The father of Selena Quintanilla, who was brutally murdered in 1995, has slammed a new Oxygen documentary featuring convicted murderer Yolanda Saldívar.
Texas-born Quintanilla, a Grammy-winning singing sensation known as the “Queen of Tejano Music,” was just 23 years old when she was shot and killed in a hotel room by her confidante Saldívar. Corpus Christi, Texas, March 1995.
A two-part documentary series, “Selena and Yolanda: A Secret Between Two People” It will premiere on February 17th at 8pm on Oxygen, which specializes in serious crime shows.
Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, Interviewed by TMZ He said the documentary was “nothing but a lie” and added that his family was not involved, according to the Daily Mail.
Abraham told TMZ, “I don’t want anything to do with Yolanda because everything she says is a lie.”
“No one will believe anything she says anyway.” he told TMZ. “Everyone knows there is no truth in anything that comes out of her mouth.”
When Saldívar, who was a superfan of Selena, came into her orbit, Selena had several big hits, a chain of boutiques selling her trademark flashy outfits was launched, and stardom began. established.
Selena hired Saldívar, who was working as a home nurse in San Antonio, Texas, and Saldívar entered Selena’s life. According to the Daily Mailquoted the prosecutor at her trial.
She became Selena’s best friend, trusted enough to have the keys to the house Selena shared with her husband Chris Perez, and later became president of Selena’s fan club.
Eventually, Saldívar was promoted to manager of two of Serena’s stores, one in Corpus Christi and one in San Antonio, which gave her control of Serena’s business checking account.
Selena also appointed Saldívar as her agent in 1994.
According to a report in the Daily Mail, some of Selena’s inner circle became suspicious of Saldívar’s motives, but the singer remained loyal to her.
Their relationship developed a rift when Saldívar was arrested on suspicion of embezzling $30,000 and when fans complained that they paid fan club dues but did not receive promised merchandise.
Selena reportedly fired Saldívar over the phone, but Saldívar claimed to have bank statements to prove his innocence and asked to meet at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi to explain himself.
When the two met in a hotel room, Selena demanded to see the financial documents Saldívar said he had brought with her, but Saldívar instead shot her with a .38 caliber revolver he took from his wallet.
The bullet shattered Selena’s clavicular artery before exiting her chest.
Selena stumbled down a 400-foot trail of blood to the hotel lobby and told staff what happened before collapsing and later dying at Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital.
Saldívar attempted to flee the scene in a pickup truck, but was spotted by a responding police cruiser. She surrendered after a nine-and-a-half hour standoff with local police and the FBI.
Although Saldívar claimed he shot Selena by mistake, he was convicted of first-degree murder in Texas and sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole in 30 years…2025.
In the trailer for “Selena and Yolanda: The Secret Between They,” Saldívar says: As my family gathered evidence, it presented different versions of what was happening. ”
“It was scary, it was scary,” she added. “I knew her secret and I think people have a right to know her truth.”
The Post has reached out to Oxygen for comment.
