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It’s 1992, and Selena’s new song Como la Flor is a success, increasing presales for her third album and leading EMI to ask for a fourth. However, Selena is still sad about being apart from Chris, whom she’s seeing in secret. A confrontation with Suzette makes Selena realize a solution to having to choose between family and love — Selena and Chris elope. But before they can tell Abraham and the others themselves, a courthouse clerk leaks the news and they learn about it through the radio. Selena and Chris decide to stay away for a few days so that tempers blow over.
Selena and Chris return and are reconciled with Abraham and the others, though there are still hurt feelings at not being included in the wedding. Abraham offers Selena and Chris the empty house next door; Selena privately wants to get their own place, but agrees to take the house. The band go on tour in Mexico for the first time, where Abraham convinces Selena and Chris to hide their marriage, primarily for the sake of her male fans. Selena agrees at first, but after the pressure of lying on a live taping of ‘s TV show and to a journalist, at the Monterrey concert she introduces Chris as her husband. The audience boos at first, but Selena’s charming demeanor wins the crowd over.
(Speaking of that biopic: In a separate lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court just weeks ago, Selena producer Moctesuma Esparza has alleged that Quintanilla assigned him a stake in Selena’s life rights in 1995 when they first partnered on the movie; he describes Selena: The Series as a “misappropriation” of his interest and seeks millions in damages from Quintanilla, his daughter Suzette, their lawyer, Netflix and others.)
On April 12, 1995, two weeks after Selena’s death, , governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday, April 16, Selena Day in the state. He said Selena represented “the essence of south Texas culture.” Some European Americans in Texas wrote to the editor of the during April and May, asking what the big deal was; some were offended that Selena Day fell on . Others said, “Easter is important than Selena Day”, and that they believed people should let Selena rest in peace and continue with their lives. Mexican Americans in Texas wrote vociferously to the newspaper. Some said others were too critical of Selena Day, and should not have responded so rudely.
Selena’s career inspired others
