Abraham Quintanilla Jr.
Singer Selena’s Father Useless at 86
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Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr., the daddy of late Tejano music icon Selena, has died.
His son, A.B. Quintanilla III, shared the surprising information on Instagram Saturday morning, sharing a photograph of his dad and writing … “It’s with a heavy heart to let you guys know that my Dad passed away today.”
The reason for demise was not instantly shared. Now we have reached out to the Quintanilla household for remark … up to now, no phrase again.
Followers are effectively conscious Quintanilla Jr. was an enormous affect in Selena’s life and profession, serving as her supervisor after which as a safeguard for the reminiscence of her legacy after she was murdered in March 1995 by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan membership.
Quintanilla Jr. as soon as mentioned he is the “opposite” of his reliable daughter, telling New York Every day Information in 2015 … “I was raised in the streets when I was young so I’m always suspicious of everything. My kids were not raised that way because they were under my wing and I protected them. … I used to worry about Selena being so trusting.”
He mentioned throughout the identical interview he thought Selena might have had “three or four or five kids” if she had been nonetheless alive as a result of “she loved children.” She was married to Chris Pérez on the time of her demise.
Quintanilla Jr. spoke in regards to the first time he introduced the “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” hitmaker to a file label in San Antonio within the new Netflix documentary “Selena y Los Dinos,” recalling … “At first, they had been skeptical as a result of it’s a woman — and a younger woman. I mentioned, ‘Effectively, let’s give it a attempt one time,’ and we recorded a track. She was signed instantly, and the remainder is historical past.
He was 86.
RIP
