About Me
A respected musician and producer in my own right, I am best known in the Spanish music community as the brother of Selena -- producing and penning some of her biggest hits. Born in Toppenish, WA, I was encouraged by my guitar-playing father, Abraham, to pursue music along with my other siblings. As a result, I picked up the bass guitar and formed the band Selena y los Dinos, consisting of my sisters Suzette (drums), Selena (vocals), and our father on guitar. By 1987, the band was signed to EMI-Capitol Records, who issued their hit debut, Ven Conmigo. But Selena soon proved to be the main attraction of the group, and launched a successful solo career in 1990 with the release Ven Conmigo. I signed on as the producer of Selena's solo records, resulting in such Latin smashes as 1992's Entre a Mi Mundo, 1993's Live, and 1994's Amor Prohibido. I began branching out and producing and writing for other Latin artists, including Thalia, Cristian Castro, and Tito Puente Jr., among others. Just around the time of Selena's tragic murder in 1995, I produced and co-wrote the song "Como te Extrano," which won the Premio Lo Nuestro award for Song of the Year. In the late '90s, I also helped form a new group, the Kumbia Kings (an eight-member group consisting of young musicians between the ages of 16-24), producing their well-received debut, Amor, Familia y Respecto, in 1999
