A.B. Quintanilla

A.B. Quintanilla III
A.B. Quintanilla III
	Quintanilla in 2022
Born	Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III; December 13, 1963; Toppenish, Washington, U.S.
Other names	A.B. Quintanilla III; A.B. Quintanilla 3; A.B. Quintanilla; ABC Quintanilla III; Ibrahim L. Calderón; DJ Ibrahim; King of Kumbia; King of Cumbia;
Occupations	Record producer; songwriter; musician;
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)
Partner	Summer Clary (1998–2000)
Children	7 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);
Parent(s)	Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (father); Marcella Ofelia Samora (mother)
Relatives	Suzette Quintanilla (sister); Selena Quintanilla (sister); Chris Pérez (brother-in-law); Bill Arrigara (brother-in-law)
Awards	See below
	Musical career
Origin	Lake Jackson, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Cumbia; Tejano; Latin pop; Reggaeton; R&B;
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar; guitar; backing vocals;
Years active	1981–present
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–present);
Member of	Kumbia All Starz
Formerly of	Los Dinos; Kumbia Kings
Website	www.abquintanilla3.com

Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician. 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.

Along with Selena, his other sister Suzette, and his father Abraham, he became a member of Los Dinos in 1980. As a member of Los Dinos, A.B. 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". After Selena's death, he would create the bands Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz.

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