If you are fond of pop-music, you must be well aware of the name; Selena Quintanilla-Perez and was also known with the name ‘Mononym’. She was a talented and a star pop artist, but unfortunately, she is no more. Marcella Samora is her mother, and she has kept her legacy alive throughout the past years. Marcella spent the initial years of her life in Washington, and he met her husband also there. Marcella’s husband is Abraham Quintanilla Jr, who served in the US military. They both got hitched in the year 1963 and moved to Texas when their first child was born. Abraham was also a talented songwriter and singer and passed on his skills opt his children.
Marcella daughter Selena was murdered in the year 1995, and she fought hard along with her family to get justice for her daughter. After a long fight, she was able to get the murderer of Selena behind the bars as he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the prison.
Early life
Marcella Samorawas born in 1944 on July 17 in the USA. She is a Mexican-American with a slight touch of Cherokee Indian. There is not much information available about her childhood and early education, but she spent most of her childhood in Washington. He mother belonged from Colorado, and her father was from Amarillo, Texas. Before she gave birth to Selena, she was diagnosed with a tumour. While she was figuring out what to do with the tumour, she got to know that she is pregnant. Earlier, they were told that it is a boy, but they were surprised when Selena was born.
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Samora’s Husband
Marcella’s husband was a part of a musical group; Los Dinos and performed numerous covers and mix of popular songs. He worked in the US military, but after getting discharged from it, he followed his passion for singing and joined Los Denis once again and enjoyed rock and roll music.
Murder of her daughter
In the year 1995, a tragic incident occurred in the life of Marcella when her daughter Selena was murdered by one of her staff. Yolanda Saldivar was a fan of Selena and proposed to establish a fan club for her. Selena’s father permitted her, but a few years later, he got to know that Yolanda has been stealing money by using fake checks in the name of the fan club and Selena’s boutiques. The family confronted her about the same, which made her furious.
She invited Selena to a motel room and fired her at the back using a gun. Selena was rushed to Corpus Christi Hospital, but she died on 31st March 1995 when she was only 23 years old.
Net worth
If we believe some reports, Marcella Samora Net worth is considered to be around $500000, which he acquired from different activities. Her daughter Selena was a successful artist with a Net worth of whopping $10 million. It also added to Selena net worth and increased her wealth. Marcella is now in her ’70s, so there areminimum chances that her wealth will increase in the coming years.