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Selena s funeral devastated and saddened Latinos and non-Latinos alike across the United States and abroad. 
Major networks interrupted their regular programming to break the news of selena s funeral.
Tom Brokaw referred to Selena as The Mexican Madonna at selena s funeral.

Numerous vigils and memorials were held in her honor, and radio stations in Texas played her music non-stop
selena s funeral.

selena s funeral drew approximately 60,000 mourners, many of whom traveled from outside the United States.

Among the celebrities who were reported to have immediately phoned at selena s funeral to family to express 
their condolences were Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias and Madonna.

After selena s funeral People magazine published a commemorative issue in honor of Selena's memory and musical career, titled Selena 
from 1971 to 1995, Her Life in Pictures. 

Two weeks after selena s funeral, on April 12, George W. Bush, then Governor of Texas, declared Selena's birthday 
April 16 as Selena Day in Texas.

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