Dreaming: A Tribute To Selena Quintanilla-Pérez

by Edward Vidaurre, Vanessa Caraveo (Contributor)

Dreaming brings together lyrical renditions, little boys dancing "the washing machine," prayers over velas, and odes to purple, sparkly hips swaying to cumbia beats. There's thirty-three works of poetry, prose, and fiction on these pages that provide such narratives: "For Selena" by Timothy Daily-Valdés, "One of Us: Selena Quintanilla-Pérez" by Nancy de la Zerda, "La Milagrosa Selena" by Rubén Degollado and plenty more pieces showing the world the impact she continues to make on the dance floor and across generations.

156 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2020

Reviews

[Veronique Medrano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dreaming' is a beautiful crafted tribute in that each piece selected combines the duality of living as both Mexican/Latino in the United States. It also creates a space in which fans can truly relate to the shared experience of watching Selena grow, the joy that her music embedded into the soul of its listener, and the loss that came with her death. The blend of voices, per each literary piece, goes from English to Spanish and even include pieces that blend both languages together. This adds an authenticity to the work as a whole, given Selena's constant code switch between the two languages throughout her career. Dreaming: A Tribute to Selena Quintanilla- Perez is made up of 28 pieces of prose and poetry. Of these 28 the three that resonated with me most were the following:
Roses in My Throat
What Selena Means to Me
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