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Summary: Arraras knows the "secret" and you don't
Review: 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.
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Summary: One Star for one BAD book.....
Review: 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.
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Summary: Speaking of WASTED Mone
Review: 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>.
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Summary: THIS IS THE WORST BOOK IVE EVER READ AND THE AUTHOR ...
Review: THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS BOOK WAS GETTING IT FINISHED AND THE SELENA PICS, TO BAD I DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE PLACE SO I COULD THROUGH IT IN I WAS A SELENA FAN FOR A YEAR WHEN I BOUGHT THE BOOK AND I DIDN'T BELIEVE ONE LIE ABOUT HER AND IF SOMEONE ACUTELY THINK THIS BOOK WAS GOOD IS NOT A REAL SELENA FAN THIS BOOK IS NOTHING BUT ... AND BELONGS IN THE TRASH, THE TRASH CAN IS EVEN TO GOOD FOR THIS BOOK IT BELONGS IN A FIRE PLACE WHERE IT CAN DISAPPEAR FOR EVER, ALL THE AUTHOR CARED ABOUT WAS THE MONEY, I COULD WRITE A BETTER BOOK ABOUT SELENA WITH THE TRUTH, WRITING A BOOK ABOUT SELENA ISN'T ABOUT THE MONEY ITS ABOUT GETTING THE TRUTH OUT ABOUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND WHO SHE REALLY WAS AND ITS ALSO ABOUT LETTING HER NEWER FANS KNOW MORE ABOUT HER AND LETTING PEOPLE SEE THE COOL OUTFITS, POSES AND CONCERT PICS THAT SHE DID, SO DON'T BUY ITS NOT WORTH THE MONEY OUR THE TIME
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Summary: Pure Speculation!
Review: This book is called Selena's Secret. You won't find out anything secret about Selena in this book. The author spends most of the book patting herself on the back for the objectivity she used when reporting Yolanda Saldivar's trial. She keeps hinting that there is this big secret about Selena to share when in the end nothing is revealed. If you want a more accurate book on Selena's life, check out Como La Flor by Joe Nick Patoski because all you get in "Secret" is a bunch of gossip.
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Summary: Excellent Expose on the Slain Tejano Superstar
Review: Well-researched, yet a bit long at times, "El Secreto de Selena" ("Selena's Secret"), is an interesting thought-provoking expose on the reasons that led to the singer's death by her fan club manager. Puerto Rican news anchor, Maria Celeste Arraras, who is one of the most respected women in her field, decided to write this book based on interviews with several people, most importantly Yolanda Saldivar, Selena's murderer. First of all, let's clear things. Selena wasn't a saint, nor am I. To reach sainthood you have to have perform miracles and go through a process. With the media's power influence, Selena's "canonization" was unnecessary in many ways. Arraras' book, which begins with her discovering about Selena's death at the studios where she films her television show, "Primer Impacto" and moves on to her heading to Corpus Christi, Texas to cover her funeral and the media frenzy that followed is well-written in every sense of the word. Arraras continues with her campaign to punish shock jock Howard Stern for his spoof of Selena's final moments (a chapter that I found unnecessary) and her later investigation of Selena's final days. There are many questions that are answered in this book: Why was Selena spending so much time with her plastic surgeon in Mexico? Why did the Quintanilla family did not disclose the Selena had been to a clothing factory with her "male friend" so many times within a few months (a fact proven by official Mexican documents)? Where was Selena's husband and what was the status of their marriage? Why did Selena choose Mexico to be the production country where her clothing line would be produced? Arraras' book answers all these questions and more. The book makes you ponder about many things, especially the belief that Saldivar was an "obsessed lesbian" in love with Selena? After reading this book I came to think that being the only book on the market about the hidden truths that led to Selena's death, why didn't the Quintanilla family sue Arraras for slander? Why to this date they haven't sue Arraras only tells that the author did her homework in an un-biased manner, and she didn't succumb to the mob mentality that ruled Corpus Christi during Saldivar's trial. While I feel that Saldivar is guilty as sin, the other players in this book have remained out of the public spotlight ever since its' publication. Why? Read this book, analyze the facts and separate them from the fiction, and then you'll discover "Selena's Secret." One of the best expose books I have read in years. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Pure Speculation!
Review: Well-researched, yet a bit long at times, "El Secreto de Selena" ("Selena's Secret"), is an interesting thought-provoking expose on the reasons that led to the singer's death by her fan club manager. Puerto Rican news anchor, Maria Celeste Arraras, who is one of the most respected women in her field, decided to write this book based on interviews with several people, most importantly Yolanda Saldivar, Selena's murderer. First of all, let's clear things. Selena wasn't a saint, nor am I. To reach sainthood you have to have perform miracles and go through a process. With the media's power influence, Selena's "canonization" was unnecessary in many ways. Arraras' book, which begins with her discovering about Selena's death at the studios where she films her television show, "Primer Impacto" and moves on to her heading to Corpus Christi, Texas to cover her funeral and the media frenzy that followed is well-written in every sense of the word. Arraras continues with her campaign to punish shock jock Howard Stern for his spoof of Selena's final moments (a chapter that I found unnecessary) and her later investigation of Selena's final days. There are many questions that are answered in this book: Why was Selena spending so much time with her plastic surgeon in Mexico? Why did the Quintanilla family did not disclose the Selena had been to a clothing factory with her "male friend" so many times within a few months (a fact proven by official Mexican documents)? Where was Selena's husband and what was the status of their marriage? Why did Selena choose Mexico to be the production country where her clothing line would be produced? Arraras' book answers all these questions and more. The book makes you ponder about many things, especially the belief that Saldivar was an "obsessed lesbian" in love with Selena? After reading this book I came to think that being the only book on the market about the hidden truths that led to Selena's death, why didn't the Quintanilla family sue Arraras for slander? Why to this date they haven't sue Arraras only tells that the author did her homework in an un-biased manner, and she didn't succumb to the mob mentality that ruled Corpus Christi during Saldivar's trial. While I feel that Saldivar is guilty as sin, the other players in this book have remained out of the public spotlight ever since its' publication. Why? Read this book, analyze the facts and separate them from the fiction, and then you'll discover "Selena's Secret." One of the best expose books I have read in years. Highly recommended!
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