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Published 1750 GMT (0150 HKT) March 30, 2012
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These images appear in the book "To Selena, with Love," by Chris Perez. Selena was comfortable onstage. It was only natural, especially since she started performing at such a young age. In fact, her father took her out of school when she was in the eighth grade to begin her career. She later received her GED when she was 17. Courtesy of Tommie Rodriguez
Selena and her husband Chris onstage with his "Selena" guitar. "The next time we played in Austin, Tony bought back my guitar with this gorgeous picture of Selena on it...Selena covered her mouth and her eyes went wide. She was all smiles and totally tripping. 'I can't believe you did that for me!'" -- excerpt from "To Selena with Love," by Chris Perez. Courtesy of Gilbert Perez
Selena and her husband Chris after one year of marriage."It was one of the happiest times in my life: I was making music, Selena and I were married and still madly in love, and the band was posed to enter the international market." -- excerpt from "To Selena with Love," by Chris Perez
Selena and her husband Chris at a wedding. "Selena loved as hard as she lived. We loved her in return—her family, her friends, her fans, and me, her husband, who felt like the luckiest man alive every time Selena said my name." --Chris Perez Courtesy of Chris Perez
Selena and her husband Chris at a party to celebrate the winning of the Grammy for the "Selena Live," CD. Selena won the Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album in 1994 and was nominated for Best Mexican-American Performance 1995. Courtesy of Chris Perez
