Did You Catch This? on Instagram: "Why 'Selena' Released So Quickly After Her Death On March 31, 1995, the world lost Selena Quintanilla-Pérez when she was fatally shot by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club and manager of her boutiques. In the months leading up to the tragedy, Selena’s family discovered that Saldívar had been embezzling money. When Selena confronted her and decided to cut ties, their final meeting at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi ended with Saldívar pulling the trigg