Abraham Quintanilla III

Infobox musical artist

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Abraham Issac Quintanilla III
Alias = A.B. Quintanilla
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Toppenish, Washington
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Origin = Lake Jackson, Texas
Instrument = Bass Guitar
Genre = Cumbia, Tejano, Reggae
Occupation = Bass Guitar, Record Producer, Songwriter
Years_active = (1984-Present)
Label = EMI
Associated_acts = Selena, Selena y Los Dinos, Chris Pérez , Frankie J, DJ Kane, Cruz Martínez, Melissa Jiménez, Kumbia Kings, Kumbia All Starz, Los Super Reyes
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A.B. Quintanilla (born Abraham Quintanilla III on December 13, 1963 in Toppenish, Washington) is an Texan Cumbia musician and producer. A native Texan of Mexican descent. He is better known as the older brother of slain Tejano music singer Selena.

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 were 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. [cite web=| title =Lo Nuestro 1996 | work =Premios Lo Nuestro| publisher =Univision| date =| url =http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=490956| accessdate =2007-06-06] A.B. later resurfaced with the Kumbia Kings, which mixed cumbia and rap 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).fact|date=June 2007 Quintanilla also produced for such entertainers as Thalía and Cristian Castro.

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

Personal Life

A.B. has 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls) including 17 year old Svani and 8 year old Gianni.

Trivia

* 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.

ee also

* Selena (film)
** Latin American music

References

External links

* [http://www.loskumbiakings.com www.LosKumbiaKings.com]
* [http://www.kumbiaallstarz.com www.KumbiaAllStarz.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/kumbiaallstarz Kumbia All Starz MySpace]
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NAME=Abraham Quintanilla, III
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American musician, producer, & songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH=December 13 1963
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