A.B. Quintanilla (born Abraham Quintanilla III, December 13, 1963) is a famous Mexican-American hip hop musician who is a native of Toppenish, Washington. He is better known as the brother of slain Latina music legend Selena Quintanilla. Jump to: navigation, search December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... Toppenish is a city located in Yakima County, Washington. ... Selena Selena Quintanilla Perez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was a Mexican-American singer who is considered to be one of the most popular and influential Hispanic music icons of all time. ...

As a teenager, A.B. was moved by his family to Corpus Christi, Texas, along with his sister Selena and his other sister, Suzette Quintanilla. In Lake Jackson, TX where A.B. Quintanilla learned how to play the guitar and bass, and he became, alongside Selena, Suzette, and their father Abraham, a member of the successful band, Selena y los Dinos. Selena later embarked on a solo career, with Los Dinos going on to play separately, and A.B. becoming Selena's producer. Among the hits that Selena had, Amor Prohibido, was written by A.B. Quintanilla. Selena's murder, on March 31, 1995, deeply hurt A.B. He and his sister Suzette were very close to Selena. Later in 1995, he wrote Como te Extrano (How I miss you), dedicated to his sister, and which earned him a Premios Lo Nuestro award for best song of the year. Flag of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi is a coastal city located in Texas, and since 2004 has become one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. ... Suzette Quintanilla (born June 29, 1967, in Texas. ... Lake Jackson is a city located in Brazoria County, Texas. ... Selena y Los Dinos, is the band which Hispanic music legend Selena belonged to before thrusting into the international Latin music scene as a soloist. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Premios Lo Nuestro is a Spanish language music awards television program presented by Spanish language US television network Univision. ...

A.B. Quintanilla later resurfaced in the music scene with the highly successful Kumbia Kings group, which mixed cumbia and rap music. Kumbia Kings went on an international tour, had a few CD releases and participated on such shows as Cristina Saralegui's (A.B. once broke down crying when asked by Cristina about his sister on the nationally televised show). The Kumbia Kings are a Latin pop group from Texas. ... Cumbia is a Colombian folk dance and dance music. ... Jump to: navigation, search Interference colors. ... Cuban-born Cristina Saralegui Cristina Saralegui (born January 29, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a journalist, talk show host and actress. ...

Quintanilla has also produced for such entertainers as Thalía and Cristian Castro. Early in 2004, and after six years of continuous success, the Kumbia Kings announced they will separate. It is widely expected by the Hispanic community, however, that A.B. will resume his career either by forming part of another group or launching a solo career. Thalía Thalía (born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda August 26, 1971 in Mexico City) is the artistic name of a famous Mexican diva, acknowleged in several countries as one of the most beautiful women in the world. ... Christian Castro (born December 8, 1974 as Cristian Saechz Valdes) is an international pop singer who is a native of Mexico City, Mexico. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize U.S. citizens, permanent residents and illegal aliens whose ancestry hails either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern...