A. B. Quintanilla
producer
Birth Date
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius♐
Biography
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III, known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician. Called the "King of Kumbia" due to his influence and impact on the cumbia music genre, he is the older brother of singer Selena, known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", having produced and written many of her hit songs throughout her career, is the creator and founder of the bands Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz, also having produced and written their hit songs as well as performing as a member of both, and has contributed, produced and written many songs for other artists.
Additional Information
Born
- Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (1963-12-13) December 13
- 1963 (age 60)Toppenish
- Washington
- U.S.
Awards
See below
Genres
- Cumbia
- Tejano
- Latin pop
- Reggae
- R&B
Labels
- Freddie Records (1981–1984)
- Cara Records (1985)
- GP Records (1986–1989)
- EMI Latin (1989–2009)
- Capitol Latin (2009–2012)
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment (2012–2016)
- DEL Records (2016–2024)
- D Luna Music (2024–present)
Origin
- Lake Jackson
- Texas
- U.S.
Partner
Summer Clary (1998–2000)
Spouses
- Evangelina "Vangie" Almeida (m. 1988–2000) Heather Grein (m. 2002–2004) Brenda Ramírez (m. 2004–2009) Rikkie Leigh Robertson (m. 2011–2017) Ángela Orellano (m. 2019)
Website
www.abquintanilla3.com
Children
- Martika Quintanilla (b. 1989)
- Svani Quintanilla (b. 1990)
- Gianni Mio Quintanilla (b. 1999)
- Abraham Isaac Quintanilla IV (b. 2002)
- Elijah Jae Quintanilla (b. 2004)
- Elrey Quintanilla (b. 2005)
- Justin Quintanilla (b. 2007)
- Madison Ramírez (b. 2001) (stepchild 2004–2009)
FullName
A. B. Quintanilla
Member Of
Kumbia All Starz
Parent(s)
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (father)Marcella Ofelia Samora (mother)
Relatives
Suzette Quintanilla (sister)Selena Quintanilla (sister)Chris Pérez (brother-in-law)
BirthPlace
Toppenish, Washington, U.S.
Formerly Of
Los DinosKumbia Kings
Instruments
- Bass guitar
- guitar
- backing vocals
Occupations
- Record producer
- songwriter
- musician
Other Names
- A.B. Quintanilla III
- A.B. Quintanilla 3
- A.B. Quintanilla
- ABC Quintanilla III
- Abraham Quintanilla III
- Abe Quintanilla III
- Ibrahim L. Calderón
- DJ Ibrahim
- King of Kumbia
- King of Cumbia
Years Active
1981–present