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VOLUME 18 | APRIL 2015

Selena Mi AmigaJohn Zapata Takes Us Down Memory Lane

A Different Kind Of CauseAn Evening Of Dance Raises Funds

For Dance Instruction

A Spectacular ShowFavian Herrera Jr. Presents Cinema

At Latino Culture Center

Celebrating The Life Of SelenaThe First Fiesta De La Flor Honoring Selena

Gets Bad Weather, But The Show Goes On

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Table of Contents4 A Different Kind of CauseAn evening of dance raises funds for dance instruction.

5 Celebrating the Life of SelenaThe first Fiesta De La Flor honoring Selena gets bad weather, but the show goes on.

8 Selena Mi AmigaJohn Zapata takes us down memory lane.

9 A Spectacular ShowFavian Herrera Jr presents Cinema at Latino Culture Center.

Editor’s NoteDear Readers,

April brings April showers and it reminds me of dancing and singing in the rain. There sure is a lot of dancing and singing in the rain to report singing and dancing in this issue. We

do have two wonderful dance events we covered.We hope you will enjoy Power House Scholarship Benefit as well as Favian Herrera Jr’s CINEMA

production at the Latino Cultural Center.We also have to dedicate this issue to Selena Quintilla, whom this past March marked 20 years since

the performers tragic death. To this day, many fans still want more and more of Selena. This year La Fiesta de la Flor was on April 17th and 18th. We were set to cover the event, but missed it this year. Next year we will take advantage of our Media Passes and attend. It is set for May 6 & 7, 2016. Stefani Montiel performed in the rain. The show was set and had to go on. A.B Quintanilla was excited about the 30K plus people in attendance.

We also have a small Bio on our new writing contributer. Jay Hernandez. As you know, we like to give the opportunity to individuals whom want to give writing a shot. We welcome photos, story ideas and event submission/suggestions. In the future we will have our new Tejano Columnist make a debut as well. Carlos Vasquez Jr.

We are eager to report on any events that we all are watching. Please make sure you like us on facebook and visit us often to see the latest events covered.

Email us at: theshowscenemagazine@outlook.com

Sincerely,Lucy BocanegraEditor

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A Different Kind of CauseAn Evening of DanceBy Lucy Bocanegra

Gilleys, Dallas, TexasOn March 22, The Show Scene Magazine was invited to cover The Power House Foundation’s fund raiser. While Spring showers come in to action, so does dancing. The event helped raise money for the scholarships awarded to children who normally could not afford such an elite school, instructors, classes and gear.

The event was all first class. Students performed as a silent auction took place. The venue was as spectacular as the performances.

There are two locations to serve the students. Dallas Studio @ Inwood & Dallas N. Tollway - 972.960.2484Frisco Studio @ Frisco Street, South of Eldorado Pkwy - 214.387.0193

Please contact them for information on classes or donations for the foundation.

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Celebrating the Life of Selenaby Lucy BocanegraPhotos by Stefani Montiel and Mary Richarte

Corpus Christi, Texas The Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau is happy to announce the results of the debut of Corpus Christi’s newest signature event, Fiesta de la Flor; a tribute to the life & legacy of Selena Quintanilla Perez.

Organized by the Corpus Christi CVB & the Quintanilla Family and presented by CITGO, Fiesta de la Flor was hosted at North Bayfront Park in Corpus Christi April 17-18, 2015. Despite weather challenges on both days of the festival, the event was highly successful. Collective attendance for the weekend was approximately 52,000. Of that, 76% were from outside of the greater Corpus Christi-area, with only 24% of the total attributed to the local market.

Fiesta de la Flor entertained visitors to Corpus Christi from at least 35 states and 5 different countries. Domestic festival-goers traveled from both the Pacific & Atlantic coasts and everywhere in between. Among the international destinations represented at Fiesta de la Flor were Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Canada and more.

The influx of visitors to Corpus Christi were accommodated by every available hotel property in the city, resulting in 90.7% overall occupancy city-wide for the weekend, an increase of almost 30% for the same weekend in 2014. Hoteliers also enjoyed increased ADR (average daily rates) of over 30% and increased RevPar (revenue

per available room) averages of nearly 70% over the same weekend in 2014. Along with Fiesta de la Flor, the city also hosted other celebrations the same weekend such as “Wings Over South Texas” that played catalyst to the increase in hotel performance.

Lastly, the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau is proud to announce a conservative city-wide economic impact estimate of over $13 million for the inaugural year of Fiesta de la Flor.

Americas’s sweetheart, Stefani Montiel performed before an eager crowd regardless of rain. At one point Stefani removed her heels and knew that the show must go on. Fans of Selena and Stefan did not waver. They waited patiently to hear Stefani perform. Speaking upon her experience Montiel felt the event was incredable.

“Fiesta De La Flor was such an incredible event! How amazing is it that one person can bring people from around the globe to celebrate such a beautiful person, life and tejano music! Thats Selena for you! “ - Stefani Montiel

We also thank Mary “Mariposa” Richarte, President of The DFW Tejano Coalition for sharing her pictures as well. She makes it a point to get out and support any Tejano event. This was just a stop on her way to San Antonio, TX. Fiesta had just started and there was much Tejano bands to go support. What a way to celebrate her Birthday weekend!

As the Corpus Christi Convention Center said, “See You next year!”

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Selena, Mi AmigaBy John ZapataIntro by Lucy Bocanegra

We had the honor of getting permission from Mr. Zapata to publish his recollection of Selena Quintanilla Perez. After reading his post, one can’t help to see where a man and his camera made more than a click of a connection. You also get the feel for how real the Quintanilla family kept it. Here you have Mr. Zapata’s memory in his own words.

“It is April 16, 1986 and on a stage set up in a San Antonio shopping center parking lot, I get my first introduction to Tejano music. On stage performing that evening is a group of young people mesmerizing the audience of about 100 people with their singing, dancing and gyrations. It is the lead singer’s birthday... The crowd sings in unison, wishing the female lead singer a happy fifteenth birthday. Selena and her family are performing before a crowd that will one day remember her every move, her every song and every smile. I quietly start up my camcorder and videotape this new artist and youthful group. The music is fresh and new, a definite Latin flavor with a Top 40 beat. A rough looking man walks up to me and tells me that I cannot videotape this performance. I do not know who he is but he sounds very convincing. I pack up my video camera and continue to enjoy the music. It is later when I review my 30 minutes of videotape that I realize that the woman singing is very special ... very captivating. I later find out that the man at the concert was her father, Mr. Quintanilla. First impressions tell me that he is the man in charge of this group and his word is “the word.” It is my first of many confrontations with the Mr. Q. Even now as I play back that first videotape of Selena, I am in awe. This new artist was at this point actually a seasoned veteran having been performing in South Texas for six years. After the concert, I approach the group backstage and I am amazed that Selena really doesn’t speak much Spanish. Almost all of the music I had heard in the last hour had been in Spanish!

Several months pass … I am called to La Bamba, a local club in Dallas Texas, to videotape a Selena concert and to provide a video feed for television monitors throughout the club. Again … I meet this young star. The group arrives early in the afternoon to set up their instruments and perform a sound check. Selena has just received the “Female Vocalist of The Year” award at the Tejano Music

Awards, a category that she will dominate until her death. Through the years, her concerts at La Bamba become sold-out events. Her on-stage dancing and moves make my videotaping very difficult. She never stays still in one spot - always moving - always gliding - always dancing.

Mr. Q is impressed with the digital effects I add to the live feed and he and his son talk backstage about using effects like that for a possible music video.

It is the staff of La Bamba that convinces Mr. Q to allow the local Spanish language radio station to broadcast one of Selena’s concerts live on the radio. He is very reluctant, stating that he fears the sound mix and quality will not be good enough to broadcast. On their next visit, the radio station is ready to broadcast the concert. Selena performs her first set and Mr. Q has not allowed the performance to be broadcast. Right before the second musical set is about to begin, he gives the go ahead to broadcast. Engineers at the club and the radio station rush to complete the communication links and with little warning to the listening public, Selena’s performance is broadcast live from La Bamba. For the next 45 minutes, my cassette recorders are receiving the broadcast … It is awesome… Another piece of Selena memorabilia that I will cherish forever.

It is now the 1989 and Selena is signed by EMI/Latin. She will produce many gold and platinum albums for EMI, including a Grammy in 1993 for the “Best Mexican American Performance” for the Selena “LIVE” album. Her popularity soars.

Selena performs at a Quinceñera in Dallas, Texas. It is here where I see fear in her face for the first time, as twice during her performance, young men from the crowd jump up on the stage and try to grab her for a kiss and/or dance. Mr. Q quickly stops the show and announces that the show is over if anyone tries to approach Selena again. Selena restarts the performance and the celebration continues without further problems.

I am called to a local television studio to photograph a new artist that will perform on a midday television variety show called “Noches Latinas.” Yes, it is Selena. During the taping of the show, my 35mm camera jams and it will not work. I have lost all the photographs of the performance and I am forced to sit in with the studio audience and watch the live broadcast. Again I am in awe of this performance.

Selena now becomes the main act at almost all of the Tejano concerts throughout the Southwest. I see her at various functions and she invites me into their tour bus “Bertha” to show her my picture albums. She enjoys

looking at all of my pictures of the various concerts and special events I cover. She tells me that this is the only way she can see what her fellow artists look like since she is always performing herself and does not have time to attend other events. It is during one of these visits that she proudly shows me a “little surprise.” She displays a beautiful dress which bears a label on the back collar … A label with the “Selena” logo. She tells me that this is one of the many things she has designed and that she is considering opening a boutique in Corpus Christi to sell her own fashion line. She is so excited … It is something she feels she has accomplished on her own. She is very proud of the little label.

It is now Cinco De Mayo and a celebration is held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. It will be a few hours before Selena performs, so we spend time backstage talking with several members of her family. Selena carries a Chihuahua dog … It is the family dog … Named “Dino”… It is like her baby. It is at this concert that I learn that a few weeks ago she has married Chris Perez, a member of her band. Her Mom speaks of the heartache and despair that Mr. Q has experienced because of her decision. All appears calm among the family members, but Selena and Chris remain apart from the others throughout the afternoon. She has broken many young men’s hearts, but now she is experiencing real love.I travel to Houston to cover the “Tejano Superfest” concert held at a local racetrack. Again Selena will be one of the last performers. She spends the day backstage meeting and greeting fans, fellow musicians and reporters. She never refuses anyone and she continues for hours. Her smile never wavers and she poses for a thousand pictures so it seems. Mr. Q and Chris remain always near but do not intrude on her space. It seems that there is a serious security problem; there are more people backstage than in the audience, so it seems. Nevertheless everyone behaves and the show continues. She asks me a question that surprises me… “What is your favorite song?” I answer back quickly, “The Keys song” … she is confused … “The Keys song?” “Yes”, I answer back, “you know … Ya Vez!” She smiles and slugs me!

It is not the only time she slugs me ... We are backstage at Artist’s Square in Dallas, waiting for the stage hands to finish setting up the stage for her closing performance. I am drinking an ice cold Dr. Pepper. It has been a very long day. She walks over to me and slugs me ... Making me spill my DP. She says, “That stuff will kill you,” and hands me a can of ice cold Coca Cola. I will always remember that mugging! Siempre Coca Cola, Siempre Selena.

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Perhaps the beauty of Selena as a woman could be seen at every appearance and performance she made at the Tejano Music Awards in San Antonio. It was here where we saw the beautiful gowns and dresses she had made especially for the awards. She was a very different person at the awards. She was the “Queen of Tejano Music ... La Reina!”

The late October breeze sweeps across the record attendance crowd of over 65,000 people at the State Fair of Texas. They have come from all parts of the Southwest to see Selena perform one more time. This will be Selena’s last performance before her fans here in Dallas, but no one can sense that. Her private tour bus arrives and parks a few yards from the stage. The bus nameplate reads, “NO ONE YOU KNOW” … It is ironic that within a few months, many will know her name, see her face, and finally hear her music. Before Selena takes the stage for this historic performance, Mr. Q orders and demands that all photographers and video cameras be removed from the stage. He points at me and says, “You can stay, but don’t get in the way.” I am relieved… How lucky can I be? I begin snapping away... My camera hums as I try to capture this moment for history. Selena’s band begins the music and Selena hides behind the massive loudspeakers and begins singing “Como La Flor” ... The crowd cannot see her, but they recognize the voice … Within seconds she jumps out to center stage and begins what will be the concert I will always remember as her best … Her last. With the freedom to move about the stage during the performance, I try to capture the excitement, the thrill, the sensation on film … The pictures speak for themselves. I took over 100 photographs of the concert that day, all remain unpublished except for one. Photographs of a Superstar for the next generation.

As I sit at my desk, I am stunned of the reports that are coming out of my little Sony TV sitting on the corner of my desk. Univision, the Spanish language television network, is beaming live pictures from a motel in Corpus Christi where Selena’s alleged killer is held up. The telephone rings off the wall as friends and associates call to confirm the rumors or news. Several friends stop by the office to view the events as they unfold live before the television cameras. We are in shock … No words can describe the feelings and emotions that we are experiencing as we hear of the death of a dear friend.

It is not until months later when I visit that same motel in Corpus Christi that the reality finally sinks in … she has died. I visit her home and I am surprised to see the fence that surrounds her house covered with flowers,

notes, posters and messages to Selena and her family. The sidewalks are covered with poems, letters and words of comfort written in chalk, magic marker, florescent paint, crayons and pencil. It is a touching tribute from her fans, neighbors and admirers. A quick stop at the Q Production Studios, it appears empty and locked up, but in the fenced parking lot I notice a red Porsche, the new tour bus and several big trucks with Selena’s likeness next to the Coca Cola symbols we have all grown accustomed to. Never again will the bus or Porsche carry Selena to her destination … It is a sad and disturbing sight.

Twenty years later, I sit here still in disbelief that we have lost such a wonderful friend. Her accomplishments in Tejano music have yet to be matched. I lost an amiga I am glad I had the opportunity to know and meet a person I could call “friend” … In my heart she will always remain close and her smile will always stay in my mind. With every Selena song I hear, I am reminded of those days we took for granted...All we have now are “fotos y recuerdos.” - John Zapata

John “Xap” Zapata is the owner and operator of tejanoentertainment.net website that is dedicated to Mr. Zapata’s dream to create a resource for Tejano fans to keep updated in the past and current talent in the industry. His experience is extensive. Univision Radio & Television Group in Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antoni. Fiesta San Antonio, The Tejano Explosion at Cattleman’s Square and the State Fair of Texas are just to name a few of the events Mr. Zapata has been a part of. He has appeared on Primer Impacto as well. For over 11 years he has been consulting and now serving as the Talent Scout for The Tejano Music Awards.

A New Face To The Charity Scene

Jason also, while incarcerated, founded the grass-roots sentencing reform group called Crack Open The Door. Which advocates for the eventual release of first-time, non-violent crack cocaine offenders serving life without parole. crackopenthedoor.com

He currently works at a non-profit restaurant and culinary training facility in Downtown Dallas named Cafe Momentum which provides a job, intensive culinary skills, life skills, and other support for at-risk youth who have been incarcerated in juvenile facilities.

Jason eventually wishes to start a non-profit aimed at bettering the lives of single parent Hispanic mothers and children.

His first feature story will be printed in the May 2015 issue. His article may be too opinionated for some, but it is sure to please those who believe in making changes. The only way changes can come about is to get to talking about things most prefer to remain silent about.

For any questions about Jason and the projects he is involved in, please contact him via email at: jhernandez@121913@gmail.com

The Show Scene Magazine wishes to introduce a new contributing writer to the publication.

Jason Hernandez is the first Hispanic to receive clemency from the President of the United States. Barack Obama: wherein his sentence of Life without parole plus, for a nonviolent drug crime, was reduced to twenty years... Ultimately, Jason was incarcerated at the age of 21 up until he turned 38.

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A Spectacular ShowCinemaStory by Lucy BocanegraPhotos by Luzette Portillo

Dallas, Texas - Latino Cultural CenterWe all have our favorite movies and

favorite scenes. We also have our favorite songs that we tie to the big screen.

Favian Herrera Jr. Choreographer and instructor, a teaching artist at Millenium Dance Complex to many had a great idea. He took some of our favorites and interpreted them with dance.

“The event that took place April 18th at the Latino Cultural Center was an event to remember. We had the pleasure of covering the event. There is not much that words can describe, but the pictures speak for themselves.

Cinema was an experience that like all had its ups and downs. It was something that I take much pride in, it was a tough task but one I would do all over again. Your dreams can come true if you stay persistent and believe in your abilities to achieve. I want to thank everyone involved in this project, The Latino Cultural Center, Next Generation Dance Company and all of my amazing dancers who gave there all in rehearsal and on stage. I am blessed to have been able to see everyone succeed in this endeavor.” Favian Herrera Jr.

Our cover page features a scene from this event that had a scene from the movie Selena. The last dance performed for the night was well worth the wait, but all performances warrant a standing ovation! Great job Mr. Herrera. Your talent of teaching as well as performer shined!

Please visit the website www.theshowscenemagazine.com for more pictures of this wonderfully choreographed event.

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