By the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla Perez had seen almost all of her dreams come true. She and her family had risen together to a level of success they had hardly imagined, and their upward climb showed no signs of stopping — they had realized the American Dream.

But, just when Selena was about to become a crossover sensation, her ascent was cut short as she lost her life at the hands of a friend she thought loyal.