A.B. Quintanilla
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Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician.[1][2] Called the "King of Kumbia" (or "King of Cumbia") due to his influence and impact on the cumbia music genre, he is the older brother of singer Selena, known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", having produced and written many of her hit songs throughout her career, is the creator and founder of the bands Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz, also having produced and written their hit songs as well as performing as a member of both, and has contributed, produced and written many songs for other artists.[3][4][5][6][7][8][upper-alpha 1]
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Born | Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (1963-12-13) December 13, 1963 (age 60) Toppenish, Washington, U.S. |
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Spouses | Evangelina "Vangie" Almeida
(m. 1988–2000)Heather Grein (m. 2002–2004)Brenda Ramírez (m. 2004–2009)Rikkie Leigh Robertson
(m. 2011–2017)Ángela Orellano (m. 2019) |
Partner | Summer Clary (1998–2000) |
Children | 7
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Parent(s) | Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (father) Marcella Ofelia Samora (mother) |
Relatives | Suzette Quintanilla (sister) Selena Quintanilla (sister) Chris Pérez (brother-in-law) Bill Arrigara (brother-in-law) |
Awards | See below |
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Origin | Lake Jackson, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 1981–present |
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Member of | Kumbia All Starz |
Formerly of | Los Dinos Kumbia Kings |
Website | www.abquintanilla3.com |
Along with Selena, his other sister Suzette, and his father Abraham, he became a member of Los Dinos in 1980. As a member of Los Dinos, A.B. played bass guitar, produced, and wrote songs for Selena that became successful singles such as "Como la Flor", "Amor Prohibido" and "No Me Queda Más".[9] After Selena's death, he would create the bands Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz.