Nation IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Tejano Music Star Selena Is Buried
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Selena, the queen of Tejano music, was buried in Corpus Christi next to a mesquite sapling, her grave heaped with 8,000 white roses. Selena Quintanilla Perez was shot during a meeting with Yolanda Saldivar, 32, the founder of her fan club who had become her personal assistant. Saldivar was charged with her murder. About 600 relatives, friends and music industry officials attended the funeral. The Texas-born Selena’s music earned her legions of fans in the United States, Mexico and other countries.
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