The deceased’s husband Selena Quintanilla He met his family for the first time after several years of separation.
Chris Perezwho was married to the Tejano singer for three years prior to her assassination recently announced the news spent time with his late wife’s father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., and his sister, Suzette Quintanilla. The meeting comes two years after the resolution of a year-long legal battle between Chris and Abraham.
“I took a trip to Corpus today. Guess where I ended up? Chris, 53, wrote on his Instagram account on July 12 during a visit to Abraham’s office. “It was so great to see everyone and see the great workings of Q. Productions but more importantly getting to know Suzette and Abraham. I can’t wait to go back and visit my family! Good times!”
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Suzette also shared the photo of her with Chris on her Instagram Stories and wrote, “Lots of fun meeting @chrispereznow.”
Selena and Chris, a former guitarist in her band, eloped in 1992 after secretly dating. In 1995, Yolanda Saldívar, president of the singer’s fan club, shot and killed her. Selena was 23 years old.
Written by Chris Pérez, “Para Selena, con amor” (“To Selena, With Love”), published in 2012 under the Celebra imprint of the New American Library, a division of American publishers Penguin Group.
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The legal battle between Chris and Selena’s family members stems from her husband’s plans to adapt his 2012 memoir. With love to Selena in a miniseries.
Ultimately, such a project never came to fruition. In December 2016, Abraham sued Chris in a Texas court.and claimed that by writing the book and signing the television production deal, he violated an estate agreement he signed after Selena’s death in 1995 that provided for this Her father has exclusive rights to his daughter’s propertysuch as your name, voice, photos, story and other permanent rights.
Chris Pérez, Suzette Quintanilla and AB Quintanilla next to the figure of Selena at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Los Angeles, 2016. Photo: Shutterstock
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five years later In September 2021, Chris and Abraham filed a joint motion to dismiss the lawsuit.. “Good news! I wanted to give everyone an update to let you know I have settled my legal dispute amicably with Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and the entire Quintanilla family.”Selena’s husband tweeted at the time. “Now that these issues are behind us, my hope and the hope of the Quintanilla family is that we work together to continue to honor and celebrate Selena’s legacy.” Abraham made a similar statement on Facebook, which has since been removed, reported the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Selena Quintanilla with her husband Chrys Pérez in a 1994 photo, a year before the singer’s assassination Photo: Instagram @chrispereznow
Chris, Selena’s father and other members of her family last met in public almost a year after the lawsuit was filed, posing for photos together at a ceremony to unveil the singer’s new star on the Paseo of Hollywood Fame in November 2017.
Despite the lawsuit, Selena’s story eventually made it to the big screen and was approved by her family Selena: The serieswhich ended its two-season run Netflix in May 2021. (AND)
Actress Christian Serratos in one of the scenes of the Netflix series about Selena Quintanilla.