The New York City Latino 9-11 Collecting Initiative is supported through the Latino Initiatives Pool. To learn more about this outfit, check out the museum’s NYC Latino 9-11 Collecting Initiative. Vilchez donated the outfit to the museum in 2019. Vilchez told curators she had selected this blue jewel-toned blouse and black jacket specifically for that day because the weather forecast predicted clear blue skies. She continued to report on the attacks for three consecutive days. Vilchez and her team ran for their lives, back to Univision headquarters, where she broke the news about the attacks to Spanish-speaking audiences around the world. During their live coverage, the cameraman spotted an airplane flying into the first tower. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Peruvian American reporter Blanca Rosa Vilchez and her team were reporting on the early hours of the New York City mayoral election in front of the World Trade Center. Liz Claiborne suit worn by Blanca Rosa Vilchez during her coverage of the 9-11 attacks. Blanca Rosa Vilchez’s suit from 9-11 (2001) The recent acquisition of Selena photographs by Al Rendon was made possible by the Latino Initiatives Pool fund and the Charles Bremner Hogg Jackson Fund. The jacket and bustier are currently on view in the American Enterprise exhibition. For more on Selena, check out this Latinas Talk Latinas video, this Learning Lab, and this rare interview footage discovered in a donated video camera. The museum recently acquired 18 images of Selena taken by San Antonio-based photographer Al Rendon, who also shot Coca-Cola advertising campaigns of Selena. “Almost 30 years after her tragic death, she remains one of the most influential Latina artists of both the 20th and 21st centuries.” “Selena’s music continues to animate family BBQs and celebrations like quinceañeras, as her music and story continue to inspire, resonate, and connect across generations and communities,” said Verónica A. Selena’s posthumous album, Dreaming of You, her first in English, made her the first Latinx artist to debut at the top of the Billboard 200. Her meteoric rise was cut short at age 23 when she was murdered by the president of her fan club. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, better known simply as Selena, was an American singer-songwriter who became known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.” Known for her sense of style-which merged “sexy rebel and Mexican American good girl,” as observed by this outfit’s online record-Selena designed this leather and satin performance costume herself. Gift of the Quintanilla family ( 1999.0104.01) (2020.0085) Right: Selena’s leather performance costume.
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