Abraham Quintanilla Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the father of singer Selena, and executively produced a biographical film about her life in 1997, in which he was portrayed by actor Edward James Olmos. He has been married to his wife since 1998 and they have three children.
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Abraham Quintanilla Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the father of singer Selena, and executively produced a biographical film about her life in 1997, in which he was portrayed by actor Edward James Olmos. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the middle child of six siblings. His parents worked along the Rio Grande in Texas, gleaning vegetables, cotton and fruits. He dropped out of Roy Miller High School when he was a senior to pursue his career. He met Marcella Samora, who is half-Mexican American and half-Cherokee Indian, while on duty at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Washington. They married in 1963 and had their first child, Abraham A. B. Quintanillas III, in 1964. He has been married to his wife since 1998 and they have three children. He also has a son, Abraham B. B., who is a professional golfer and a former pro-baseball player who played for the University of Texas at Austin in the 1990s.
He currently lives in Austin with his wife and their three children, and lives in Texas with his family. He and his wife have a daughter and son-in-law, both of whom live in Austin. He had a son with his second wife, Maria Tereza Calderon, and a daughter with his third wife, Marcello Samora Samora-Quintanilla, who lives in San Antonio, Texas. In 1959, Los Dinos released their first single \”So Hard to Tell\” on the J. W. Fox label that was owned by Johnny Herrera. The band recorded ten English-language revolutions per minutes and covered songs of The Beatles, Ray Stevens, Johnny Tillotson, Tommy Roe, Sam & Dave and the Five Americans. The single became a classic hit on KEYS and helped the band to obtain bookings at sock hops.
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