Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - dambarefu rokutanga raSelena, "Live" (1993), raiva nenziyo nhatu dzomu studio uye rakabudisa nziyo mbiri dzaiva pamusoro pemishanu muU.S., "No Debes Jugar" uye "La Llamada". Mushure mekubatana kwake neBarrio Boyzz pane imwe chete "Donde Quiera Que Estés" yakasvika panhamba yekutanga paHot Latin Songs chati, Selena akaburitsa dambarefu rake rechina studio, "Amor Prohibido" (1994). Iri dambarefu rakaramba richienderera mberi nemutambi weUS nhamba imwe singles ne "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Kwete Me Queda Más", uye The Pretenders 'cover "Mifananidzo uye Zviyeuchidzo". Iyo yokupedzisira yakakwira panhamba imwe chete pashure porufu rwokupfurwa
weSelena musi waMarch 31, 1995. "Amor Prohibido" uye "No Me Queda Más" vakava vakabudirira zvikuru US Latin singles ya1994 na1995, zvichiteerana. Panguva yorufu rwake, Selena akanga ari mubasa rokuyambuka kupinda mumusika wepop weAmerica. Zviratidzo zvekurekodha EMI Latin uye EMI Records zvakaburitsa "Kurota Newe" mwedzi yakati wandei mushure mekufa kwake. Vachityira kuti rwiyo rwacho rwaigona kuparadza kutengeswa kwealbum muU.S., EMI Records yakaburitsa "I Could Fall in Love" seyega yekusimudzira. Yakava yepamusoro-chati Chirungu-mutauro rwiyo pamusoro Hot Latin Songs chati kwemakore maviri uye akava wake wokutanga nhamba imwe chete muCanada. Rwiyo rwemusoro, "Dreaming of You" rwakava rwiyo rwepamusoro-soro "Billboard" Hot 100 rwiyo rwebasa remuimbi, rwunosvika panhamba 22. Rwiyo rwake rwaPedro Infante "Tú Sólo Tú" rwakasvika panhamba yekutanga paHot Latin Songs kwemavhiki gumi akateedzana; iyo yakareba nhamba-imwe chete yebasa rake. "I'm Getting Used to You" yakasvika panhamba yekutanga paUS &lt;a href="Dance/Electronic%20Singles%20Sales"&gt;Dance/Electronic Singles Sales&lt;/a&gt;; nhamba yake yekutanga pane iyo chati.