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Mini Bio (1). Selena Marie Gomez was born and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, to Mandy Teefey, who is of part Italian descent, and Ricardo Gomez, who is of Mexican descent and originally from New Mexico. Her parents divorced in 1997. Giving birth to Selena at 16, her mom Mandy recalls living paycheck-to-paycheck.
American singer and songwriter, Selena Quintanilla-Perez, died Friday, March 31st, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was 23 years old. The cause of death was loss of blood from a gunshot wound to her shoulder, which severed an artery. The shot was fired by the president of her fan club. Selena was buried in Seaside Memorial Park Cemetery in Corpus Christi, Texas.