Selena came to be considered one of the favorite artists of Raul Velasco because he appeared on more than one occasion on the stage of “Always on Sunday” however, the relationship between the two was not always the best since the controversial driver came to despise “The Queen of Tex Mex”, so this time we will remember how this disagreement between the two celebrities was.
The race of Selena started to take off in the late 1980s and at the time, it was only popular in the southern United States and parts of the northern border of Mexico, so when Raul Velasco received the proposal to present it in “Always on Sunday” was very hesitant to accept because he believed that “he was not playing it safe” with “La Reina del Tex Mex”.
According to a story from Octavio Esquerrawho was the artistic coordinator of “Siempre en Domingo”, in the early 1990s there was a special broadcast of the iconic program, which was recorded in Monterrey and it was at this event where Raúl Velasco accepted that “Selena y Los Dinos” would perform on his stagebut I only let them sing two songs “to see if they hit”, Well, he did not believe his abilities, however, only a couple of songs were enough for the singer to make the controversial driver change his perception.
In that first presentation of Selena in “Always on Sunday” corner “Like the Flower” and “La Carcacha” and in the video of this iconic program you can see the surprise that Raúl Velasco had when discovering the phenomenon that was “The Queen of Tex Mex” among the Monterrey publicso since then he began a good relationship with the singer whom he invited to his program on other occasions.
Selena makes Raúl Velasco dance
After Selena’s success in “Always on Sunday”their presentations on the program hosted by Raul Velascor they were more than common in the following years in which, according to Octavio Ezquerra, “La Reina del Tex Mex” managed to record the highest ratings in the entire history of the emblematic programwhich remained on the air for almost three decades on Mexican television.
Thanks to the success and the good dividends left by the combination of Selena and “Siempre en Domingo”, the singer and the presenter came to establish a very good friendship and proof of this is that in one of his most successful presentations he asked the controversial presenter to dance, who showed off his best steps with “La Reina del Tex Mex”.
The last presentation that Selena had in “Always on Sunday” was in November 1994a few months before his murder and coincidentally said program was broadcast in Monterrey and on that occasion AB Quintanilla’s sister was the highlight of that broadcast, in addition, Raul Velasco he showered her with praise for “the level of artistry” she wasIn addition, he did not miss the opportunity to let him know how appreciated he was for him and his production team.
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