Selena Quintanilla’s household is bidding farewell to their beloved patriarch.
The late Tejano music icon’s father Abraham Quintanilla, who was instrumental in forming his kids’s band Selena y Los Dinos, died Dec. 13. He was 86.
Abraham’s son Abraham “A.B.” Quintanilla III confirmed the information on Instagram, writing alongside a photograph of his dad, “It’s with a heavy coronary heart to allow you to guys know that my Dad handed away at this time…”
Additional particulars on his passing, together with a explanation for dying, haven’t been shared.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Abraham pursued a profession in music within the singing group Los Dinos, although he left the band within the late Nineteen Sixties to lift his household with spouse Marcella Quintanilla. Upon discovering his daughter’s singing means, he inspired his youngsters to play music collectively—regardless of their preliminary resistance—with A.B. on bass, Selena on vocals and Suzette Quintanilla on drums.
As Selena y Los Dinos’ reputation within the Latin music world grew, Abraham continued to function the band’s supervisor, taking part in a key function of their decision-making and artistic route till Selena was shot and killed in 1995, at which level the group disbanded.
