He Mexican-American musician Chris Pérez shared a picture on his account Instagram where he remembered his late wife, Selena Quintanilla and in which he sent a message to the singer’s family after disputes between relatives in the family appeared to have ended “Queen of Tex-Mex”.
This after the 53-year-old musician was sued in 2017 Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., 84 years old for the rights to Selena’s estate. Since then, the dispute has been well settled and it seems that they are finally at peace.
Evidence of this is the picture in which the whole family poses together and the word “fam” was placed again in the publication. In addition, he described how he “took a journey”. Corpus Christi, Texas. where the quintanillas live.
“Guess where I ended up?” he asked his followers. “It was so great to see everyone and see the incredible workings of Q. Productions,” the entertainment company of Q. Productions Abraham Quintanillawhich the entrepreneur founded in 1993.
Also based in Corpus Christicontinues to be an artist recording and management company that also owns Selena Quintanilla’s repertoire. It also represents other groups such as Kumbia All Starzled by AB QuintanillaSelena’s brother.
During his visit, Chris Pérez was able to spend time with him Abraham Quintanilla and her ex-sister-in-law, Suzette Quintanilla.
“I can’t wait to go back and visit my family! Good times!” he wrote in a post that included two photos with his wife’s relatives.
Chris Pérez’s tumultuous past with Selena’s family
It’s no secret that Pérez has faced some drama with the Quintanilla family following the singer’s tragic death. In fact, the song “Forbidden Love” has long been thought to be based on the romance between Selena and Chris.
The guitarist met Selena when she joined the band The dinosaurs in 1990. However, the singer’s father objected to his daughter’s turbulent relationship with the musician. Pérez told Selena how he felt about her having dinner at a Pizza Hut. However, when Selena’s father found out about this, he fired Pérez from the band.
Later the father of selena He said he saw it Chris Perez as “a threat”. However, in 1992 they blew up. She was 20 and he was 22.
In a recent Instagram post, Perez referred to that moment as “two kids trying to find their way.” We share a photo from around the time of their wedding: “We’ve been on tour so much… We had a blast.”
Subsequently, Quintanilla Jr. Pérez is said to have welcomed into the family. About his relationship with Selena, Cris released his memoir titled in 2012 “To Selena, Love” and recounts that his father-in-law at the time said to him, “I’m sorry I cornered you guys… Let’s continue from here.”
Things remained more or less quiet until 2017 Quintanilla he was upset that Pérez was reportedly planning a series based on his book. Quintanilla It called the series unauthorized and filed a lawsuit against Pérez and two other companies involved. However, he stated that Pérez signed a deal giving up all rights to the estate selena
In 2021, it emerged that Pérez and Quintanilla Jr. had “amicably settled” the litigation, with Pérez tweeting, “Now that these issues are behind us, I and the hope of the Quintanilla family hope we work together to move forward.” . to honor and celebrate Selena’s legacy.
However, in a 2021 documentary about Selena’s death, True Hollywood Story: Death of Innocence, Pérez shared how the singer’s death still affects him: “I still miss her face, her laugh. She was just an amazing soul. , an amazing “spirit,” he described.