Remembering Selena 20 Years Later: Singer's Sister, Suzette Quintanilla Says: 'She Was Just So Humble' [WATCH]

By Star Connor (s.connor@mstarsnews.com) | Mar 31, 2015 10:08 PM EDT

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Can you believe it's been 20 years since the tragic death of the Selena, also known as "The Queen of Tejano" music? In an interview with the ladies of The Real, Selena's sister, Suzette Quintanilla shared precious memories of her sister, who died at the young age of 23.

 

As co-host, Adrienne Bailon talked to Suzette about the hit 1997 biopic of the life and death of her sister, starring Jennifer Lopez, Suzette revealed what was missing. "Props to everybody that was involved in making the movie, of course Jennifer studied so hard to try to get it as perfect as possible ... and it's such a hard job to do, I think."

 Twenty years ago, we lost renowned singer Selena, & today her sister @suzettesyld is here to help us honor her!

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Suzette continued, "I think the one thing that the movie kind of barely touched on was, she was just so humble, and so down to earth and she would really do anything for anybody she possibly could." Co-host Tamar Braxton chimed in to ask if there would have been more music from the Quintanilla family if not for Selena's sudden death. Suzette responded: "Oh yeah, definitely. Most of you know that she was in the studio when she passed away that morning. She was working on her English recordings and she was definitely going to go mainstream English, but she was also not going to leave her roots, which was Tejano music."  Loni Love revealed that Selena had an impact on her because she went to school in Texas. Suzette said, "It's been amazing, and this month will be 20 years that she's been gone ... it just seems crazy but it's amazing how her legacy has just continued. Sitting here with y'all and talking about her, and y'all sharing and enjoying her music it's awesome." She added, "[Selena] she touched a lot of people. It's pretty amazing." When it comes to Selena's fans, Suzette said: "Keeping her memory alive and her music alive, not forgetting about her ... seeing her legacy growing," is how they pay homage to the singer. When it comes to Selena's style, her sister noted that, "Selena was very fashionable, and her music is timeless." Bailon said, "[Selena] she singlehandedly put Tejano music on the map, and she's the reason I am who I am today."

The Real co-host is also a singer, and paid honor to the late Selena by performing the singer's hit song: "I Could Fall in Love"

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