Abraham Quintanilla III
Background information
Birth name	Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III
Also known as	A.B. Quintanilla
Born	December 13, 1963 (1963-12-13) (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] Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (February 2009)

• A.B. gets a new tattoo on every anniversary of Selena's death. He appeared on TV reality show Miami Ink, where he had a portrait of Selena tattooed on his lower, left back done by Kat Von D.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums With Selena/Selena Y Los Dinos

[edit] Albums With Kumbia Kings

• 1999: Amor, Familia Y Respeto
• 2001: Shhh!
• 2002: All Mixed Up: Los Remixes
• 2003: 4
• 2003: Presents Kumbia Kings
• 2003: La Historia
• 2004: Los Remixes 2.0
• 2004: Fuego
• 2005: Duetos
• 2006: Kumbia Kings Live
• 2007: Greatest Hits

[edit] Albums With Kumbia All Starz

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

[edit] See also

• Selena
• Kumbia Kings
• Kumbia All Starz
• Selena (film)
• Latin American music

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official MySpace
• Kumbia All Starz MySpace
• Abraham Quintanilla III at the Internet Movie Database