Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.

Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. – Madame Tussauds Hollywood Unveils a Wax Figure of Selena Quintanilla – Madame Tussauds Hollywood Wax Museum, 6933 Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood, CA, USA, 2016 – Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos

Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 20, 1939

Ethnicity: Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous Mexican]

Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Abraham is the son of Abraham Gonzalez Quintanilla and Maria Tereza Calderon. He is the father of musicians A.B. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla, and Selena. He is married to Marcella Ofelia Samora.

Abraham’s paternal grandfather was Eulogio Quintanilla Longoria (the son of Manuel Quintanilla García and Leonarda Longoria Galván). Eulogio was a Mexican emigrant, from Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Manuel was the son of Don José Eulogio Quintanilla Longoria and Doña María Juliana García Villarreal. Leonarda was the daughter of Juan de Dios Longoria Valdez and María San Juana Galván Vela.

Abraham’s paternal grandmother was Dolores Gonzalez (the daughter of Domingo Hernández Garca, later González Garza, and of Jacinta Garza). Dolores was the daughter of a Mexican emigrant, of Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, and of a mother whose own parents were Mexican. Domingo was the son of Platón Hernández de León and María Gregoria de la Garza Quintanilla. Jacinta was the daughter of Reyes Garza and Mariana Cortéz.

Abraham’s maternal grandfather was Humberto M. Calderón Galván (the son of Antonio E. Calderón Saucedo and María Hermila Galván de la Fuente). Humberto was from Zaragoza, in Coahuila.

Abraham’s maternal grandmother was named Concepción Vásquez. Concepción was from Cuatro Ciénegas, in Coahuila.

Abraham is a seventh cousin of actress Eva Longoria. Their common ancestors were Juan Diego Longoria García and María Clara Chapa Benavides.

Source: Genealogy of Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. – https://www.geni.com