Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the patriarch behind one of the crucial influential Latin music households of the previous century and the daddy of late Tejano celebrity Selena Quintanilla, has died. He was 86.
The information was shared Saturday, Dec. 13, by his son, music producer Abraham “A.B.” Quintanilla III, in an Instagram post honoring his father’s life.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart to allow you to guys know that my Dad handed away at this time,” A.B. wrote, alongside a photograph of Quintanilla Jr. set to Pedro Infante’s traditional music “Cien Años.”
On this Nov. 3, 2017, file photograph Selena’s widower Chris Perez, Selena’s brother A.B. Quintanilla III,, Selena’s sister Suzette Quintanilla and Selena’s mom and father Marcella Samora and Abraham Quintanilla Jr. attend singer Selena Quintanilla being honored posthumously with a Star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame in Hollywood, Calif.
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Quintanilla Jr. is broadly remembered for his central function in shaping the profession of Selena, who rose to worldwide fame within the early Nineties and have become a defining voice in Tejano and Latin pop music.
Because the household’s supervisor, he guided Selena and her band, and was portrayed by Edward James Olmos within the film, “Selena,” which starred Jennifer Lopez.
Further particulars surrounding his dying weren’t instantly launched.
