![]() ![]() ![]() Most recently, he held a livestreamed concert in Selena's honor in April.Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995. In March 2020, Ven Conmigo was added to the Library of Congress. has continued to share Selena's legacy just like the rest of his family. Still, despite all the personal drama, A.B. 16 that year, he was arrested after failing to appear at a scheduled court hearing. He faced legal troubles in 2017 relating to nonpayment of child support and contempt of court, as reported by People. and his new musical group, Elektro Kumbia, signed with DEL Records. What those ladies told me that day resonated.” They told me to keep fighting and to continue the family dream. He continued, “Then I bumped into these two ladies at a restaurant in Corpus Christi. told BMI, noting how Selena's death nearly pushed him to retire from music. He also produced songs for Latin pop diva Thalia and Cristian Castro. In 1999, he created Kumbia Kings, a Mexican-American cumbia group that performed until 2006. laid low but eventually reappeared to produce more music. They released her final album, "Dreaming of You," posthumously. But on March 31, 1995, Selena was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldívar. had set up his own production and publishing studios and was working with Astudillo on more English language albums that would broaden Selena's appeal. "And now I guess since my brother has proven himself, he's able to handle everything on his own."īy 1993, A.B. "Before, my dad had a lot of say-so in the songs and the music," Selena told Patoski. “Little by little, he started to convince his father to get Joe and I to join the band." Astudillo went on to co-write "Como la Flor" with A.B., and he also helped to write Selena's hits "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" and "Amor Prohibido."īy the time Selena released Ven Conmigo in 1990, A.B. "We built a really good friendship with all of the band, but there was a really good connection with A.B.,” Astudillo said. who convinced Abraham to let him and keyboardist Joe Ojeda join Selena y Los Dinos. As vocalist and songwriter Pete Astudillo told The Houston Chronicle, it was A.B. He was also integral to building out the band and paving their path to success. He later went on to write Selena's other hits like "Como la Flor," "Amor Prohibido," and "No Me Queda Más."Īnd A.B. Eventually, he began to move into more of a writing and producing role, penning songs like "Dame un Beso" with keyboardist Ricky Vela. Per Patoski, he started learning about studio electronics and radio exposure after they signed with Bob Grevér's Cara label. started to learn more about the nuts and bolts of being a musician. When the restaurant shut down, the band hit the road, and A.B. on bass, Selena y Los Dinos often performed at their family restaurant, Papagayos, during dinner. ![]() With Selena singing, Suzette on drums, and A.B. had "an obvious gift for music as well as art" and was a "talented, if somewhat introverted, guitarist in the jazz ensemble." Rod Cannon, their teacher at Brazoswood High School in Texas, told Patoski that A.B. Though Abraham gave up his dreams of his own music career, A.B., Suzette, and later Selena all showed an aptitude for music, which led him to form the family band, Selena y Los Dinos. The band's popularity waned by 1969, so Abraham quit and settled down to raise A.B. According to Joe Nick Patoski's book Selena, Abraham would often be gone on tour for so long that A.B. was born, Abraham was still trying to make his music career with Los Dinos work. 13, 1963, the first of Marcella and Abraham's kids. The bassist turned songwriter helped to pen several of her hit singles, including the well-known "Como la Flor." After Selena's untimely death in 1995, he continued to create music and carry on her legacy, which is told in Netflix's Selena: The Series.Ībraham Isaac Quintanilla III was born on Dec. Selena Quintanilla was the face and voice of Selena y Los Dinos, but Selena's brother, A.B., was also a driving force behind her most famous songs. ![]()
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