[1][2] Called the "King of Kumbia" (or "King of Cumbia") 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.

[3][4][5][6][7][8][A] Along with Selena, his other sister Suzette, and his father Abraham, he became a member of Los Dinos in 1980.

played bass guitar, produced, and wrote songs for Selena that became successful singles such as "Como la Flor", "Amor Prohibido" and "No Me Queda Más".

Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III was born on December 13, 1963, in Toppenish, Washington.

Alongside Selena, his sister Suzette, and their father, Abraham, he became a member of the successful band Los Dinos.

He co-wrote Selena's hit songs like "Como la Flor" ("Like the Flower") and "Amor Prohibido" ("Forbidden Love").

Quintanilla later resurfaced in 1999 by creating the Kumbia Kings, which mixed cumbia and pop music.

's brother-in-law, Selena's widower) and Pee Wee; started the group Kumbia All Starz in 2006.

This new group had hits such as "Chiquilla", "Parece Que Va a Llover", and "Speedy Gonzales".

The Kumbia All Starz have become immensely popular in South America, especially in Bolivia, where they performed a series of concerts in 2014.

[19][20] Quintanilla married his second wife, Heather Grein, who was born on October 14, 1984, on April 20, 2002.

[19][20] Quintanilla married his third wife, Brenda Lee Ramírez, who was born on July 26, 1982, in Edinburg, Texas, on December 31, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[19][20] Quintanilla married his fourth wife, Rikkie Leigh Robertson, who was born on March 14, 1988, on November 4, 2011, in Corpus Christi, Texas, whom he dated for two years.

[22] Rikkie Robertson appeared in the music video for "Solo", which was released on November 12, 2012.

On January 5, 2013, it was announced that Quintanilla and Rikkie Robertson had separated and were divorcing after a year of marriage.

Quintanilla has also been in romantic relationships with other women such as Summer Clary, born in June 1978, with whom he has a son named Gianni Quintanilla and was with her in 1998 after his separation from first wife Vangie but before their divorce was finalized,[29][30][31] Elizabeth Olsen, an American model of Swedish descent who lived in Chicago, Illinois and appeared in his January 2008 music video "Por Ti Baby", whom he met in Puerto Rico on September 15, 2007, and were together until they broke up on September 9, 2008 (they were together after Quintanilla's separation from his third wife Brenda Ramírez in 2007 but before the divorce was finalized in 2009),[32][33][34][35][36] and Susie De Los Santos, born on November 6, 1988, a DJ, beauty pageant model and Nuestra Belleza Latina contestant, who he dated in 2013 during his first separation from his fourth wife Rikkie, and maintains a good friendship with Quintanilla and spoke positively about him during his 2017 court case against his ex-partner Summer.

[32][43][44] He has a son Gianni Mio Quintanilla, born in April 1999, with his ex-girlfriend Summer Clary.

Selena Quintanilla and Chris Pérez, born on August 14, 1969, were married on April 2, 1992.