Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the daddy of the late Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla, has died at 84 years previous, his household stated on Instagram.
“It’s with a heavy heart to let you guys know that my Dad passed away today…” Quintanilla’s son, Abraham Quintanilla III, wrote within the publish alongside a photograph of his father.
A explanation for dying was not shared.
Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette, and his spouse Marcella, whom he wed in 1963.
The patriarch of the Quintanilla household was a singer, songwriter and document producer who created the band Selena y Los Dinos and managed Selena’s profession earlier than she was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldívar in 1995. Saldívar stays in jail on a life sentence and was lately denied parole.
“While nothing can bring Selena back, this decision reaffirms that justice continues to stand for the beautiful life that was taken from us and from millions of fans around the world far too soon,” the Quintanilla household and Selena’s husband Chris Perez stated in an announcement posted shortly after Saldívar was denied parole.
Chris Perez, A.B. Quintanilla III, Suzette Quintanilla, Marcella Samora and Abraham Quintanilla Jr. attend a ceremony honoring Selena Quintanilla with a star on The Hollywood Stroll Of Fame on November 3, 2017.
Photograph by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage)
After Selena’s dying, Quintanilla remained very concerned in tasks that talked about his youngest daughter. That included posthumous releases and a 1997 biopic starring Jennifer Lopez, which Quintanilla co-produced. Within the biopic, Quintanilla was performed by Edward James Olmos.
The Quintanilla household additionally created a charitable group referred to as The Selena Basis to utilize donations they obtained after Selena’s dying.
The household lately opened up about Selena’s legacy in a brand new Netflix documentary, “Selena Y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy.” The movie was executive-produced by the surviving Quintanilla siblings. It featured never-before-seen footage from Selena’s profession and an interview with Marcella, marking the primary time she gave an interview about her daughter’s dying, in keeping with the Related Press.
