El secreto de Selena: la reveladora historia detrás de su trágica muerte [Paperback]

Maria Celeste Arraras (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 5, 1997

The anchorwoman of the top-rated Spanish television magazine, Primer Impacto, seen on the Univision network, reveals new details about the life and tragic death of the Latin music superstar, including information about her murderer. 12,500 first printing. Tour.

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A popular anchorwoman of Primer Impacto, a top-rated TV program seen here and throughout Latin America, Arraras offers an exclusive interview with Yolanda Saldivar, the convicted killer of Tejano music queen Selena Quintanilla. Interest in this title should be boosted by the recently released film Selena, featuring Edward James Olmos and Jennifer Lopez.?Ondina Arrondo
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About the Author

MarÍa Celeste ArrarÁs is the host and managing editor of "Al Rojo Vivo con MarÍa Celeste" (Red Hot Live with Maria Celeste), produced by Telemundo/NBC. She is also a guest host for NBC’s Today show and has collaborated with Dateline and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. This Emmy award winner is also the bestselling author of Selena’s Secret and The Magic Cane. She has been featured on the cover of People en EspaÑol more times than any other celebrity and was selected by Newsweek magazine to appear on the cover of its “20 Most Powerful Women of the Next Generation" issue.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (March 5, 1997)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 068483135X
• ISBN-13: 978-0684831350
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,387,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Libros en español > No-Ficción > Hechos Verídicos

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Arraras knows the "secret" and you don't, August 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: El secreto de Selena: la reveladora historia detrás de su trágica muerte (Paperback)

I read this in the English version. Arraras begins with an intro that states "she knows Selena's secret" and ends by explaining that, since Yolanda Saldivar told her the "secret" off the record, Arraras cannot reveal it. She says the reader needs to read between the lines to discover aspects of the secret that have since become public knowledge and were therefore OK for her to include in her book.

I'm not a big Selena fan and this account seemed balanced for the most part-- but I can see that serious fans would be upset because Arraras insists on treating Yolanda and the Saldivar family with "respect"-- she allows them their say. Although Arraras admits that Yolanda is manipulative, evasive and less than honest, Arraras seems to let this pass, avoiding confrontation in order to preserve her exclusive relationship with Yolanda and the Saldivars.

SPOILER: For what it's worth, the secret apparently was that Selena may have been planning to leave her husband, may have been romantically involved with a plastic surgeon in Mexico, may have been planning to take up residence in Mexico and open a clothing factory there, pursuing a career in the fashion industry against her father's wishes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An incoherent, yet troubling account of the Selena Case, May 9, 1998

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Amateur Revier 2 "amateurreviewer2" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El secreto de Selena: la reveladora historia detrás de su trágica muerte (Paperback)

Ma. Celeste Arraras, uses this book to promote her news magazine <i>Primer Impacto</i>. The sensationalist title of the book should be ignored because Arraras doesn't shed light on 'Selenas secret' if there really was one, and it was not Arraras' marketing bonus for the book. Arraras promises to tell the reader un-revealed details about the singer's life, and swears she will discuss important characters in the singer's life which the <i>average</i> Selena fan really doesn't know. However, Arraras only lightly touches on such aspects and reveals later in the book that the alleged secret cannot be revealed out of professional ethics. The book doesn't unearth any hidden truth, rather than create a sensation in the reader, that the book is nothing more than a re-telling of the tabloid rumors that swirled around Selena and Yolanda. However, Arraras basically tells the reader "I won't tell you, YOU figure it out" and with a series of hypothesis and questions (which one though she would answer) leaves the reader more confused than before he read the book. A meaningless work of literature which doesn't add a thing to the plot of the murder of Tex-mex queen Selena Quintanilla Peréz. I prefer the movie, eventhough it may be a bit <i>soft</i>.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One Star for one BAD book....., March 7, 2000

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HuGh - See all my reviews

This review is from: El secreto de Selena: la reveladora historia detrás de su trágica muerte (Paperback)

Invierte tu dinero en algo de Provecho...Este Libro es tan amarillista como el show que Maria Celeste conduce. La senora Arraras deberia de mantener su empleo del dia al 100% porque como escritora tiene Muy poco futuro, sus palabras son mal enfocadas y lo que es Peor, en este libro- EL SECRETO JAMAS ES REVELADO! Al parecer su excusa para no revelarlo es porque ni siquiera ella Lo sabe-Pero Oo El Dinero que le Pagaron debe de ser muy Bueno- ya que se atrevio a publicar algo con lo cual su credibilidad como Periodista se pone en Prueba.