Oxygen True Crime’s Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them revisits the murder of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez by her fan club president and boutiques manager Yolanda Saldivar. The two-part limited series features new interviews with the convicted murderer who’ll be up for parole next year, as well as interviews with investigators and law enforcement personnel involved in the case.
Saldivar was found guilty of shooting the popular singer during a confrontation over financial discrepancies. (Selena believed Saldívar embezzled money from her businesses.) The jury convicted Saldivar of first-degree murder on October 23, 1995 and she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years.
Part one of the two-part series will premiere on February 17, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT. Part two follows on February 18th at 7pm ET/PT.
Oxygen True Crime released this description of the limited series:
“Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them marks the first time in over two decades that Saldivar has been interviewed extensively in English and on camera. In a series of wide-ranging interviews from prison, Saldivar details her working relationship and friendship with Selena, and she’s not alone. For the first time, members of Yolanda’s family discuss the two women and share never-before-revealed documents and recordings in an effort to show there was more to the tragedy than the public knows.
The investigation that followed Selena’s killing revealed that Saldivar was a close friend of Selena’s, ran her fan club, and was accused of stealing from the singer’s businesses. Some of those who were on the scene in Corpus Christi, Texas and who investigated Saldivar, challenge the new information presented and remain steadfast in their determination that she was rightfully convicted. The hostage negotiator who spent nine hours on the phone with Saldivar after she shot Selena, the Corpus Christi Police Department detectives who were on the scene, the prosecutors who put Saldivar on trial, and journalists who cover Selena and Latinx culture are among those who provide their unique insight on the tragedy and Selena’s legacy.”
