Selena Quintanilla's Father Sues His Daughter's Widower, Chris Perez

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Abraham Quintanilla, the father of the late singer Selena Quintanilla, filed a lawsuit last Friday against his daughter's widower, Chris Pérez, and the companies Endemol Shine North America and Blue Mariachi.

According to Forbes magazine, Abraham filed this lawsuit in a Texas court to stop production of a television series based on Perez's book, Para Selena, con amor, which recounts the life of the legendary Tex-Mex music singer. from the point of view of your relationship.

The lawsuit considers that only the administrators of the singer's estate have the exclusive right to her name and image in order to "commercially exploit them" in the form of, among other things, books, films or videos.

He also contends that the widower of the queen of Texan music violates an agreement he signed two months after the singer's death in 1995, stating that Abraham is the sole owner of all "entertainment assets," including contracts, copyrights, entry rights, advertising rights, rights of name, voice, signature and photographs, among others.

By signing the agreement, the lawsuit continues, Pérez not only accepted the terms of the agreement, but also agreed to receive 25 percent of the net benefits derived from the use of those assets.

Perez, who married the interpreter of “Como la flor” in 1992, expressed in a statement in mid-November that he felt ready to make their relationship come to life on the small screen.

"I spent many years keeping memories of my wife inside me," said Pérez. "For Selena … it allowed me to accept my experience and understand the void that could fill the hearts of so many other people."