Marcella ofelia samora deaths
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Marcella Samora: The Life of Selena’s Mother before & after Her daughter's Death
In 1995, the world mourned the loss of Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla. The late artist shared a close relationship with her mother, Marcella Samora, who grappled with her daughter's death and reportedly almost fainted during Selena Quintanilla's murder trial.
Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla, née Samora, shared a close bond with her daughter. While she never took the stage with Selena y Los Dinos — a musical group formed by her husband and comprising of her son and daughter — Marcella Samora played a significant role behind the scenes.
Sadly, she had to endure the loss of a child as the news broke that Selena Quintanilla had been murdered. Her daughter's trial took a toll on all those who loved her but hit Marcella Samora especially hard, as there were days she couldn't make it out of bed.
Selena at the 1994 Grammy Awards in New York City. | Source: Getty Images
When Marcella wa
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Celebrities' mothers are among the most popular people in the world. Marcella Samora, the deceased Selena Quintanilla's mom, has not been an exception. She came into the limelight thanks to her daughter’s fame. She is also the wife to former military man and singer Abraham Quintanilla Jr.
Marcella Samora is a social worker and currently operates The Selena Foundation. Here is her detailed biography to give an insight into who she is.
Profile summary
- Full name: Marcella Samora
- Date of birth: July 17th, 1944
- Zodiac sign: Cancer
- Place of birth: United States
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: Mixed
- Gender: Female
- Famous for: Being Selena’s mother
- Hair colour: Blonde
- Eye colour: Brown
- Marital status: Married
Marcella Samora biography
Marcella was born on July 17th, 1944, in the United States. She was born to a Texan father and a Coloradan mother. Not much fryst vatten known about her early life, siblings, and educational background. Growing up, sh
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Murder of Selena
1995 murder in Corpus Christi, Texas, US
On the morning of March 31, 1995, the American singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was fatally shot and wounded at the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. Although paramedics tried to revive Selena, she was pronounced dead of hypovolemic shock at Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital at age 23. The killer, Yolanda Saldívar, was an American nurse and the president of Selena's fan club who was exposed as having embezzled thousands of dollars from the singer's earnings.
The Latino community was deeply affected by the news of Selena's death; some people traveled thousands of miles to visit her home, boutiques and the crime scene, while churches with large congregations of Latinos held prayers in her name. All major television networks in the United States interrupted their regular programming to break the news. The public's reaction to Selena's death was compared to those that followed the deaths of John Lennon, Kurt Cobain and John