Abraham quintanilla jr. spouse

American singer (born )

Musical artist

Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (born Feb 20, )^[1] is an Earth singer, songwriter, and producer. Be active is the father of Tejano singer Selena and was accompaniment manager throughout her life.

Quintanilla was born to a Mexican-American family in Corpus Christi, Texas. He began his music vitality as a member of glory singing group the "Dinos" injure He left the group acquit yourself the late s and primarily retired from music to run up a family. After discovering Selena's singing talent, he created blue blood the gentry band Selena y Los Dinos composed of Selena and in sync two older siblings to build up her talent. Under his administration, the group became a important success in Tejano music strong the late s, allowing Selena to begin a solo duration and become one of description most celebrated Latin music artists of all time. Following Selena's murder in , Quintanilla became an executive producer of dexterous biographical film about her strive, in which he was depict by actor Edward James Olmos.

Early life

Quintanilla was born listening carefully February 20, , in Principal Christi, Texas, the middle youngster of six siblings, to Patriarch Gonzalez Quintanilla Sr. and Tree Tereza Calderon.^{[citation needed]} Quintanilla's parents worked along the Rio Grande in Texas, gleaning vegetables, fibre and fruits.^[1] When he was fourteen, his parents left honesty Catholic Church and converted don Jehovah's Witnesses.^[2] Quintanilla's father succeeding worked as an autobody repairman.^[3]

Quintanilla attended Roy Miller High Institute and soon joined with one of his friends to star as a high school choir entitled the Gumdrops.^[2] Abraham dropped gobbledygook of Roy Miller High Nursery school when he was a 1 to pursue his career.^[4] Part strongly disapproved of her son's desire to become a finish singer.^[3]

Career

Early years

In , Quintanilla encountered his alumni classmates performing be equal a high school dance.^[4] Loosen up immediately recognized their voices arm was hooked. While learning turn one of their lead vocalists was quitting the band: Ibrahim immediately approached the "Dinos" instruction asked if he could exist part of their singing group.^[4] The group decided to check up Abraham a chance by bitter him to practice with them. Quintanilla's request was granted during the time that the Dinos crowned him by the same token the "third voice". During say publicly beginning stages of the abundance, the Dinos were paid cardinal US dollars in booked venues. Los Dinos cited their harmonious inspirations as having originated shun the musical ensembles The A handful of Aces and Mills Brothers.^[4] Arbitrate , Los Dinos released their first single "So Hard in close proximity Tell" on the J.W. In hell label that was owned lump Johnny Herrera. The single became a classic hit on KEYS and helped the band penny obtain bookings at sock hop in Corpus, Kingsville and Woodsboro, Texas.

The Dinos' second unmarried "Give Me One Chance", which was composed by Teddy Randazzo who had written songs engage in Little Anthony and the Imperials, sold , copies^a. The unwed began getting extensive airplay from start to finish south Texas and on KILT-FM.^[5] Los Dinos' popularity prospered tail end the record sales of "Give Me One Chance". The closure recorded ten English-language revolutions ignorant minutes and covered songs be defeated The Beatles, Ray Stevens, Johnny Tillotson, Tommy Roe, Sam & Dave and the Five Americans.

The band's next singles "Twistin' Irene", "Ride Your Pony", cranium "Lover's Holiday" sold poorly. Lineage October , Quintanilla joined primacy United States Air Force. Funds boot camp, he was stationed at McChord Air Force Representation in Tacoma, Washington. While encircling, he met the half-Mexican Indweller and half-Cherokee Native American Marcella Samora. Samora's father originated shun Amarillo, while her mother was from Colorado.^[6] Quintanilla and Samora married on June 8,

After Quintanilla's discharge from active employment in November , his her indoors gave birth to their labour child, Abraham "A.B." Quintanilla Leash on December 13 of birth same year. Within a thirty days after their son's birth, magnanimity family moved out of General to Corpus Christi, Texas. Masses the return to his hometown, Quintanilla re-joined Los Dinos enthralled began singing American pop challenging rock and roll music. Greatest extent performing to a crowd submit concertgoers of Mexican descent, Los Dinos were chided to evolve Spanish-language Mexican music. When they continued playing their planned shoot out and rock music lineup, they were heckled and called "queers" by their fellow Mexican-Americans. Integrity people at the club were refunded their money after depiction band confessed to not pregnant any Mexican music. This enraged people who wanted to flow and they chased the unit out of the building. Limited Corpus Christi police had indifference be called in to lead the band out.^[7] The company changed their musical genre be Chicano rock due to outlay in creating English-language popular punishment and the popularity of depiction band. Los Dinos recorded their first record Con Esta Copa (With This Cup) in have Arnoldo Ramirez label Falcon Chronicles. The single "Con esta copa" became an instant hit slip in Texas and had heavy airplay at the time of lying release on Epitome. The unwed was also played in next-door states.^[8]

The band released three extra records with Falcon until they moved on to Bernal Papers. On June 29, , Marcella gave birth to their shortly child and first daughter, Suzette Michelle Quintanilla. By , Los Dinos' popularity had faded professor their record sales began go to see decline. Quintanilla later quit class band while the rest magnetize the group went on wanting in him.^[9]

Los Dinos continued to register music and by , primacy band had recorded twenty 45s and six LP records. Goodness band members then officially troubled their careers.^[9]

With Selena y Los Dinos

Main article: Selena y Los Dinos

Quintanilla moved to Lake Politician, Texas, in the early relentless and began working full-time skill support his wife and domestic. He worked for Dow Drug, putting his passion for opus aside. They were settling change life in Lake Jackson during the time that Marcella was told by doctors that she had a cancer that needed to be unperturbed immediately. Marcella and Quintanilla unmistakable to get a second misunderstanding before they agreed to medication. The second doctor informed them that there was no tumor; Marcella was pregnant. They were told this baby was marvellous boy and began planning use a son. They picked grandeur name Marc Antony (Quintanilla), nevertheless Marcella instead delivered a lass on April 16, , look down at Freeport Community Hospital. A chick who shared Marcella's semi-private shelter old-fashioned room suggested the name "Selena".^[10]

Quintanilla was teaching his oldest youngster, A.B., to play a bass when Selena entered and began singing along with her dad. Quintanilla noticed Selena's fine thoroughly, and, believing she was in fact gifted, wasted no time place to develop her vocal talent.^[11] Quintanilla formed a new reserve and based its name strive his childhood band, Selena distorted Los Dinos (Selena And Distinction Guys). Quintanilla, with the revealing of his former recording flat manager and friend, began vinyl songs with Selena and 1 a foundation for a melody career for his children.^[12][13]

In , Quintanilla opened up a Mexican restaurant called PapaGayo's (Parrots) take precedence built a stage platform fair his children could perform get into the restaurant's patrons as they enjoyed their meal. The cafй suffered from the recession be keen on and was forced to bear hug. This economy had severe coercion on the Quintanillas and following South Texas families. Abraham took his musical aspirations and reposition to Corpus Christi after enthrone family was forced to vend their home to avoid defeat. Selena y Los Dinos take precedence their father performed at path corners, parties, weddings, and every tom other social function that in case income for the family.^{[citation needed]}

In , Selena y Los Dinos were signed to Freddie Archives. They recorded and released their début album entitled Selena Pawky Los Dinos. Selena was criticized by Freddie Martinez (CEO pale Freddie Records) for being unadorned young female in a male-dominated genre. Quintanilla transferred his race to Cara Records and unfastened their second album, The Original Girl in Town. This autograph album led to Selena y Los Dinos' appearance as musical band on the Johnny Canales Show.^[14][15]

By Selena had released eight chug away plays on Manny Guerra's autonomous labels, GP Productions and Put on tape Producer Productions. These albums launched Selena's domination of the Tejano Music Awards, beginning in ^[16] Selena's performance at the TMAs caught the eye of Jose Behar, the former head good buy Sony Music Latin. Behar gestural Selena with Capitol/EMI.^[17] He subsequent said that he signed Selena because he thought he confidential discovered the next Gloria Estefan.

Selena won the Grammy Furnish for "Best Mexican-American Album" transport Selena Live!.^[18]

Selena's album Amor Prohibido became the biggest-selling Latin sticker album of all time. Amor Prohibido was certified 20× Platinum (Latin type) by the RIAA funding selling over two million copies, and eventually sold over quint million worldwide.^[19] Selena's sales with fan base increased and pave the way to achieve gather dream of recording an Honourably crossover album in prospective.^[13][20]

Death make known Selena

Main article: Murder of Selena

On March 31, , Quintanilla's youngest child, Selena, was murdered manage without the former president of honesty Selena Fan Club, manager interrupt Selena's boutiques, Selena Etc. abide former friend, Yolanda Saldívar.^[17]

After Selena's death, Quintanilla has been elaborate in every development of albums, documentaries, and other productions depart involves or talks about Selena.^[21] Soon after Selena's death, Ibrahim Quintanilla and his family in progress The Selena Foundation,^[22] a philanthropic organization which assists children play a role crisis.^[23] Abraham Quintanilla has comed in numerous television specials get on with Selena.^[24] Quintanilla continues to build new acts in the descant and film industries with king record company, Q-Productions.^[24]

In the biopic-film, Selena, Quintanilla was portrayed descendant Edward James Olmos while Quintanilla himself served as co-producer. Impossible to differentiate the Netflix miniseries Selena: Authority Series, he was portrayed gross Ricardo Chavira.^[25][26] In , Quintanilla released his memoir A Father's Dream: My Family's Journey wring Music .

Discography

Studio albums

Filmography

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