Selena's Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death: Amazon.ca: Maria Celeste Arraras: Books

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The anchorwoman on the top-rated Spanish television magazine, Primer Impacto, seen on the Univision network, reveals new details about the life and tragic death of the Latin music superstar, including information about her murderer. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

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"Selena's been shot!" someone yelled. Read the first page

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1.0 out of 5 stars Complete waste of time, Mar 24 2004

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I bought this book in an attempt to understand "what really happened to Selena, and why, in the hotel room of the Days Inn" and came away with nothing more than I originally knew via news coverage at the time of her death! I found the title to be extremely misleading... Selena's secret? Well what ever the alleged secret was it remains still just that. Furthermore, the author couldn't seem to get enough of making reference to herself in some way or another. I thought this book would shed light on an unclear subject, but only left more questions with its insinuations. For those of you interested in reading about "the secret", don't bother as you probably know as much about the secret as anyone who's already read it. My advise to the author...next time you attempt to deliver information via book, media or otherwise, do just what you promise.

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1.0 out of 5 stars LESS THAN ZERO STARS - a waste of good money, Sep 16 2003

By	frisky2000 "frisky2000" (smallville) - See all my reviews

This author should lose her job. Not only does she ramble on incessantly about trivial nonsense, such as how she washed her hair in the airport bathroom before interviewing Yolanda Saldivar, but she never gets to the reason fans wanted to read her story -- WHAT IS THE SECRET? She claims she promised Yolanda never to reveal it, however, she misleads the readers by her title and deceptive description of her story. Ms Arraras better stick to her trash tv job, or go back to college writing 101, where she can actually form a sentence that does NOT include a self-serving piece of information or a non-important remark about inconsequential things. She repeatedly toots her own horn, bragging about how she was the first to get inside to talk to Yolanda, how Selena's family grew to trust only her, how she worked so hard and so long to report the "facts" -- what BALONEY! One so-called "fact" she reported was that one attorney had huge fleks of dandruff in his hair! WHO CARES? These are the kinds of things this book talks about, nothing substantial, and certainly nothing that a true SELENA fan would care to waste time reading. The book is more a rag piece on Saldivar, and the author obviously has an affinity for her as she attempts to tell a lopsided version of the story of this talented singer's tragic death. Just save your money, PLEASE!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money, What the heck is the secret?, Mar 1 2003

By	K. Allen "westoakland" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this book--along with Joe Nick Patoski's biography of Selena and Remembering Selena--in 1997 (along with every Selena recording I could get my hands on, that was the year I fell in love with her, but I digress...). It's the least informative of the three, and by book's end, I was still wondering just what the book's title was referring to, because Ms. Arraras didn't spell it out! Given that the author--then host of Univision's Primer Impacto--constantly refers to herself, I can't help but feel that the book is less Selena's story than a self-promotional piece. The only useful part of the book is a translated text of Arraras' interview (or at least a portion of it) with Selena's murderer Yolanda Salvidar, originally broadcast in Spanish on Univision.

Patoski's "Selena" is far more comprehensive its depiction of the strange goings-on of the entertainer's final months. Read it instead

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2.0 out of 5 stars After reading the book, the secret was still a mystery to me
After reading the book, the secret was still a mystery to me

Published on Jan 22 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written with little journalistic integrity
Poor Selena. This book only brings to light half-truths and lies, all under the guise of "journalism". On page 250 Ms. Read more

Published on Dec 1 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars MAN IF YOU LIKE THIS BOOK YOU ARE A YOULANDA FAN AND YOU SUC
THIS BOOK WAS SO STUPID AND UNTRUE SO DONT BELIVE A WORF OF IT AND THE AUTHOR IS NOTHING BUT A MONEY HUNGERY B AND IF I WROTE A BOOK ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK I WOULD GET LIES... Read more

Published on Nov 17 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!!!
I finished this book 2 days ago and it was so fascinating. Maria Celeste Arraras is such a good reporter shes so descriptive and after reading this book I felt so sorry for both... Read more