mirador de la flor () is a life-sized statue that is in corpus christi, texas. the statue is a memorial to american singer selena. the statue was ordered by the mayor of corpus christi as a tourist attraction in 1997. hundreds of fans visit the statue weekly from all over the world. the statue faces corpus christi bay, where the gun that killed selena was thrown. a second life-sized statue of selena was made in mexico in march 2011.