Selena and Me

Anything For Selena by WBUR

Jan 12, 202100:29:16Society & Culture

Growing up along the US-Mexico border, Maria Garcia felt torn between her two identities as Mexican and American. But then, something changed her life. She discovered Selena Quintanilla—the Mexican-American pop icon who...

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