“I saw her and I was like: I want to do that. “I was watching the Tejano Music Awards in 1994 - it was when Selena had on the red bustier with the crisscross stripes in the front,” Bergara said. She remembers the exact moment she fell for the singer. That’s huge validation for Bergara, 31, an Austin native whose parents, a cross-country trucker and a Del Valle High School secretary, raised her on Selena. Next week, the group sets off on its biggest national tour yet, which includes dates at the Mandalay Bay House of Blues in Las Vegas, Slim’s in San Francisco and Union Club in Los Angeles. “Playing in front of huge crowds like we do, the energy is so high - it’s unusual to experience that for local musicians,” he said. But the size and intensity of the Selena-loving crowds blew him away. Lead guitarist Rene Chavez, who also plays in a cumbia band, was initially somewhat cynical about playing covers for a tribute band, he said. Selena’s fandom consistently brings hundreds to its shows. The City Council Chambers is not, by Bidi Bidi Banda’s standards, a large venue. WATCH: City worker’s Selena tribute band is a dream come true But this time, Bergara, an employee in the music division of Austin’s Economic Development Office, was playing for co-workers. Free.A standing-room-only crowd filled the Austin City Council Chambers June 22 as Stephanie Bergara stepped forward during the council’s weekly live music break to become a Texas icon: Selena.īergara, who has the name of her alter ego tattooed across her forearm in red, has spent three years headlining Bidi Bidi Banda, paying tribute to Tejano music trailblazer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who was murdered in Corpus Christi in 1995. DJ Joe Rios and a cast of Selena impersonators. April 22 at Rumors Beach Bar, 3102 Seawall Blvd., Galveston. Featuring Bidi Bidi Banda, Los Guerreros de la Music and Bombon. April 15 at House of Blues, 1204 Caroline.
Selena edition of Hot Mess: A Montrose Social and Dance Party.ħ p.m. Short volunteer shift, followed by Selena karaoke, trivia and a costume contest. April 13 at Houston Food Bank, 535 Portwall. April 9 at Scandalo Nite Club, 6501 Chimney Rock. Why San Antonio’s Aquatica should be on your family’s must-do summer listġ1 p.m.Historic Lerma’s Nite Club announces grand opening with dance party.Boerne's El Cazador Restaurant & Bar closing just before 1-year anniversary.WATCH: Austin meteorologist sucker punched during road rage attack.1 on Amazon after TikTok gets millions of views Viral TikTok roasts Galveston beach ‘aesthetic' and 'caca water'.SAPD arrests man who barricaded himself at Toyota plant.Her effort to straddle the cultural fence as a Mexican-American helped many come to terms with their own assimilation. GEORGE GONGORA/MBR Show More Show Less 17 of59 Tejano music singer Selena, seen here performing at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in February 1994, remains a celebrated Latino cultural icon 20 years after her murder. HOUCHRON CAPTION (): "I don't think it would be this intense or popular if Selena hadn't come along, and I don't think I've heard her mentioned in any of this Latin explosion thing," says Chris Perez about Latin music's recent popularity.
HOUCHRON CAPTION (): The touring bus of the late singer Selena has been surrendered by her father in a legal dispute. HOUCHRON CAPTION (): In the wake of the slaying of Selena, seen here in a 1994 concert, the market for Latino pop culture has exploded. (AP Photo/George Gongora-Corpus Christi Caller-Times) Selena Quintanilla Perez. The rising music star was shot dead at 23 by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club, on March 31, 1995. Hyde'' and "The Capeman,' which would allow a stage musical based on Selena's life to be produced. The family of the late Tejano singer signed a licensing agreement last week with producers, whose Broadway stage credits include "Dr. 15 of59 16 of59 FILE-Singer Selena performs in this Nov.
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