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<v Speaker 1>Selina Quintania was a force of nature, but when a

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<v Speaker 1>loyal friend betrayed her, she met a fate she never deserved.

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<v Speaker 1>Even the Rich is a podcast from Wondery that tells

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<v Speaker 1>you the stories of the crazy lives of the greatest

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<v Speaker 1>family dynasties to pop culture superstars. In the new season

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<v Speaker 1>Viva Selina, you'll hear how she made a massive cultural

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<v Speaker 1>impact and became a legend the world will never forget.

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<v Speaker 1>All before her twenty first birthday, she had already left

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<v Speaker 1>a legacy across cultures that would continue for generations. Her

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<v Speaker 1>huge talent was nearly overshadowed by her untimely death. She

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<v Speaker 1>was shot by a close friend and confidant. But there's

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<v Speaker 1>so much more to Selina's story than her tragic passing.

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<v Speaker 1>She was kind hearted, brave, and tried her best to

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<v Speaker 1>bring joy to every one in her life. The positivity

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<v Speaker 1>she put out into the world still carries on nearly

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years after her death, and she will always be

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<v Speaker 1>the queen of Tahano music. You're about to hear a

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<v Speaker 1>preview of Even the Rich Viva Selena. While you're listening,

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<v Speaker 1>Viva Selena right now add free on Wondery Plus.

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<v Speaker 2>This episode contains strong language.

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<v Speaker 3>Please be advised.

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<v Speaker 2>It's January nineteen ninety five and twenty three year old

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<v Speaker 2>Selena Quintania is having an amazing day. She's writing Shotgun

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<v Speaker 2>in a sparkling Cadillac convertible and soaking up the hot

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<v Speaker 2>Texas sun. Selena turns and smiles at her best friend,

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<v Speaker 2>Yolanda Saldivar in the driver's seat. Yolanda dotes on Selena.

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<v Speaker 2>She also works for her, managing her boutiques. When they met,

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<v Speaker 2>You'll Landa was the president of Selena's fan club, but

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<v Speaker 2>she quickly became her right hand man. It's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of work, but Yolanda is always ready to drop everything

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<v Speaker 2>any time for Selena. At this point, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people work for Selena. She's a legit mobile, her music

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<v Speaker 2>is topping the charts, and she's pretty much a household name.

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<v Speaker 2>She's got a fashion line, a partnership with Coca Cola,

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<v Speaker 2>and sold out shows. But today Selena's taking a break

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<v Speaker 2>from all that. Instead, she's humming her new song dreaming

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<v Speaker 2>of You as she trails her fingers through the air

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<v Speaker 2>outside the car window. Suddenly, Yolanda slams on the brakes

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<v Speaker 2>and pulls over. Selena jolts out of her daydream and

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<v Speaker 2>looks up. They're outside of a store called Randolph's Custom Jewelers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yolanda winks at Selena and tells her to wait in

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<v Speaker 2>the car. A few minutes later, Yolanda hurries back to

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<v Speaker 2>the car. She hands Selena a small box and tells

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<v Speaker 2>her to open. It's jaw drops when she sees what's inside.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a gorgeous gold ring with a white gold egg

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<v Speaker 2>covered in diamonds. Selena gasps and shock as Yolanda grins

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<v Speaker 2>ear to ear she had the ring custom made for

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<v Speaker 2>Selena just because.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, this kind of blows the dolphin best Friend necklaces

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<v Speaker 3>I had made for us out of the water.

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<v Speaker 2>No, how could you say that? And it's more like,

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<v Speaker 2>just because Yolanda can't get enough of Selena. Their friendship

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<v Speaker 2>is the most important thing in her life, and she

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<v Speaker 2>wants to show her how much she cares. Selena looks

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<v Speaker 2>closer and sees that the fourteen caret band has a

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<v Speaker 2>letter S engraved on it. She starts to get teary eyed.

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<v Speaker 2>She's won Grammys and sold thousands of albums, but no

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<v Speaker 2>one has ever given her such a thoughtful gift. Her

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<v Speaker 2>hands are shaking so much she can barely even get

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<v Speaker 2>the ring on. Selena looks at Yolanda and her eyes

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<v Speaker 2>are full of tears too. Selena scooches across the sea

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<v Speaker 2>and pulls her in for a hug. Once they're back

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<v Speaker 2>on the road, Selena tells Yolanda that the whole world

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<v Speaker 2>will get to see this ring because she'll be wearing

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<v Speaker 2>it on stage for the rest of her life. They

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<v Speaker 2>both crack up as the car tears down the road.

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<v Speaker 2>Selena knows nineteen ninety five is going to be her year.

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<v Speaker 2>She's done so much already, and she still has so

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<v Speaker 2>much left to do. But as we know, Selena will

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<v Speaker 2>never accomplish any more of her big dreams because in

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<v Speaker 2>two and a half months, her bright light will be

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<v Speaker 2>extinguished from wondery.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm brook Siffren and I'm Arisha skidmar Williams.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is Even the Rich, where we bring you

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely true and absolutely shocking stories about the biggest celebrities

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<v Speaker 2>the world has ever.

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<v Speaker 3>Se It's a show about power how you get it,

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<v Speaker 3>how you keep it, and what happens when you merely

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<v Speaker 3>lose it all.

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<v Speaker 2>It's also about how the rich are just like us,

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<v Speaker 2>because even the rich fall in love and break up

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<v Speaker 2>and struggle.

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<v Speaker 3>And belt out to some classic Donna Summer in the car.

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<v Speaker 2>Selena Kintania was a superstar on the rise. With her

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<v Speaker 2>family by her side, she cemented her status as a

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<v Speaker 2>cultural icon and left a legacy that would continue for generations,

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<v Speaker 2>all before her twenty fourth birthday. But her enormous talents

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<v Speaker 2>were nearly overshadowed by her untimely death, shot by a

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<v Speaker 2>woman she considered a friend. Her rising star fizzled far

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<v Speaker 2>too soon. But there's so much more to Selena's story.

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<v Speaker 2>She was kind hearted and brave, and she tried her

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<v Speaker 2>best to bring joy to everyone in her life. The

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<v Speaker 2>positivity Selena put into the world still shines bright nearly

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<v Speaker 2>thirty years after her death. It lives on through her

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<v Speaker 2>iconic stage looks, her legendary megawatt smile, and of course,

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<v Speaker 2>her music. In this three part series, we'll tell you

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<v Speaker 2>how the little girl with a Big Voice became one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most famous figures in the history of Tehano music.

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<v Speaker 2>This is episode one. The family that plays Together