Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ná mmalite afọ iri a, egwú Tejano bụ ụdị egwú na-eto ngwa ngwa na United States. Onye ọbụ abụ America bụ Selena na-achịkwa egwu Tejano, na-ewetara ya nnukwu ihe ịga nke ọma. N'oge mmalite ọrụ ya, a na-ajụkarị ya site na ebe egwu egwu n'ihi afọ ndụ ya na onye na-eduzi otu ìgwè Tejano. A gwara nna Selena, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. na ọ gaghị enwe ihe ịga nke ọma n'ihi na ọ bụ nwanyị. Ọ bụ nwanyị mbụ na-agụ egwú Tejano iji nweta asambodo ọla edo na platinum, nwanyị mbụ na-agụ egwú Tejano iji nweta Grammy Award maka Best Mexican American Album, onye mbụ na-agụ egwú Tejano iji bulie US "Billboard" Top Latin Albums chart, na nwanyị mbụ na-ere ndị na-agụ egwú Tejano nwoke. Mgbe Selena nwụsịrị n'afọ 1995
igbu ọchụ, egwú Tejano na-adalata n'ọkwá. Selena ghọrọ onye a ma ama mgbe ọ nwụsịrị, ọ bụkwa naanị onye ọbụ abụ Tejano na-apụta mgbe niile na US "Billboard" 200. Ọkpụkpọ egwu ya nke a wepụtara mgbe ọ nwụsịrị, "Dreaming of You" (1995), bụ ihe ndekọ mbụ nke onye ọbụ abụ Hispanic nke bidoro n'elu "Billboard" 200. Egwú Selena na-enyocha ịhụnanya, ihe mgbu, ike na agụụ, na "Billboard" kpọrọ ya onye na-ese ihe Latin kacha ere ahịa na 1990s. Egwú ndị Latin batara n'ahịa a na-ewu ewu na ngwụsị afọ ndị 1990, nke ndị nkatọ egwu kwenyere na ọ bụ n'ihi ọnwụ Selena na mpụta nke Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez na Marc Anthony, na-enwe nnukwu ọganihu azụmahịa na mmata zuru ụwa ọnụ karịa mgbe ọ bụla ọzọ.