New Witte Museum exhibition features rarely seen photo of Selena

SAN ANTONIO – In making ready for his 50-year retrospective “Mi Cultura” opening Saturday on the Witte Museum, photographer Al Rendon made a shocking discovery amongst masses of movie rolls.

“The roll of film had three shots,” Rendon stated of the past due mythical Tejano queen Selena again when she was once the hole act for comic Paul Rodriguez in 1990.

One particularly “was really great,” he stated.

The semi-sideview of Selena on degree turns out to seize the power and fervour she would transform recognized for because the “Queen of Tejano Music.”

Rendon stated every other photo a couple of years later displays “She’s become much more confident in her persona.”

The photographer stated he was once fortunate to file what unfortunately was once the short-lived profession of a charismatic, but humble and critical artist.

“It was a pleasure working with her,” Rendon stated.

Selena’s images on the Witte are surrounded via different pictures of rock stars and a few of the largest names in Tejano and conjunto song.

Rendon stated he’s heard so much of excellent song over the past 50 years. So a lot so, he stated, “I have hearing aids now. I didn’t have ear protection too much back in those early days.”

Yet, there’s much more to Rendon’s retrospective on show, like the only of his cherished Tia Lupe status subsequent to her mattress lined with a blanket appearing La Virgen de Guadalupe.

“She’s very important to me because she was a second mother to me,” Rendon stated.

So necessary, Rendon put her at the duvet of his e book of images from the retrospective.

The “Mi Cultura” exhibition could also be a mirrored image of his oldsters.

Rendon stated his mom was once the unofficial circle of relatives photographer.

“I would always go with her to drop off the film and pick up the pictures,” Rendon stated. “I always had a curiosity about it.”

To make stronger his images much more, their intricately carved wooden frames have been made via his father.

Not simplest was once he an artist, Rendon stated, “He was a very hard worker, very persistent. And I picked up that that same trait.”

It may well be stated the span of images in his retrospective are a testomony to their affect.

“To me, it’s important to document what’s going on around you,” Rendon stated.

Many of Rendon’s images were obtained for collections, like an iconic photo of Selena within the National Portrait Gallery on the Smithsonian.

Even so, Rendon stated his retrospective is a but every other milestone in his lengthy profession.

“I couldn’t think of a better place to have my exhibit than at the Witte Museum. Every picture has a story,” he stated.