Selena Etc.

{{Short description|Boutique and beauty salon (1994–2009)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox company | name = Selena Etc. | logo = Selena etc. Logo.jpg | type = Clothing store hair salon nail salon | founded = Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. ({{start date|1994|01|27}}) | defunct = {{end date|2009|7|1}} | founder = Selena Quintanilla-Pérez | area_served = Texas | key_people = Yolanda Saldívar (Former manager, 1994–1995) Sam Mariño (Former manager, 1995–2003) Kristal Sanchez (Former manager, 2003–2009) | industry = Fashion | owner = Selena Quintanilla Pérez | products = Clothing hair products }} '''Selena Etc.''' was a South Texas-based boutique and beauty salon, which was founded and owned by the late American singer, Selena.<ref name="caller1">{{cite web|last=Chirinos |first=Fanny S. |url=http://www.caller.com/news/2009/jun/29/selena-etc-closes/ |title=Selena Etc. Boutique closes its doors » Corpus Christi Caller-Times |work=CCCT |publisher=Caller.com |date=October 13, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref> Selena Etc. finished its building on January 27, 1994, in Corpus Christi, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3721597890 |title=Selena Etc Inc – Corpus Christi |publisher=Insiderpages.com |access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref> which was the headquarters.

Selena opened another boutique in San Antonio, Texas in October 1994. Both locations were equipped with in-house beauty salons.<ref name="caller1" />

Among the employees there was the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, who had been promoted to manager of her two boutiques, as well as controlling Selena's business checking accounts.<ref name="Yolanda">{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/news/yolanda-saldivar-selena-quintanilla-death|title=How Yolanda Saldívar's Obsession With Selena Turned Deadly|date=December 4, 2020 |accessdate=March 27, 2022|first=Ale|last=Russian|work=Biography}}</ref> However, she would lose this position after several employees began to approach Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, and they informed him that they had overdue payments on their payrolls, so upon initiating an investigation in this regard, Quintanilla was convinced that Saldívar was embezzling money.<ref name="Yolanda" />

On March 9, 1995, Abraham, Selena, and her sister Suzette confronted Saldívar and accused her of stealing money from the boutiques and the fan club, firing her immediately, although Selena continued to contact her because Yolanda had several financial documents in her possession that Selena needed to have back.<ref name="Yolanda" /> Another boutique was planned to open in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1995, but on March 31 of that year, Saldívar would murder Selena by shooting her in the back after asking her to meet at the Days Inn motel in order to return her the financial records and documents she still had.<ref name="Yolanda" /> After her death, Chris Pérez, Selena's widower, took over the business. The San Antonio boutique was closed sometime after 1999.<ref name="caller1" />

After the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Corpus Christi boutique, the store was officially closed as of July 1, 2009.<ref name="caller1"/><ref>{{cite web |first=Alejandra |last=Alvarez |url=http://guanabee.com/2009/03/corpus-selena-boutique-closing/ |title=Bidi Bidi NO NO: Corpus Christi's Selena Boutique Closing |publisher=Guanabee.com |access-date=October 20, 2011 |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722025447/http://guanabee.com/2009/03/corpus-selena-boutique-closing/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> A week after the store closed, Pérez placed a "for sale" sign in front of the building. The appraised price of the land and structure was USD$91,454<ref name="caller1"/><ref name="itejano1">{{cite web|url=http://www.itejano.com/selena-etc-boutique-closes/ |title=Selena Etc. Boutique Closes |publisher=Itejano.com |date=June 30, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218022911/http://www.itejano.com/selena-etc-boutique-closes/ |archive-date=2009-12-18 |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> according to the Nueces County Appraisal District. Perez' asking price for the property was $165,000.<ref name="caller1"/><ref name="itejano1"/> The Selena Etc. store had a full-service salon, as well as Selena memorabilia. They also sold jewelry, hats and other accessories.<ref name="caller1"/> Soon after the foreclosure, due to the low economy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6507420.html?plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:b1fc099e-7c09-4b51-b564-10c1760a8256 |title=Boutique named after slain Tejano singer Selena closes – Houston Chronicle |work=Houston Chronicle |date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref> all merchandise and accessories began selling at the "Selena Museum", located several miles from where the Selena Etc. building once was.<ref name="caller1"/>

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