Selena Quintanilla-Perez If you don’t know who this is, we can’t be friends. Period. Selena Quintanilla is iconic for so many reasons – Tejano music, girl power and fashionable outfits that were ahead of her time, but mostly for being a Tejano music legend. Born near Lake Jackson, she began singing for the family band Los Dinos as a kid. Though she also died at an early age, 23, after being murdered by the hated Yolanda Saldivar, Selena’s influence on the Texas music scene is still cherished by many. Many Texans look forward to visiting her memorial in Corpus Christi. Photo via Facebook / Selena Credit: Facebook, Selena

The festival dedicated to Selena Quintanilla-Perez, the Queen of Tejano, is no more.

KENS 5 this week reported that the annual Fiesta de la Flor — held annually in downtown Corpus Christi for the past fast five years — has been canceled. The event, which welcomed hundreds of thousands of attendees yearly, usually takes place in April in honor of the singer’s April 16 birthday.

In October 2019, festival organizer Q Productions announced that the event would no longer be held in Corpus Christi, Selena’s hometown. Though the news was announced as if the gathering could move to another city, a public relations director for Q Productions told KENS 5 that “there is no more Fiesta de la Flor festival” when the news station requested more details.

Q Productions was founded in 1993 by Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. The company still operates the Selena museum in Corpus Christi, sells merchandise inspired by the late singer and is involved in the upcoming Netflix project Selena: The Series.

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This article appears in Jan 15-28, 2020.

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