{"id":60962,"date":"2025-12-13T18:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T18:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/record-producer-abraham-quintanilla-father-of-tejano-icon-selena-dies-at-84\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T18:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T18:19:18","slug":"record-producer-abraham-quintanilla-father-of-tejano-icon-selena-dies-at-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/record-producer-abraham-quintanilla-father-of-tejano-icon-selena-dies-at-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Record producer Abraham Quintanilla, father of Tejano icon Selena, dies at 84"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Abraham Quintanilla Jr., the father of the late Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla, has died at 84 years old, his family said on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s with a heavy heart to let you guys know that my Dad passed away today\u2026&#8221; Quintanilla&#8217;s son, Abraham Quintanilla III,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/abquintanilla3\/reel\/DSNPFX8ETrD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0in the post alongside a photo of his father.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A cause of death was not shared.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette, and his wife Marcella, whom he wed in 1963.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The patriarch of the Quintanilla family was a singer, songwriter and record producer who created the band Selena y Los Dinos and managed Selena&#8217;s career before she was shot and killed by Yolanda Sald\u00edvar in 1995. Sald\u00edvar remains in prison on a life sentence and was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/selena-quintanillas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-denied-parole-next-eligibility-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">recently denied parole<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While nothing can bring Selena back, this decision reaffirms that justice continues to stand for the beautiful life that was taken from us and from millions of fans around the world far too soon,&#8221; the Quintanilla family and Selena&#8217;s husband Chris Perez said in a statement posted shortly after Sald\u00edvar was denied parole.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/13\/711d266d-298d-4a87-a910-936f8a7b584d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/54b23d27425451da5658dd5553ea3af1\/gettyimages-869961898.jpg#\" alt=\"Selena Quintanilla Honored Posthumously With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/13\/711d266d-298d-4a87-a910-936f8a7b584d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/54b23d27425451da5658dd5553ea3af1\/gettyimages-869961898.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/13\/711d266d-298d-4a87-a910-936f8a7b584d\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/f7957686821426ab9a2a283b3be15116\/gettyimages-869961898.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Chris Perez, A.B. Quintanilla III, Suzette Quintanilla, Marcella Samora and Abraham Quintanilla Jr. attend a ceremony honoring Selena Quintanilla with a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame on November 3, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Photo by Tommaso Boddi\/WireImage)<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Selena&#8217;s death, Quintanilla <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/selenas-estate-sues-record-label-over-digital-royalties\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">remained very involved<\/a><\/span> in projects that mentioned his youngest daughter. 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