Christian Serratos as Selena in “Selena The Series” on Netflix Joey Casiano | Contributing Writerjmoreno0608@gmail.com Selena Quintanilla-Perez: As a 5-year-old gay boy, seeing her glisten and gleam across the screen, I was entranced.
When I was a baby and I was crying, the only thing my mom could do to soothe me was to play her songs. Growing up, I wanted to be her; I still do.
Her presence exuded joy and love. Her beauty was unmatched, and she had a style so effortless and glamorous that Liz Taylor could hardly hold a candle to her — well, maybe a tea light candle.
So I became obsessed — dialing up just to look at pictures of her in different outfits, watching old performances and interviews, anything I could find.