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Abraham Quintanilla III
Abraham Quintanilla III
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Background information
Birth name	Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III
Also known as	A.B. Quintanilla
Born	December 13, 1963 (age 45); Toppenish, Washington
Origin	Lake Jackson, Texas
Genres	Cumbia, Tejano, Reggae
Occupations	Bass Guitarist, Record Producer, Songwriter
Instruments	Bass Guitar
Years active	1984-Present
Labels	EMI
Associated acts	Selena, Selena y Los Dinos, Chris Pérez, Cruz Martínez, Frankie J, DJ Kane, Abel Talamantez, Pee Wee, Melissa Jiménez, Kumbia Kings, Kumbia All Starz, Los Super Reyes

Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963) better known as A.B. Quintanilla, is a Mexican American musician and record producer. A native Texan of Mexican descent, he is better known as the older brother of late-Tejano singer Selena.

[edit] Career

While living in Lake Jackson, Texas, A.B. learned to play the guitar and bass. Alongside Selena, his sister Suzette, and their father, Abraham, he became a member of the successful band Selena y Los Dinos. A.B. also became Selena's producer. He co-wrote Selena's hit songs "Como La Flor" (Like a Flower) and "Amor Prohibido" (Forbidden Love).

A.B. and his sister Suzette Quintanilla were very very close to Selena, and Selena's murder on March 31, 1995 deeply hurt him. He helped produce "Como Te Extraño" (How I Miss You) by Pedro "Pete" Astudillo, which was written for Selena as well as Astudillo's late grandmother. The song earned Astudillo a Premios Lo Nuestro award for Best Song of the Year in 1996.^[1]

A.B. Quintanilla later resurfaced with the Kumbia Kings, which mixed cumbia and pop music. Kumbia Kings went on an international tour, had a few CD releases and participated on such shows as Cristina Saralegui's El Show de Cristina. (A.B. once broke down crying when asked about his sister on the show).^{[citation needed]} Quintanilla also produced for such entertainers as Thalía, Alicia Villarreal, Veronica Castro and Cristian Castro.

A.B. Quintanilla left Kumbia Kings in mid-2006 due to a controversy with member Cruz Martínez, A.B. along with new members and ex-Kumbia Kings Chris Pérez and Pee Wee, he started the group "Kumbia All Starz" in 2006. This new group had hits such as "Chiquilla", "Parece Que Va A Llover", and "Speedy Gonzales".

[edit] Personal life

A.B. has 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls).

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums With Selena/Selena Y Los Dinos

Main article: Selena discography

[edit] Albums With Kumbia Kings

[edit] Albums With Kumbia All Starz

2006: Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz
2008: Planeta Kumbia

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ "Lo Nuestro 1996". Premios Lo Nuestro. Univision. http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=490956. Retrieved 2007-06-06.

[edit] External links

[0] "Lo Nuestro 1996". Premios Lo Nuestro. Univision. http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=490956. Retrieved 2007-06-06.

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