Amor Prohibido - Legacy

Legacy

Selena was considered to be "bigger than Tejano itself", and broke barriers in the Latin music world. "Amor Prohibido" continues to receive extensive airplay in South Texas and at Tejano nightclubs. The 2002 "Con Tanto Amor Medley" is a mash-up of "Amor Prohibido", "Si Una Vez" and "Como La Flor" that was released to favorable criticism. The title track and "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" have been favored in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, due to their lyrical content of forbidden love and "butterfly feelings" for a man. These songs continue to be played at LGBT clubs and at drag shows across the US. Sale of the album and its titular single represented Tejano music's first commercial success in Puerto Rico. After Selena's death, Q-Productions marketed an Amor Prohibido doll and perfume. Selena was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard, for achievements that included her five number-one singles from Amor Prohibido.

"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" has been covered by more artists than any other song on the album. It has attracted a diverse group of artists, ranging from Haitian Creole to French singers, and from African-Americans to Andalusians. Samuel "Samo" Parra, lead vocalist of Camila, recorded a duet version of "Amor Prohibido" that was released as the lead single of the 2012 album Enamorada de ti, a tribute album in which other artists sing duets with Selena's original vocal tracks. This version peaked at number 8 on the Latin Pop Airplay chart, and number 25 on the Hot Latin Songs chart. Puerto Rican merengue musician Manny Manuel covered the song on his 1994 debut album, El Rey de Corazones. His cover was the second single released from the album in 1995, and was his first song to reach number one on the Latin Tropical Airplay charts.