

[3] While her parents took care of the restaurant, Selena performed for the first time in public at the age of nine[4] with her older siblings to entertain the diners.

Soon after the restaurant's closure, Selena's family moved their musical aspirations to Corpus Christi, Texas.

At some places, the band began to gain a lot of appreciation, while at other performances, where Mexican Americans were not accepted, it was booed.

In 1984, Freddie released the band's very first full-length album entitled Selena y Los Dinos.

In 1987, GP Productions, which discovered Selena y Los Dinos performing, signed the group for a yearly record contract.

[5] In 1987, '[Muñequito de Trapo]' (Rag Doll) was released and an increase in sales began to spread the news about the band, which was promoted and showcased in the Tejano Music Awards.

[5] Selena y Los Dinos' last independent studio album was released in 1988 under the title Dulce Amor (Sweet Love).

He and Selena fell in love, but her father, who wanted to keep the band's clean-cut image, only saw envy in Pérez.

[5] She tried to hide the marriage from the rest of the family, but the news quickly spread to radio stations and newscasts.

The surviving band members reunited for an historic massive tribute concert in honor of Selena on April 7, 2005.

[5] The concert, Selena ¡VIVE!, was held at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.The event not only sold out but became the highest-rated and most-viewed Spanish-language TV special ever.

[5][6] In attendance were Gloria Estefan, Kumbia Kings, and an introduction by Jennifer Lopez, who portrayed Selena in the film made about her life.

Quintanilla's group Kumbia All Starz with surprise guest recording artists on the album La Vida de un Genio in 2010.