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Abraham Quintanillalate father of singer Selena Quintanillaalready dead. He is 86 years old.
“It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that my father passed away today…” the late singer’s brother, Abraham “AB” Isaac Quintanillawrote via Instagram On Saturday, December 13, he announced the news of his father’s death. Abraham’s son also shared a photo of his father wearing rose-tinted sunglasses.
The cause of death has not been made public.
Selena’s father married her mother, Marcela QuintanillaIn June 1963, in addition to their famous daughter and AB, the couple also welcomed a daughter Suzette.
Nearly 27 years after “Selena” was released in March 1997, Jon Seda is still good friends with Chris Pérez, the character he played in the biopic. “I’m still friends with Chris. Chris is an amazing guitarist and he’s still making his music. Look at his music, it’s incredible,” Seda, 53, exclusively told Us(…)
As Selena’s music career took off, Abraham served as her manager. Her musical rise is truly a family affair, with AB on bass and Suzette on drums in her band.
In 2021, Abraham shared an excerpt from his memoir Dad’s Dream: My Family’s Journey in music with 3 news. He also told news outlets about the book, “There are a lot of things in the book that the public wants to know. Because that’s always been the case, people are even more curious about Selena now.”
He added, “You have to understand that people sometimes have the wrong impression of musicians. But they forget one thing: being involved in music is also a business, and for me it was a business, it became a business.”
When talking about the start of Selena’s career, Abraham reflected on the entire family’s experience. “At first it was a dream, but over time it became a reality as Selena became one of the leading female artists in the world,” he said
Selena was shot to death by her former friend and business partner in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 23 Yolanda Saldivarwho is also accused of embezzling funds from the singer’s business in the months before the shooting.
Although Saldivar claimed it was an accident, the coroner ruled the death a homicide.
Marcela Quintanilla and Abraham Quintanilla
Bob Levy/WireImageUS Weekly The original report from 1995 was obtained, confirming that Selena died of a gunshot wound to her lower right shoulder. The coroner further confirmed that Selena died of “internal and external exsanguination (bleeding) due to (a) perforating gunshot wound.”
“It is my opinion that Selena Quintanilla Pérez, a 23-year-old female, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest that perforated the chest and resulted in a loss of internal and external blood, known as hemorrhage,” the coroner said. Lloyd White wrote.
Saldivar was charged with first-degree murder and convicted in October 1995. Although Saldivar requested parole in December 2024, as of November 2025, Saldivar had not yet been released. Saldivar is already serving her sentence at the women’s prison in Gatesville, Texas.
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A statement from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, obtained by U.S. Newsweek, confirmed that “the parole panel decided to deny parole to Yolanda Saldivar and set her next parole review for March 2030.”
“While nothing can bring Selena back, this decision once again proves that justice is still done for the beautiful lives that were taken away from us and millions of fans around the world too soon,” the Quintanillas said on Instagram at the time. “Selena’s legacy is one of love, music and inspiration. She lived a life of joy and selfless devotion and continues to inspire generations with her voice and spirit.”
