Amor Prohibido Tour
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The Amor Prohibido Tour was the final concert tour by popular Latin-American singer, Selena
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...

, before she was shot and killed on March 31, 1995. After her "Amor Prohibido" tour she would be getting ready for her "Crossover"-tour that would be from late April 1995- until June 1995 in Texas, then around the U.S. in July 1995.

About the tour

The Amor Prohibido Tour was the final concert tour for Selena and her band "Los Dinos". The tour was the most successful tour by a Latin artist and performing more places than ever before. The tour was expected to last into mid 1995. Selena was scheduled for a mega televised concert on April 1, 1995 in Los Angeles, California Sports Arena. After the tour had finished, Selena had planned on releasing her crossover English language album Dreaming of You
Dreaming of You
Dreaming of You is the sixth and final studio album, and second posthumous album, by American Tejano pop singer Selena, and was released on July 18, 1995, by EMI Records and EMI Latin...

 and going on tour to promote her English language album, with many songs on the tour from her previous albums. Selena also stated that while touring for the English album, she would also be in the studio recording her next upcoming Spanish language album.

Set list

  1. "Amor Prohibido
    Amor Prohibido
    Amor Prohibido is the fifth studio album by American Tejano pop singer Selena. The album was released on March 13, 1994 by EMI Latin. It was re-released on September 24, 2002, as part of the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection, and included music videos and spoken liner notes by her family,...

    "
  2. "Baila Esta Cumbia"
  3. "Tus Desprecios"
  4. "Cobarde"
  5. "Techno Cumbia"
  6. "La Carcacha
    La Carcacha
    -Song information:The song was a huge success in the U.S. and Mexico, reaching out to more fans of Tejano music. This song is also featured in the 1997 film.-Music video:...

    "
  7. "No Me Queda Mas"
  8. "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
  9. "Si Una Vez"
  10. "El Chico Del Apartamento 512"
  11. "Fotos Y Recuerdos"
  12. "Ya Ves"
  13. "Como La Flor
    Como La Flor (song)
    "Como La Flor" is a song by Mexican-American singer Selena, from her third studio album, Entre a Mi Mundo . Written and produced by Selena, Abraham Quintanilla III, and Ricky Vela, the song was also produced by Abraham Quintanilla Jr, the track was released as the album's second single. It was...

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The setlist for the tour was changed various times, but always began with "Amor Prohibido" and ended with "Como La Flor". The Disco Medley including "I Will Survive", "Funky Town", "The Hustle", "Last Dance", and "On The Radio" was only performed at the Houston Astrodome concert on February 26, 1995. The "Disco Medley" was supposed to be included on the future dates for the tour. The tour also included many songs that were requested by fans, such as “¿Qué Creias?”, "No Debes Jugar", "La Llamada", "Ven Conmigo", "Si La Quieres", and "Missing My Baby". Selena was noted to perform "Ya No" on selected dates, which is the only song from "Amor Prohibido" album not included in the main setlist.

As an example of how the setlist changed from city to city, below is the setlist Selena performed at her December 3, 1994 concert in San Antonio, Texas which also featured her 2nd fashion show displaying designs from her boutique Selena, Etc. She also came out on stage and performed the hit "Dondequiera Que Estes" with the Barrio Boyz as they opened the show along with Culturas.
  1. "Dondequiera Que Estes(w/Barrio Boyz)"
  2. "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
  3. "Cobarde"
  4. "Amor Prohibido/Baila Esta Cumbia"
  5. "Cobarde"
  6. "Ven Conmigo/Ya Ves"
  7. "La Llamada/Si Una Ves"
  8. "No Me Queda Mas"
  9. "El Chico Del Apartamento 512"
  10. "Cerca De Ti (performed by Fredy Correa)"
  11. "Como La Flor/Fotos Y Recuerdos"
  12. "Tus Desprecios/Si La Quieres"
  13. "Techno Cumbia/La Carcacha"
  14. "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom (w/Stephanie Lynn)"


When Selena performed at the Houston Astrodome on February 26, 1995, she drew the largest crowd in history of the Astrodome. The concert drew in a total of over 61,000 fans. Many of which have said it was Selena's best performance. The concert was noted as Selena's last performance, but it was really Selena's last televised concert. Selena's last performance was on March 19, 1995, which took place in Chicago IL, the event was Calle Ocho Festival. The set list for that performance only included six songs: "Amor Prohibido", "Baila Esta Cumbia", "Fotos Y Recuerdos", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Mas", and "Como La Flor". After the performance, Selena took a small break from the tour to record more of her English album. She was scheduled to perform at the Los Angeles sports coliseum, California, on April 1, 1995, but was murdered the day before.

Concert Dates

Date City Country Venue Photos
Tour Dates
1994 Denver Colorado United States
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1994 Stockton
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1994 Matamoros Mexico
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1994 Texas United States
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EMI Latin Fest
1994 San Juan
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1994 Odessa
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1994 Lubbock
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1994 Clovis
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1994 Houston
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EMI Latin Showcase at Club Nocturno
February 3, 1994 Austin
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Escape Club
February 27, 1994 Houston
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Houston Astrodome
February 1994 San Antonio
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TMA Fan Fair
March 1994 San Antonio
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Randy's Nightclub
March 1994 Miami
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Noche De Carnaval
March 1994 Nuevo Leon Mexico
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Far West Rodeo
April 2, 1994 San Antonio
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Texas Live Music Festival at Hemisphere's Plaza
April 1994 Poteet
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Poteet Strawberry Festival
May 7, 1994 Houston
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Guadalupe Park (Cinco De Mayo Celebration)
June 17, 1994 Corpus Christi
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Texas T Night Club
July 1994 Houston
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AstroWorld's Southern Star Amphitheater
July 12, 1994 Corpus Christi
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Bayfront Plaza Auditorium (The Johnny Canales Show)
July 29, 1994 Beeville
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El Dorado
August 1994 Acapulco Mexico
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Acapulco Fest
August 6, 1994 El Paso
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El Paso County Coliseum
August 1994 Houston
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Guadalupe Plaza (3rd Annual Tejano Super Fest)
September 1994 Pueblo Colorado United States
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Colorado State Fair
September 4, 1994 Corpus Christi
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Bayfront Convention Center
September 16, 1994 New York United States
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Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
October 8, 1994 Corpus Christi
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Bayfront Convention Center (Fashion Show)
October 12, 1994 Monterrey Mexico
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Teatro Del Pueblo (Feria De Monterrey)
October 14, 1994 Monterrey Mexico
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Siempre En Domingo
October 23, 1994 Dallas
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Texas State Fair
November 1994 Texas United States
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International Ballroom
December 1994 San Benito
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The New Road House
December 3, 1994 San Antonio
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Hemisphere Arena (Fashion Show & Concert)
December 31, 1994 Houston
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George R. Brown Convention Center
January 25, 1995 San Antonio
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Hard Rock Cafe (Grand Opening)
February 3, 1995 McAllen
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Villa Real Convention Center
February 17, 1995 Austin
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Escape Club
February 26, 1995 Houston
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Houston Astrodome
March 9, 1995 Miami
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Noche De Carnaval
March 11, 1995 Chicago United States
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International Amphitheater
March 15, 1995 Houston
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El Dorado Ranch Nightclub
March 18, 1995 San Antonio
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Alamo dome
March 19, 1995 Chicago United States
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Festival Calle 8

Personnel

  • Vocals: Selena
    Selena
    Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...

  • Back-up Vocals: Don Shelton/Freddy Correa
  • Set Designer: Abraham Quintanilla Jr
    Abraham Quintanilla Jr
    Abraham Isaac Quintanilla, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the father of singer Selena, who was murdered in 1995.-Early life:...

    .
  • Choreographed / Staged by: Selena
    Selena
    Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...

    , Freddy Correa
  • Keyboards: Ricky Vela
    Ricky Vela
    Ricardo "Ricky" Vela is an award-winning song-writer and keyboards for the band Selena y Los Dinos. Ricky Vela joined the band as the bands keyboard player...

  • Drums: Suzette Quintanilla, Arturo Meza
    Arturo Meza
    Arturo Meza is a Mexican songwriter, musician, composer, singer, poet and writer. He is a prolific artist and inventor of musical instruments, such as the teclaedro, yeloguerlizet, mezáfono and oglio. The base of his songs is folk music, usually only his own voice and guitar...

  • Bass: A.B. Quintanilla III
  • Guitars: Chris Pérez
    Chris Perez
    Christopher Gilbert "Chris" Pérez is a American guitarist and the widower of "The Queen of Tejano music" Selena. He is currently a guitarist for A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia All Starz since he joined in 2006. Prior to that, Pérez was the lead guitarist for his wife's band Selena y Los Dinos...

  • Personal Management: Abraham Quintanilla Jr.

External links

  • http://www.tejanoreina.com
  • http://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/19/arts/pop-review-mexican-independence-in-new-york.html?pagewanted=1
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