AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Dave EinselSelena Quintanilla's fans are truly the greatest!
The late singer will soon have a wax figure at Madame Tussauds, and her fans made it happen. In response to an outpouring of fan appreciation and an online petition, Selena will be honored and immortalized with her own wax figure in Hollywood. The museum announced that the unveiling will take place on Aug. 30. Selena's figure will come just in time for the 21st anniversary of her fifth and final album, Dreaming of You.
"At Madame Tussauds, our figures represent icons who have made a significant impact on our culture. That perfectly describes Selena. Her influence has transcended generations and her passionate fans continue to be inspired by her to this day. We recognize this and in response, we are proud to join her fans in celebrating her legacy by immortalizing her," Colin Thomas, General Manager of Madame Tussauds Hollywood said during his announcement.
Madame Tussauds shared this behind-the-scenes video of Selena's Father Abraham Quintanilla talking about his daughter and her legacy.
The figure, valued at approximately $350,000, will be dressed in a recreated stage look from at Selena's 1993 concert held at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi. The chosen look will celebrate her concert performance recorded for the album Selena Live!, which won the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/American Album in 1994.
Madame Tussauds has worked with a team of expert sculptors and artists to meticulously research and capture Selena's authentic likeness.The team even traveled to The Selena Museum in Corpus Christi. They have also have worked with the Quintanilla family through every step of the process to create the wax figure and select its makeup, wardrobe, hairstyle, pose and expression.
"On behalf of our family we would like to express a huge amount of gratitude to Madame Tussauds in creating such an amazing lifelike wax figure of our beloved Selena. This is yet another step in making sure that her legacy lives on and that her fans new and old can appreciate her as a person, an artist and one whom we can all identify with," said Suzette Arriaga, Selena's sister.
We can't wait to see the big reveal!