On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, Google launches a video Doodle to celebrate Mexican-American entertainment icon Selena Quintanilla in 14 different countries including the US and Mexico.
The video Doodle explores the story of Quintanilla’s life set to one of her most iconic songs: “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”. Although October 17 specifically marks the date of Selena’s first studio album release with Capitol EMI (self-titled “Selena”), Google is taking the day to celebrate her life and continued impact on various aspects of popular culture as well as in the lives of her adoring fans.
The doodle has been two years in the making, Google worked in close collaboration with Quintanilla’s family on it, especially with Selena’s sister Suzette, who visited Google San Francisco Office this past week to unveil the doodle internally to Googlers.
Google has also partnered with the Quintanilla family to launch a Google Arts & Culture exhibit including select items from the official Selena Museum.
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List of countries it will be launching in:
- US
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- El Salvador
- Dominican Republic
- Puerto Rico
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
- Costa Rica
- Peru
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
- India
Suzette Quintanilla had the following to say about Selena and the doodle:
My family and I are honored and extremely excited to have worked with Google on this Doodle and exhibit launch, not only as a way to celebrate Selena’s life and the dreams she achieved but as a tribute to Selena’s fans around the globe. This project is just yet another testament to the power of Selena’s legacy, which is still going strong 22 years later. Selena has always transcended cultural boundaries and having this Doodle featuring a strong, Latina woman on the homepage of Google around the world is a perfect example that. We hope that everyone – both fans and people learning about Selena for the first time – enjoys this celebration and feels the positivity and hope Selena embodied and still continues to represent today.
As diehard Selena Quintanilla fans, we applaud Google for celebrating the musical legacy of a true icon. Gone too soon, but never forget…Viva Selena!
