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The love story of Selena quintanilla and Chris Pérez is known to almost everyone. The ‘Queen of Tex-Mex’ and the guitarist loved each other passionately and faced some obstacles to staying together, even defending their love against the swash of the singer’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, who didn’t want to his daughter with a musician. However, there was another member in Los Dinos who had a crush on Selena.
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Quintanilla and Pérez joined their lives after overcoming several problems, especially the opposition of Abraham Quintanilla, the father of the performer of “Como la flor”, who even fired the guitarist when he heard about the secret affair with his daughter.
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The couple had plans for the future, they wanted to build a house to start a family and have at least five children. However, his dreams were thwarted then Yolanda saldivar, the singer’s best friend, killed her when she discovered she was stealing.
Selena quintanilla She was at the peak of her success when she was murdered, so her death was a severe blow to her fans and the music world. Although 26 years have passed since that horrific event, her followers continue to fondly remember her, especially after the premiere of ‘Selena: The Series,’ the Netflix biopic depicting the most important moments in the life of the queen of Tex-Mex. revives. .
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SELENA QUINTANILLLA: PETE ASTUDILLO, THE FORMER THE DINOS WHO HAD IN THE SECRET OF THE SINGER
Netflix’s “Selena: The Series” has put the story of Selena Quintanilla back in the spotlight. While everyone knows the romance between the Queen of Tex Mex and guitarist Chris Pérez, few know that another Los Dinos member was secretly in love with the singer.
It is about Pete Astudillo, who was not only part of the Quintanilla group, but also co-authored some songs, such as the hit “How the flower”.
Pete was a member of Selena y los Dinos from 1989 to 1993, that is, two years before the singer’s murder. He was the supporting voice and showgirl.
In addition, Pete Astudillo wrote, together with AB Quintanilla, the greatest hits of the queen of Tex Mex: “Como La Flor”, “Amor Prohibido”, “La Carcacha” and “Qué Creías”, are some of the songs that have the authorship.
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While part of Los Dinos, Pete released his solo album entitled “Entrégate a Mí” in 1992 and released his second album “Como Nadie” a year later.
To focus on his career, Pete left the Quintanilla family group. Although he never left Selena’s family because they were close and they later started working together again.
Although he was no longer part of the group, the musician contributed to the 1994 album “Amor Prohibido”. The production included three songs that he composed with AB Quintanilla: Amor Prohibido, Techno Cumbia and Su Una Vez.
It is said that Pete was in love with Selena because, in addition to always working together for the Queen of Tex Mex’s albums, he released his third solo album after her death entitled “How I Miss You”, featuring a song of the same name, dedicated to the singer.
