Marcella Samora: 5 amazing facts about Selena Quintanilla’s mother
Let’s hit the topic without any delay: 5 amazing facts about Marcella Samora:
Marcella Samora, mother of famous songwriter/ singer Selena Quintanilla was born in 1944, USA. The late Selena Quintanilla died on March 31st, 1995 and the cause of her untimely demise was a gunshot wound in a hotel in Corpus Christi, murdered by Yolanda Saldivar. Everybody definitely knows about Selena Quintanilla but hardly anyone knows about her mother. In that sense, lets shed a bright light on Marcella Samora.
The 74 years old mother is famous in her way and here are five amazing facts about her to help you understand about her:
- About:
Marcella is half Americano-Mexican and half Cherokee-Indian origin. As of 2018, she is 74 years old and lives in Texas with her family.
- Marcella Samora’s Husband:
Marcella Samora married Abraham Quintanilla in the year 1963. Abraham Quintanilla Jr. is her husband born in February 1939, Texas. Her husband is a singer, record producer, and songwriter.
- 3 children of Marcella Samora:
Marcella Samora has 3 children: Selena Quintanilla, A.B. Quintanilla III and Suzette Quintanilla.
Marcella had her first child, A.B Quintanilla in 1963. A.B. is the older brother of Selena and who is professionally a record producer. Suzette Quintanilla was born in June 1967 as the second child of Marcella and Abraham. She is an actress and married to Bill Arianna. And Mexican-American Singer, Selena Quintanilla was born in 1971.
- Marcella Samora, a grandmother:
Yes, you read it correct, Marcella Samora is a grandmother to her grandson, Jovan, son of her second born child, Suzette Quintanilla. Jovan, Gianu, and Savani are her four grandchildren.
- Special youngest child of Marcella died at the age of 23:
Marcella’s youngest child, Selena died on March 31, 1995. She was model, an actress, and spokesperson. She was praised by calling the Queen of Tejano Music. She died at the early age of 23 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar. Wikipedia has written about the murder of Selena: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Selena
