Abraham: No female has ever made it and now you’re number one. You cracked the Tejano market wide open. You walked into Mexico and they don’t even accept Mexican-Americans and they love you, and now?

Selena Quintanilla: And now...gringos. Disney World!

Abraham: You remember?

Selena Quintanilla: Uh-huh.

Abraham: And all the barriers that have stopped people before...and you went through them like they didn’t exist. Maybe for you they don’t exist. I love you, and I’m very proud of you.”

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