CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An annual celebration honoring the life of slain Tejano music queen Selena Quintanilla-Perez will no longer be held in her South Texas hometown.
- Fiesta de la Flor event first held in 2015
- Announced by family
- New location not revealed
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports officials in Corpus Christi were caught by surprise after learning their city would be losing the Fiesta de la Flor event, an annual two-day festival first held in 2015.
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The family of Selena announced Thursday the festival was moving but didn’t say where it would be held next year.
Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb says losing the festival is a blow. The event had a nearly $11 million economic impact on the city in 2019.
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Next year’s festival will coincide with the 25th anniversary of Selena’s death. A former president of Selena’s fan club is serving life in prison for killing her.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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