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Selena's Family Sues Shein for Unauthorized Image Use

3/12/2026

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Suzette Quintanilla filed a lawsuit against Shein over the unauthorized use of the likeness of Selena Quintanilla, a prominent Latin artist, on clothing.
Q-Productions, the Quintanilla family's music company, says it owns Selena's image.
The cease-and-desist letter was sent to Shein in August 2025 with evidence of t-shirts bearing Selena's image on Shein's site.
Selena Quintanilla was killed in 1995 at age 23 by Yolanda Saldívar.

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Suzette Quintanilla filed a lawsuit against Shein over the unauthorized use of the likeness of Selena Quintanilla, a prominent Latin artist, on clothing.
Q-Productions, the Quintanilla family's music company, says it owns Selena's image.
The cease-and-desist letter was sent to Shein in August 2025 with evidence of t-shirts bearing Selena's image on Shein's site.
Selena Quintanilla was killed in 1995 at age 23 by Yolanda Saldívar.