For Maria, who was raised in El Paso, Texas, and lived and worked on the border for years, Selena was a figure that helped her and many other young girls and women like her find a place in a world where they didn't feel like they belonged. "This journey begins at the border, a place in the in-between where, for a long time, I felt divided in two. Then of course jailer comes along and eighty ninety seven and play selina and takes that conversation. For a lot of. Originally from Fresno, California, Kristin is an NPRNext Generation Radioalum who cut her teeth on the NPR Arts Desk, KQED, St. Louis Public Radio, and as an arts journalist in Russia. When the beginning, that was a moment where that there were four, of these moments. Look, her talent and her discipline as a musician, as an artist who cared about her craft, who was meticulous about her craft; that is the main reason. In this intimate journey, Maria explores what Selena's legacy shows us about belonging in America. After the premiere ofSelena: The Serieson Netflix, some fans claimed Selena had been whitewashed in the show. Lionel Messi is known as the best soccer player of his generation, but there's one dream he's never achieved: winning a World Cup for Argentina, the country he left decades ago. sixteen seventeen. in a very lucky, no community, but this was in the nine days when assimilation was very, very, very praised, so, even though it was largely let tee no community, the assimilated, kids and the white kids were sort of at the top of the school hierarchy and there was a sort of shame in being exe. have been a feeling that it has to have been passed down. "She had this . I love the synergy that happens in a group added. Servant of Pod is written and hosted by me, Nick Quah. That is expense. If she could ask that question and when it aired, community. Have you ever been so deeply affected by another person that their story literally gives your life context and meaning and even a sense of belonging? Yeah, but see, I was always correcting her, don't do that. We think that your perspective, Lee enhances the storytelling here or really, sharpness, who are able to bring you back, edit you I'll when necessary, always in service of the story, those who are able to hold your story with gentleness and love, but still, when you are necessary in the story and when you are not to have that team to have people with that perspective in that. I smell creosote bush, which is one of the oldest living organisms on the planet. Twenty five years later, Maria is on a quest to understand what it means to love, mourn and remember Selena. Copyright 2022 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. She uncovers that booty politics is ultimately about race and brings us to a long overdue conversation about anti-blackness within the Latinx community. to downtown paso. character in the story until we started getting into the editorial conversations, and I started sharing with my editors, sort of like mine, my feelings, roundup episodes and why they meant so much to me, and I had editors who told me like you know. Maria explores how the internet has become a place where fans celebrate and remember Selena, as well as grapple with the void she left behind. Don't spend too much. how telling you the lands that I'm looking at it through, and that is completely shaped by growing up in this. Original music from the podcast is available now on SoundCloud. It was like not a desire, a ball body part two, and I remember noticing this when I was young and how odd it was that, like this feature, can illicit these there. You know like I it's real like, find by so many things, and one of them is my love for Selina and so, was learning not to separate sort of mexican maria from american maria. And it mattered a lot for mexican american and let de la girls like me, who were getting mixed messages about whether these features that we. Maria discovers that it's a story of immigration, money and how two often-ignored groups were pitted against each other. Maria Garcia is the Senior Editor of Arts and Culture at WBUR, where she leads The ARTery, overseeing a team of arts writers, reporters and cultural critics. on the cusp of major major start up. Anything For Selena Skip to main content Support WBUR. And saying alone, we all get through moments and, only through one right now and it's actually ok to not just keep it to yourself, till I be without the beings and people as you walk that path? She learned Spanish in the public eye, and her mistakes became some of her most famous and endearing moments. The Anything For Selena podcast released earlier this year is a story of how Selena helped shape pop culture and American identity. public radio station that both its journalism, We're making this story like these decisions, possibly say, first, I'm gonna share that like this is my lads and its informed by all this, but but also in doing so. In my whole life, and ever since her death, or left. Maria explores why Selenas Spanglish seemed so revolutionary for its time, and yet so familiar to many fans. wanted to start with something like this. From you know that I loved certainly now that this was not an unbiased account of her legacy. Marias quest takes her to Abraham Quintanilla, Selena Quintanillas notoriously guarded father. And then here comes Selena just flipping that narrative around. [Laughter]. It was like a scale that I kind of had to unlearn. And that's the gift. "It has this unforgettable smell when it rains," the voice says. So why is Selena still relevant 25 years after her death? The western and southern part of the united states, mid nineties when she was in her early. You know. Weren't expect, struggles that he had in his relationship, ending of your own relationship and again you brought everything to the market, in a really powerful way, and I was curious- why, You know I haven't been able to go back and listen to that vote, It was a moment where I was trying to rebuild my life after my relationship of seven years had, and I was trying to figure out how to establish like a healthy co parenting relationship with the fire, He and I had inflicted some trouble on each other and, and it was just like a really trying time, here was a universe, giving me this opportunity to speak to Chris better. You know I had to. where'd it to me to stay with the land and connect with that. And so we unpack Latinidad, the most modern iteration of Latino identity, from the 90s until now, for the last quarter-century, and we talk about how Selena came to form that identity, and what that identity represents--who it represents now, and who it doesn't. All around text says, he started when she was a. We're here. ===Excerpt, The Oprah Winfrey Show, unknown episode, 1999===, There's all this talk about My girlfriend Gayle--I didn't even know this--but my girlfriend, "You know, people are always talking about her bottom.. feeling around how much a journalist inserts themselves are not had a really evolved from coming from you know. American networks and Mexican programming aired the same top story. Think about where we were as a country in 1995. On the podcast Anything for Selena, Apple Podcasts' Show of the Year of 2021, Maria Garca combines rigorous reporting with impassioned storytelling to honor Selena's legacy. I have cousins and ants in mexico and, of course, my parents living. what I realized that investigating this episode is. And Latin women are the same way! So, even though, were still a bit away from peak holiday season. They that to the listeners that, like this journey, was Selena that were about to go on it comes from a very specific place. And so I knew that I had to bring the personal, the authentic--and I don't take over the story, but I'm definitely with you on this journey, or you're with me on this journey. Maria knows that to truly understand Selena as a person and not just an icon, she needs to go to Corpus Christi. And I want to get to the bottom of why--why she's so resonant now, as resonant as she was a quarter-century ago. You know, switching at a very young age at and have the vocabulary to know that that's what. We shall television where it's like it falls pray, citizens, you know, especially because it so like you said constrained by like the form and, the time limits. And so it is a story, it does have sort of a beginning, middle and an end, but each episode really takes a deep dive into different topics, different stories, that are all connected together throughout the series. In the premiere episode of Anything for Selena, host Maria Garcia explores how Selena helped Maria find her own place in the world. This week, Nick speaks with Maria about Anything for Selena, her new series from WBUR and Futuro Studios, which revisits the legacy of Selena, with an ear to trying to unpack how, exactly, she. See acast.com/privacy for more information. I was blown away by all the different cabinet options they have and how easy it is to get your free design for your space at home to visit cabinets, to go dot com today and see why no one beach their prices or their transferable limited lifetime. It was the early 1990s and she was 7, watching the Tejano star perform on television. I want you to know where I'm coming from Sweden, framing these things are why I'm asking these questions, but, It was also used you effectively say like I'm a character in this story, and, That was the original intention, not that's what. The link in the show notes to start with a free sixty day trial, it's time to recognise you. Nikole Hannah-Jones: Beyond the 1619 Project, 'No Mexicans Allowed:' School Segregation in the Southwest. In the premiere episode of "Anything for Selena," host Maria Garcia explores how Selena helped Maria find her own place in the world. Hosted on Acast. Now, oh there's more to it, because I see this in the pot cast like it doesn't start there. That's different and fuller, like prison their mind. And so suddenly, her death was a top story in English networks and in Spanish networks--incredibly anomalous for the time. It had been made dream to do a podcast about selina for years. yeah I mean I think the episode ear alluding to is episode for which is called big, but politics. In particular, you know I've evolved a bet, I've come to realise that it's not it's, not that I am not, along a little bit and both but growing up. Plus,. Maria confronts his complicated legacy and reflects on fatherhood in Latinx cultures. I didn't even quite have the understanding, but I I recognise now. You wont regret it. But when Selena died, Tejano went from boom to bust. life through a lens, a possibility and joy. If Latinos were not being erased, they were being portrayed as gang members, or lost dropouts, or teenage moms. So this show is really like a part memoir, part reported story. There is now a whole generation of people who have come of age, like me, who have experienced these moments with Selena. Tejano award shows were glitzy affairs and Tejano radio DJs were like rock stars in Texas and the Southwest. lead project is supported by a case of life can feel expensive, but with a key, you can rest easy, knowing your making smart choices while creating your dream home on a budget with new benefits. Web design by Andy Cheatwood and the digital and marketing teams at Southern California Public Radio. Al crecer a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y Mxico, Mara Garca se sinti dividida entre sus dos identidades como mexicana y sstadounidense. So you you make this moved up to public radio and one of the most iconic public radio stations had been around for a long time where. local news all the time and it's what I knew and it's what was familiar to me and and it's what I thought, could really make a difference in telling the true story of the border, but, and I realize that I wanted to go deeper, and I wanted you know. Oh, my gosh, there are so many reasons, Nick. Incluso el New York Times lo catalog el gnero latino de ms rpido crecimiento del pas. Be careful here. Chris shares a side of Selena we rarely get to see, and Maria learns about how love was one of the ways Selena charted her own path. I think I already am. as a journalist I had to disclose where I was coming. Maria became the driving creative force and on-air host of the stunning podcast series, Anything for Selena, which was named Apple Podcast's Show of the Year of 2021, and produced with Futuro Studios and NPR member station WBUR. You know, a process- has to be rigorous and sound, and you have to be able, editors, who really held my story with a lot of compassion and love, too much in the story to the point where wasn't relevant what, me down and say we don't really need that or what. March 2, 2021 In the series finale of Anything for Selena, Maria reflects on what her year-long examination into Selena's legacy reveals about La Reina's humanity. what it means for you. I was 9 years old, the the daughter of Mexican immigrants, and so Howard Stern was not in my world. Journalist Mara Garca initially took notice of her talent when she was only seven years old. I was still very much holding on to my parents, culture. This week, Nick speaks with Maria about Anything for Selena, her new series from WBUR and Futuro Studios, which revisits the legacy of Selena, with an ear to trying to unpack how, exactly, she changed culture. November 21, 2022 NPR and Futuro Studios present The Last Cup, a limited series about soccer and the immigrant experience. Sign up free 0:00 0:00 what led to that end, the lake late fierce resistance from her dad the illegal tell really powerfully in the pond cas but her huh, during this whole winter time, and you knew, when and found him and were able to arrange a sit down with them, and this was in the middle of the endemic at this point. And so, yeah, I think I'll do a lot of gratitude crying. 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