Just How Big Was Selena?

Selena Quintanilla

“The media compared Selena’s death to those of John Lennon, Elvis Presley and even JFK. Major television networks interrupted their regular programing to report the news, and Tom Brokaw on NBC Nightly News called her the ‘Mexican Madonna’. Her death was front page news on the New York Times for two consecutive days… Reporting her life and murder had a significant impact on the magazine publishing industry, an issue of People Magazine commemorating Selena sold out the entire first and second print runs in the first two weeks. Selling almost a million copies and becoming the first collector’s item issue.”

— Come & Take It Podcast

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