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out on his relationship with his late wife, whose life was cut tragically short at age 23.Chris Perez, the widower of famed Mexican-American singing idol Selena, has written a book about his late wife, nearly two decades after she was murdered at the age of 23 by a woman who had served as president of her fan club.
Why did it take him so long to tell their story? “For years, Selena’s fans have been wondering if I was ever going to write about her,” says Perez, 49. “Their voices had an impact on me but, more than anything else, I wanted to show a different side of her.”
The new biography, To Selena, With Love (Celebra), covers the couple’s life together, from the moment he first met a teenage Selena Quintanilla and the pivotal 1990 moment when he joined her family’s band as lead guitarist, to the 1995 death of the singer, known as the queen of Tejano music. During their years together, not only did Selena’s career skyrocket, but they also endured a rocky relationship with her father/manager, Abraham, who initially disapproved of the romance.