Selena QuintanillaPérez April 16 1971 March 31 1995 was an American singer songwriter spokesperson model actress and fashion designer Called the Queen of Tejano music her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated MexicanAmerican entertainers of the late 20th century Billboard magazine named her the topselling Latin artist of the 1990s decade while her posthumous collaboration with MAC cosmetics became the bestselling celebrity collection in cosmetics history She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market