Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's band. She went from using a hairbrush as a microphone to traveling from town to town to play gigs. But Selena faced a challenge: People said that she would never make it in Tejano music, which was dominated by male performers. Selena was determined to prove them wrong.

La carrera musical de Selena Quintanilla comenzó a los nueve años, cuando empezó a cantar en la banda de su familia. Pasó de usar un cepillo de pelo como micrófono a viajar de pueblo en pueblo para tocar en conciertos. Pero Selena se enfrentaba a un reto: La gente decía que nunca triunfaría en la música tejana, dominada por intérpretes masculinos. Selena estaba decidida a demostrar que se equivocaban.