Cika wannan magana: A 1993, Selena ta saki "Live", wanda ya ƙunshi waƙoƙi uku na studio. "Live" ya bai wa Selena kyautar Grammy kuma ya kai lamba biyu a kan sabuwar kungiyar Amurka. "Billboard" Top Latin Albums chart kuma an tabbatar da zinare ta Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) don jigilar kwafi 500,000. Selena ta fitar da "Amor Prohibido" a watan Maris na 1994; RIAA ta tabbatar da Diamond sau biyu, wanda ke nuna jigilar kwafi miliyan biyu a Amurka. Bugu da kari, kundin ya haifar da wakoki guda hudu na Amurka Latin. A watan Disambar 1994, "Amor Prohibido" ya zama na biyu Tejano rikodi don cimma karshen shekara tallace-tallace na 500,000 kofe. An dauke shi a matsayin "babban kundin" kuma an yaba shi da shaharar da kiɗan Tejano a tsakanin matasa da masu sauraro fiye da kowane lokaci a tarihin nau'in. Tare da "Amor Prohibido", an dauki Selena "mafi girma fiye da Tejano kanta", kuma ta karya shinge a duniyar kiɗan Latin. Wannan ya sa EMI ta fara tallata Selena a matsayin mai zane-zane na Amurka, yana gaskanta cewa ta kai ga mafi girma a kasuwar kiɗa na Latin. Mawakin ya yi rikodin waƙoƙi huɗu da aka tsara don abin da zai zama kundin waƙoƙin yaren Ingilishi a watan Maris 1995. A ranar 31 ga Maris, 1995, Selena ta kasance
Yolanda Saldívar ta kashe ta, abokinta kuma tsohon ma'aikacin Selena Etc. boutiques a kan zargin da ake yi na karkatar da kudade.