where was she born?
Lake Jackson, Texas.
Selena
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. 
who played the mom in the movie selena UNANSWERABLE what is selena? She was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. how did she begin her career? They formed the band Selena y Los Dinos and began promoting it. what are her skills? She incorporated R&B, Latin pop, technopop, country and western, and disco into her Tejano music repertoire.
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Selena [SEP] 1971–1988: Early life and career beginnings
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She was the youngest child of Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla (née Samora) who had Cherokee ancestry and Abraham Quintanilla Jr., a Mexican American former musician. Selena was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. Quintanilla, Jr. noticed her musical abilities when she was six years old. He told "People" magazine, "Her timing, her pitch were perfect, I could see it from day one". In 1981 in Lake Jackson, Quintanilla, Jr. opened his first Tex-Mex restaurant, Papa Gayo's, where Selena and her siblings Abraham III (on bass guitar) and Suzette Quintanilla (on drums) would often perform.