Claim: Selena was a musician.

Entre a Mi Mundo -LRB- Enter My World -RRB- is the third studio album by American singer Selena , released on May 6 , 1992 , by EMI Latin . In his recording debut with Selena y Los Dinos , guitarist Chris Pérez had fallen in love with Selena -- which was disapproved by the singer 's father and manager of the group Abraham Quintanilla , Jr. -- and eloped on April 2 , 1992 after Abraham fired Pérez from the band . Abraham later apologized and accepted their relationship and Pérez back in the band . Selena 's brother and music producer A.B. Quintanilla , oversaw production of Entre a Mi Mundo and composed most of the tracks on the album along with band members Ricky Vela and Pete Astudillo , the latter 's songwriting debut . The group 's diverse backgrounds aided in the diversity of the genres explored on Entre a Mi Mundo , resulting as the band 's most innovative recording . It included music genres ranging from synthesized Tejano cumbia to R&B and rock music .   The album 's lyrics emphasize female empowerment and self-assertion , while it explores themes such as unrequited love , cheating partners , and teen romance . Entre a Mi Mundo was promoted through live performances in the United States as well as a high-profile border press tour in Mexico . Selena 's performance in Mexico garnered the singer critical acclaim from the Mexican media , who touted the singer as `` an artist of the people '' . She was called the biggest Tejano act in the country after her performance in Nuevo Leon attracted 70,000 attendees . Entre a Mi Mundo received generally positive reviews by music critics who called it her `` breakthrough album '' . It peaked atop the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight consecutive months . It was named the second best-selling regional Mexican album of all-time by Billboard magazine and became the first album by a female Tejano singer to sell 300,000 units , becoming the best-selling female Tejano record of all-time ; her 1994 album Amor Prohibido broke this record . Entre a Mi Mundo has been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- and triple gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas -LRB- AMPROFON -RRB- .   Three singles were released from Entre a Mi Mundo ; the career-launching single `` Como la Flor '' , '' ¿ Qué Creias ? '' , and `` Amame '' . The former peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart ; her then-highest peaking single of her career . `` Como la Flor '' is regarded by music critics to have propelled Selena 's career in Mexico , as well as calling it her signature song and her most popular recording . The second single '' ¿ Qué Creias ? '' , peaked within the Hot Latin Songs chart top 15 and the final single `` Amame '' reached the top 30 of the chart . The album won the Tejano Music Award for Album of the Year -- Orchestra at the 1993 Tejano Music Awards and tied with La Mafia for Best Regional Mexican Album at the 1993 Lo Nuestro Awards .