Selena y Los Dinos

**Selena y Los Dinos** was the band which Mexican-American Tejano pop singer Selena belonged to until her untimely death in 1995.

## Biography 
### Beginning 
The band was created when Selena was nine-years old by her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. He immediately spread his musical talent (which he pursued himself in his earlier days) among his three children. Suzette was put on the drums. The band then performed wherever they could, including weddings, street corners, fairs, and quinceañeras, at some places gaining a lot of appreciation, while others not so much. The band was even "booed" off while performing at a wedding, followed by food being thrown on stage. The introduction was made by Jennifer Lopez.

## Band members 
* Selena - lead vocals
* Chris Pérez - lead and rhythm guitars
* Ricky Vela - keyboards
* Joe Ojeda - keyboards
* A.B. Quintanilla III - bass, backing vocals
* Suzette Quintanilla - drums, percussion
* Jesse "O'Jay" Martinez - drums, percussion
* Arturo Meza - percussion, congas
* Pete Astudillo - backing vocals
* Don Shelton - backing vocals
* Fredy Correa - backing vocals

## Discography
Selena y Los Dinos made seven  LP records. They also made eighteen compilation albums that were released and one remix album. In 1984, Selena y Los Dinos signed with Freddie Records and released their debut album entitled *Mis Primeras Grabaciones*, the album ended up with disappointing sales and Freddie Records wanted to put Selena y Los Dinos second album on hold until the band became more seasoned, the band ended up leaving Freddie Records after contract disagreements.

In 1985, Selena y Los Dinos was signed with Cara Records. Selena's father and manager, Abraham Quintanilla Jr felt that the band would do much better with a Tejano record label. Selena y Los Dinos recorded a few singles for Cara Records but a full album was never produced. Selena was moved to GP Productions which was owned by Manny Guerra. Guerra was a Tejano singer-songwriter and music producer. Selena y Los Dinos recorded *Alpha* and released it in 1986. *Alpha* became the first LP record to be successfully released in stores without any issues involved.

The band then released their third LP record *Muñequito de Trapo* ("Rag Doll") on June 29, 1987. They also released their fourth LP record *And the Winner Is...* later that same year. Selena began recording the LP record right after she had won the "Female Vocalist of the Year" award at the Tejano Music Awards that same year. In early 1987, the band were moved to Record Producer (RP Records). This record company was also owned by Guerra. They had released *Preciosa* ("Precious") in February 1988, and sold only 20,000 units.

They then released their last LP record *Dulce Amor* ("Sweet Love") in December 1988. The album sold 24,000 units. She became the first artist to sign with them. In March 1990, Selena y Los Dinos released their first compilation album called *Mis Primeros Éxitos* ("My First Hits"). The album had re-recorded songs that were released before Selena had signed with EMI Latin. In 1990, the band released *Personal Best*. In 1992, the band released their third compilation album called *Baila Esta Cumbia* ("Dance This Cumbia"). The next year, they released *Quiero...*. After Selena was killed in 1995, the band released *Grandes Exitos* ("Greatest Hits"). In the early 2000s, Selena's father had released an "early years" collection called *Selena y Sus Inicios* ("Selena and Her Beginnings"), a few years later, he had released another set of early recordings from Selena called *Classic Series*; which were re-issues of Selena's LP records from 1986 to 1989.

### LP albums
* *Selena y Los Dinos* (1984) Sales: 65,000
* *Alpha* (1987) Sales: 5,000
* *Muñequito de Trapo* (1987) Sales: 7,000
* *And the Winner Is...* (1987) Sales: 12,500
* *Preciosa* (1988) Sales: 20,000
* *Dulce Amor* (1989) Sales: 24,000

 1995 re-release (*Mis Primeras Grabaciones*).
 LP record was not sold in stores.

### Compilation albums 
* *Mis Primeros Éxitos* (1990) Sales: 10,000
* *Personal Best* (1990) Sales: 4,000
* *Baila Esta Cumbia* (1992) Sales: 27,000
* *Quiero...* (1993) Sales: 35,000
* *Grandes Exitos* (1995) Sales: 57,000
* *Selena y Sus Inicios* (2004) 4 volumes
* *Classic Series* (2007) 5 volumes
* *Inolvidable* (2009)

### Remix albums 
* Enamorada De Ti (2012)

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