Chris Perez: podcast appearances and interviews

Chris Pérez is a partner at Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP. He is also an American guitarist known for his role as the lead guitarist of the Tejano music band Selena y Los Dinos. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Texas, as one of two children of Gilbert Pérez and Carmen Medina. He began his musical career in 1986 by joining Shelly Lares' band and gained respect among Tejano musicians for his guitar skills by the late 1980s. His talent attracted the attention of A.B. Quintanilla, who was producing Selena y Los Dinos, and Pérez eventually joined the band. He married the group's frontwoman, Selena, on April 2, 1992, despite opposition from Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla. Their relationship continued despite threats to disband the group, and they eloped in 1992. In 1995, Selena was tragically murdered by Yolanda Saldívar, which deeply affected Pérez, leading to struggles with substance abuse. He formed the Chris Pérez Band, releasing the Grammy-winning album Resurrection under Hollywood Records, and later disbanded after their second album, Una Noche Mas, in 2002. Pérez remained active in music, collaborating with groups such as the Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz, and formed the Chris Pérez Project in 2010. In 2012, he authored a book titled To Selena, with Love, narrating his relationship with Selena.