The Deification Of Selena Takes Away From Who She May Have Become, 25 Years Later

The tragedy of her death obscured the real person who worked on these songs and entertained audiences

Omar L. Gallaga
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6 min readMar 31, 2020

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This will be shocking. It might even be illegal. I’m not really sure.

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Omar L. Gallaga
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