spanish singer julio iglesias interrupted recording session in miami moment of silence. among celebrities contacted quintanilla family following news gloria estefan, celia cruz, iglesias, , madonna. concerts throughout texas canceled; la mafia canceled concert in guatemala , flew texas. tejano singer ramiro herrera , dozens of other tejano artists canceled concerts. ben benavidez, radio personality , owner of tejano review, told corpus christi caller times march 31 remembered worst day in corpus christi history . american singer-songwriter rhett lawrence published advertisement in billboard magazine s april 22, 1995 issue; said, music heard more music. missed. other celebrities interviewed on radio stations, including stefanie ridel, jaime deanda (of los chamacos), elsa garcia, , shelly lares, expressed thoughts selena s death. talk show host oprah winfrey called selena s life short significant during march 1997 episode of oprah winfrey show. american singer-songwriter mariah carey told mtv selena s death shocking because of way had happened abruptly in young life . american singer marc anthony dedicated album todo su tiempo (which released 2 months after selena s death) selena. state senator carlos truan , state representative solomon p. ortiz reportedly mourned selena s death. american music industry executive daniel glass told texas monthly believed selena have enjoyed greater career success had not been death. few days after death, president of united states bill clinton , wife hillary sent letter of condolence selena s husband chris pérez.
a few days later, howard stern mocked selena s murder, burial, , mourners, , criticized music. stern said, music absolutely nothing me. alvin , chipmunks have more soul ... spanish people have worst taste in music. have no depth. played selena s songs gunshot noises in background. stern s comments , actions outraged , infuriated latino community in texas. after arrest warrant disorderly conduct issued him, stern made on-air statement, in spanish, saying comments not made cause more anguish family, friends , loved . league of united latin american citizens found stern s apology unacceptable , urged boycott of show. texas retailers removed products related stern. sears , mcdonald s sent letter expressing disapproval of stern s comments media because fans believed sponsored show. within week, on nbc s tonight show jay leno, stern , co-host robin quivers asked if stern s remarks selena acceptable. quivers decided not talk situation avoid arguing stern. when linda ronstadt, pop singer of mexican-american heritage, appeared on show, , quivers argued when ronstadt defended selena.
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