{"id":346759,"date":"2025-12-13T17:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/346759\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:25:13","slug":"abraham-quintanilla-death-father-of-tejano-music-icon-selena-has-died-son-a-b-quintanilla-iii-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/346759\/","title":{"rendered":"Abraham Quintanilla death: Father of Tejano music icon Selena has died, son A.B. Quintanilla III says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KABC logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/origin-kabc.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, December 13, 2025 5:05PM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"ABC7 Chicago 24\/7 Stream\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Abraham Quintanilla, the father of late music icon <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/tag\/selena\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Selena Quintanilla<\/a>, has died, family announced Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Abraham &#8220;A.B.&#8221; Isaac Quintanilla III announced his father dead via social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s with a heavy heart to let you guys know that my Dad passed away today,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Quintanilla managed and helped launch Selena&#8217;s career, ABC San Antonio affiliate <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/13\/abraham-quintanilla-father-of-music-icon-selena-has-died-family-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KSAT <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">His cause of death was not shared to the public.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In this June 24, 2011 file photo, Abraham Quintanilla, the father of the late singer Selena, poses in front of an air brush work of art.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/18283409_AP-QUINTANILLA-AP-IMG.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this June 24, 2011 file photo, Abraham Quintanilla, the father of the late singer Selena, poses in front of an air brush work of art.<\/p>\n<p>AP Photo\/Paul Iverson, File<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This is a developing story. 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