Suzette Quintanilla: Lifestyle, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Suzette Quintanilla (born June 29, 1967) is an American Famous Musician, Singer, Band Manager, Entrepreneur, Social Media Influencer, and Businesswoman from Lake Jackson, Texas, United States. Apart from being a musician, Suzette is also a professional drummer and played drums for the band called “Selena y Los Dinos”.

Apart from this, she is famous in the country as the older sister of the famous singer-songwriter “Selena Quintanilla”. Let me tell you, she was a professional singer and also known as the Queen of Tejano music.

According to sources, her sister Selena was murdered by her fan club manager named “Yolanda Saldívar” on March 31, 1995. After her sister’s death, Suzette left the music profession. According to her reports, she currently works at her father’s entertainment company called “Q-Productions, Inc”.

Apart from this, he also holds the manager position at the Selena Museum in Corpus Christi in Texas. According to sources, Netflix released an autobiographical movie about the real-life story of Suzette Quintanilla’s sister, “Selena Quintanilla,” on December 4, 2020. The name of the series is Selena: The Series. According to media reports, the characters in the series are as follows:

• Cristian Serratos as Selena Quintanilla.
• Noemí González as Suzette Quintanilla.
• Gabriel Chavarria as AB Quintanilla.
• Ricardo Chavira as Abraham Quintanilla.
• Seidy Lopez as Marcella Quintanilla.

Childhood, Parents & Siblings

The famous musician gave birth to his parents on June 29, 1967 (Thursday) in Lake Jackson, Texas, USA. He was born into a celebrity family and belongs to the Christian religion. According to his date of birth, Suzette Quintanilla’s age is 53 years as of 2020.

Talking about his family then, his father “Abraham Quintanilla Jr” is also a famous singer and songwriter. Her mother’s name is “Marcella Samora”. He has two siblings in the family named “AB Quintanilla III” (brother) and “Selena Quintanilla” (sister).

His sister was murdered on March 31, 1995. His brother is also a famous singer. Being part of a family of musicians, Suzette decided to become a musician at a very young age.

According to sources, she was trained by her father. According to my research, she completed her education at a local private school. After that, she began to focus on her music career.

Marriage, husband and children

According to the sources, Suzette Quintanilla married her husband “Bill Arriaga” in the year 1993. According to the sources, her husband is a successful businessman.

She wore a beautiful white dress at her wedding. It was a royal wedding.

According to her accounts on social networks, she is the mother of her son named “Jovan Arriaga”. She likes to spend most of her time with her family.

Suzette also shares her memorable moments with her family on her social media. According to her IG profile of her, she is a dog lover and has more than 3 dogs as pets.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Suzette Quintanilla

• Suzette Quintanilla gained energy for music from her father Abraham Quintanilla Jr.
• In the year 1980, a teenage Suzette Quintanilla began performing with her brother and sister at her father’s new Tex-Mex cafe.
• According to sources, she played drums, while her brother, Abraham III, played bass, and her sister, Selena, did vocals.
• However, the cafe had to close the following year after a recession caused by the oil glut of the 1980s and the family chose not to pay.
• They were driven from their home and settled in Corpus Christi, Texas.
• After that, she and her siblings began showing up at crosses, weddings, quinceañeras, and fairs to help the family financially.
• His father formed the band ‘Selena y Los Dinos’ and later renovated an old transport, ‘Enormous Bertha’, to use it as a transport for visitors.
• In 1984 they gained mainstream notoriety after the arrival of their long-playing collection ‘Selena y Los Dinos – My First Recordings’.

• Her third collection, ‘Munequito De Trapo’ (Rag Doll), was advanced and showcased at the ‘Tejano Music Awards’, where her sister, Selena, won the first of her eight consecutive ‘Female Vocalist of the Year’ scholarships.
• Suzette continued to perform with her relatives in the family band until Selena’s awkward death in 1995.
• While Suzette Quintanilla expertly stopped playing music following the deplorable death of her sister Selena, she has been effectively securing and spreading her late sister’s tradition from that point on.
• She frequently goes to different occasions in memory of her younger sister and meets with her fans.
• For the benefit of her father’s organization, Q-Productions, Inc., she looks after the Selena Museum.

• In addition, she is committed to working for a noble cause through ‘The Selena Foundation’, which was set up by her family shortly after Selena’s passing and helps children in an emergency.
• In a meeting, she mentioned that the brothers used to invest a lot of energy in their visiting transportation and that she used to have heart-to-heart talks with Selena on her bunk.
• Today, she is a successful businesswoman and entrepreneur.

• As of her career, Suzette Quintanilla earned a net worth and total assets of $3-4 million (approx.).
• She takes great care of her health; even at the age of 53, she looks young and fit.
• The height of Suzette Quintanilla is around 5 feet 7 inches (approx).