There’s a compelling magic when a global icon appears in a crowded shopping center. In the era before the internet, before social feeds, such everyday moments felt rarer—and the idea of Beyoncé, in a Texas teen’s life, crossing paths with Tejano legend Selena at Houston’s Galleria Mall seems almost otherworldly. Beyoncé has repeatedly cited Selena’s influence, and that chance meeting has become a memory captured again by a Netflix series. With a specially extended edition of 2006’s B’Day released to mark its 20th anniversary, we’re reminded anew of Selena’s lasting footprint on pop music.
The year following B’Day’s debut, Beyoncé issued the EP Irreemplazable, which presented Spanish-language re-recordings and remixes drawn from her second album. The 20th Anniversary Edition of B’Day also includes several tracks in Spanish, among them “Cuerpo Tumbao (Get Me Bodied)” featuring Maluma and a mashup that pairs the Spanish version of “Irreplaceable” with Selena’s 1995 hit “Como La Flor.”
And it’s Beyoncé’s birthday as well. Born on September 4, 1981, she is marking both the date and the album’s milestone by offering a wooden box priced at $948.01 (plus roughly $130 for tax and shipping). The package does not include vinyl records or bees, and there is a purchase limit of four per BeyHive member.
Explore the Selena collaboration below.
The estate of Selena Quintanilla gave its blessing to the new release, yet the timing lands amidst a delicate moment for the Quintanilla family. Reports from earlier in the week revealed that A.B. Quintanilla III has initiated legal action against his sister Suzette Quintanilla and their mother Marcella Quintanilla. A.B. and Suzette had been members of Selena y Los Dinos, and Suzette presently oversees Selena’s estate. Specifics of the charges or even whether a formal suit exists remain unclear.
Through social channels, A.B. asserts that his relatives are aware of a lawsuit he filed after years of accumulating tension. He has also posted images implying that lawyers sought his family’s financial records. However, as noted by Hola!, those documents suggesting attorney correspondence differ from formal legal service.
Suzette and Marcella both deny any legal service having been delivered and issued a joint statement that rejects any insinuation of “theft by Suzette.” They stress that Suzette has not stolen, misappropriated, or improperly taken money or property belonging to A.B., Abraham, Marcella, Chris, Selena’s estate, or any family-owned or jointly owned venture. The full statement reads:
We have seen A.B.’s recent public statement. Because it contains serious and false insinuations concerning Suzette, Abraham, and our family, we feel it is necessary to correct the record.
Marcella has never before felt the need to publicly address private family matters. She is doing so now because statements involving her late husband, her daughter, and her family should not be allowed to stand when they are false.
A.B. states that there is a lawsuit involving Suzette and that a legal process began several months ago.
Suzette has never been served with any lawsuit. She has received no court-filed complaint, summons, petition, or other legal pleading concerning the allegations A.B. is describing. We have also searched available public records for the lawsuit he says exists and, to date, have been unable to locate a publicly filed case matching his description.
So, we ask a simple question: What lawsuit? Where was it filed? What is the case number?
A.B. also refers repeatedly to “years” of family circumstances, “facts,” and “evidence” while making serious insinuations concerning Suzette, his father, and this family.
Those insinuations are false.There was no theft by Suzette. Suzette has not stolen, misappropriated, or improperly taken money or property belonging to A.B., Abraham, Marcella, Chris, Selena’s estate, or any family-owned or jointly owned business.
Suzette is not selling, and has no intention of selling, Selena’s personal belongings. Any potential sale of an ownership interest in a company is entirely separate and should not be mischaracterized as the sale of Selena’s personal items.
We are also unaware of any wrongdoing by Abraham that supports what A.B. now appears to be suggesting about his father.
Words such as “facts” and “evidence” have meaning. If A.B. has evidence that Suzette stole or misappropriated anything, he should present it.
If he is alleging wrongdoing by Abraham, he should clearly state what he is alleging rather than leaving the public to speculate about a man who is no longer here to respond for himself.
And if these claims cannot be identified or supported, insinuations of financial or other misconduct should not be presented to the public as though they are established facts.
We have no interest in attacking A.B., humiliating him, or litigating decades of family history through social media.
We are responding because serious allegations and implications have now been made publicly, and silence should not be mistaken for agreement with statements that are false.
We love A.B. He is our son and brother. But loving someone does not require us to accept false accusations or remain silent while the reputations of Suzette, Abraham, and our family are called into question.
We will continue to protect our family, Abraham’s memory, Selena’s legacy, and the truth.
– Marcella Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla
Contentious family drama aside, Beyoncé’s mashup is a reminder of Selena’s powerful legacy. Hopefully, it doesn’t get overshadowed in whatever legal battles her family might duke out in the future.
