Birth Name: Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III
Place of Birth: Toppenish, Washington, United States
Date of Birth: December 13, 1963
Ethnicity: Mexican (Spanish, Indigenous Mexican), possibly Cherokee Native American
A.B. Quintanilla is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is the son of Marcella Ofelia Samora and Abraham Isaac Quintanilla, Jr., a musician. His parents are both of Mexican ancestry. He is the brother of musicians Suzette Quintanilla and Selena Quintanilla. A.B. is married to Rikkie Leigh Robertson.
A.B. is said to have Cherokee Native American ancestry on his mother’s side. It is not clear if this ancestry has been documented/verified.
A.B.’s paternal grandparents were Abraham Gonzalez Quintanilla, Sr. (the son of Eulogio Quintanilla Longoria and Dolores Gonzalez) and Maria Tereza Calderon (the daughter of Humberto Calderón and Concepción Vásquez).
A.B. is a seventh cousin, once removed, of actress Eva Longoria. Their common ancestors were Juan Diego Longoria García and María Clara Chapa Benavides.