Chris Pérez
Chris Pérez (born 14 August 1969 in San Antonio, Texas) is a Grammy-winning guitarist and the widower of "The Queen of Tejano music" Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.[1]
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 Pérez playing in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Gilbert Pérez |
| Born | August 14, 1969 San Antonio, Texas |
| Origin | San Antonio, Texas |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Rock, Latin rock, Cumbia, Tejano |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | EMI |
| Associated acts | Selena, Selena y Los Dinos, Abraham Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Kumbia Kings, Kumbia All Starz |
Personal life
In 1988, Pérez met Grammy-winning Mexican American singer Selena. Two years later, Selena's family hired him to play in her band and they quickly fell in love. At first her father did not approve of the relationship and went as far as firing Pérez from the band. However, he eventually came to accept the relationship. On April 2, 1992, Selena and Pérez married in Nueces County, Texas and Selena legally added Pérez's surname to her own.
After Selena was murdered in 1995, Pérez remarried and had two children with his second wife, Vanessa. They split up in March 2008.
Career
At the 2000 Grammy Awards his Rock band, The Chris Pérez Band, won a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album" for their debut album "Resurrection". Pérez dedicated the song, "Best I Can," to Selena. In 2001, The Chris Pérez Band made their final album called "Una Noche Más" (English: One More Night).
After the Chris Pérez Band disbanded, Pérez joined his former brother-in-law's (A.B. Quintanilla III) music group called Kumbia Kings. However, Quintanilla had conflicts with the band and left the Kumbia Kings along with Pérez. Quintanilla started a new band called, Kumbia All-Starz with Pérez as its current guitarist.
References
- ↑ Harris, Craig. "Biography: Chris Pérez". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
Other websites
- Chris Pérez Official Website
- Chris Pérez Facebook!
- Chris Pérez YouTube!
- Chris Pérez Twitter!
- Chris Pérez Bands Twitter!
- Chris Pérez on IMDb
- Chris Pérez at Allmusic
- Chris Pérez Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine at VH1.com