Abraham Quintanilla
Abraham Issac Quintanilla, Jr. (born February 20, 1939) is a Mexican American singer. He was Selena's manager throughout her life.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Abraham Issac Quintanilla Jr[1] |
| Also known as | Abraham, Abraham Quintanilla |
| Born | February 20, 1939[1] |
| Origin | Corpus Christi, Texas[1] |
| Genres | Polka, Doo-wop, Tejano |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1950s – 1972 |
| Labels | Falcon Records |
| Associated acts | Los Dinos, Selena y Los Dinos, Selena, A.B. Quintanilla III, Suzette Quintanilla, Chris Perez |
| Website | Q-Productions |
Los Dinos era
Abraham and his close friends formed a Mexican American doo-wop band called, Los Dinos beginning in the 1950s.[2] Los Dinos took to the road everywhere their music was much appreciated. Through struggles, Los Dinos signed numerous minor Texas based record companies.[2] By the 1960s Los Dinos switched their musical styles to Tejano music due to their low popularity. Abraham quit the band to tend to his family full-time soon after his third and final child, Selena was born in 1971. Abraham became managing his children's music abilities, soon after his daughter Selena had the ability to sing high notes in perfect pitch tune and memorization.[2]
Selena y Los Dinos era
In the late 1970s, Abraham formed a new group composed of his three children, which was named Selena y Los Dinos.[3] Abraham opened a Mexican American restaurant in 1982, which featured performances by his musically gifted children. Unfortunately, the restaurant was unsuccessful and closed in its first year.[3] By 1984, Abraham became the children's manager full-time for live concerts, performance on television shows, and so forth with the help of the "Selena Tour Bus".[3] In 1993, Abraham opened up his own recording studio, Q-Productions which he managed with various artists.[4] In the same year, the "Selena Fan Club" was formed by Yolanda Saldivar who later took Selena's life.[3] In 1995, Abraham was no longer the manager of Selena and her band Selena y Los Dinos due to an upcoming crossover album that would have propelled Selena into the main strain American pop.[3] On March 31, 1995, Abraham's youngest child, Selena was murdered at the age of 23. Soon after her death, Abraham and his family created The Selena Foundation, a charitable organization which would help children in crisis.[3][5]
Personal life
Abraham Quintanilla continues to produce new acts in the music business and film[6] with his record company, Q-Productions.[4] Since Selena's death, Abraham Quintanilla appeared in numerous television Selena specials.[3][7]
Discography
- Studio albums
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Los Dinos (The Guys)
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Con Esta Copa (With This Cup)
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The Dinos (Falcon release)
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2000
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Unknown fifth release (Bernal release)
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Unknown sixth release (Bernal release)
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Filmography
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| Year[9] | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Selena | Executive Producer | |
| 1997 | Selena Remembered | Producer | |
| 2003 | Greatest Hits DVD | Producer | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995–present | Tejano Music Awards | himself, receiving awards for Selena | TV appearances |
| 1998? | American Justice: Selena episode | himself | |
| 1998 | Behind The Music: Selena the movie | himself | |
| 1999 | Corpus: A Home Video for Selena | himself | |
| 2004 | Noche de estrellas: Premio lo Nuestro 2004 | himself, receiving awards for Selena | |
| 2005 | Don Francisco presenta | himself | |
| 2005 | Selena: Noche de estrellas | himself | |
| 2005 | Selena !VIVE! | himself | |
| 2005 | Selena ¡vive!, acceso total | himself | |
| 2007 | Selena: Queen of Tejano | himself | |
| 2007 | Making of Selena: 10 Years Later | himself | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Abraham Quintanilla Jr". IMDb.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Answers – The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 http://i-search-design.com/search/+Abraham+Quintanilla[dead link]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Q-productions". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Q-productions". Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Q-productions". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Q-productions". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ↑ "30th Tejano Music Awards". 301. July 11, 2010. 80 minutes in.
- ↑ "Abraham Quintanilla's filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.