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It’s been 25 years since the singer Selena Quintanilla she was assassinated by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club. The Queen of the Tex-Mex is considered an icon of Latin music and her songs are still in force today.

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Talk about the musical success of Selena is also talking about his big brother, Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III or better known as AB Quintanilla, As he wrote many of the performer ‘s popular songs, such as “Dance this cumbia”, “The carcass” i “Like the flower”.

After the death of the singer, AB Quintanilla did not lose his passion for music and formed with Cruz Martinez the grouping Kumbia Kings in 1999. The band quickly positioned itself as one of the audience’s favorites; however, the success did not last even ten years.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KUMBIA KINGS?

the Kumbia Kings was an American group of Mexican origin originating of the State of Texas. The band had a unique musical style, mixing genres of cumbia, rap, pop, electronica and tropical. His first album sold over 500,000 copies and he received a Grammy Award nomination.

They later won a nomination for “Latin Artist of the Year” at the 2003 American Music Awards. In 2006, they were awarded the Latin Grammy Award in the category Best Mexican Regional Tropical Album by Kumbia Kings Live. However, the band’s success only lasted until this year, as AB Quintanilla decided to leave the group due to a rivalry with Cruz Martínez, The co-producer.

At that time, Quintanilla accused Cruz of fraud noting that during his administration of the band, he lost nearly a million dollars. Also, according to archives of ‘El Universal’, the keyboardist had registered the group under his name before the National Copyright Institute in Mexico when in the United States it belonged to Selena’s brother.

However, AB Quintanilla’s version did not match that of his teammates. “I don’t know if it’s AB’s custom to leave things pending with singers and groups, in the past he has done it, (with us) he left things pending, accounts that still can’t settle us”, Said Abel Talamantez, lead singer of the group, in ‘El Segle de Torrassa’ in 2006.

That same year, the brother of the dead singer formed the group of Kumbia All-Starz but in 2008, Pee Wee, who was its lead singer, decided to retire to start his solo project.

after the departure of AB Quintanilla from Kumbia Kings, Cruz Martinez began a legal battle for the rights to the group’s name, and eventually won in the courts. He currently still leads the band, which recently performed a live concert.

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THE MENTAL ILLNESS YOU SUFFER FROM AB QUINTANILLA

Few know that the big brother of Selena Quintanilla he suffers from mental problems that have afflicted him throughout his life. It was in 2015 when AB Quintanilla spoke about this topic during an interview for the program ‘Let go of the Soup’.

In the conversation, AB Quintanilla revealed that suffers from bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit disorder. Problems she decided to pay attention to because of the insistence of her mother, who has been worried about her mental health.

The artist has also undergone several surgeries. In the said program, AB Quintanilla stated that after suffering a severe fall he underwent multiple surgeries as he had lost mobility in his legs. That is why on several occasions he was seen attending various events with devices to be able to walk.

Time later, AB Quintanilla returned to operating room due to problems in one of its shoulders, reason why 4 screws inlaid to him. These situations have caused Selena’s older brother to become aware and caring about her health.

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