In 1991, Yolanda Saldívar seemed like a fiercely dedicated fan of Tejano music sensation, Selena Quintanilla, but over the course of four years, Saldívar’s relationship with Selena, her family, and the Tejano music community would shift further than anyone could have anticipated. By the end of Spring 1995, Saldívar had evolved from enthusiastic fan to criminal, charged with the murder of her idol, Selena. Now, 25 years after the murder, Saldívar is known as the woman who cut down one of the biggest music acts of the 20th century right as she was beginning to truly rise to superstardom. And yet, to this day, Saldívar insists that it was an accident. Saldívar first came into the Quintanilla family’s life in 1991. That is the point that she arrives in the Netflix se… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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