   christopher gilbert "chris" pÃ©rez (born august 14, 1969) is an american guitarist, songwriter and author best known as lead guitarist for the tejano band selena y los dinos. he married the frontwoman of the group, selena, on april 2, 1992. pÃ©rez grew up in san antonio, texas as one of two children of gilbert pÃ©rez and carmen medina. in 1986, he joined shelly lares' band. by the late 1980s, pÃ©rez was reputed among tejano musicians for his guitar skills. this caught a.b. quintanilla iii's attention; at the time, quintanilla was seeking another guitarist for the band he produced, selena y los dinos. shortly after pÃ©rez joined the band, he and selena began a personal relationship. selena's father, abraham quintanilla, jr., forced them to end their relationship because he felt pÃ©rez' image might damage selena's career. they ignored his threats to disband the group, and continued their relationship. quintanilla jr. fired pÃ©rez from the band, forbidding selena to go with him. they later eloped, and selena's father accepted the relationship. pÃ©rez was asked to collaborate on several of selena's songs with a.b. and other members of the band, using his guitar to piece out melodies and incorporating a number of musical genres into their songs. during the early 1990s pÃ©rez was arrested for driving under the influence in san antonio, but was released without charge. within months of his first arrest, pÃ©rez was involved in a trashed-hotel-room incident; he and two members of selena y los dinos were intoxicated and began wrestling in a room, breaking the door and punching holes in the walls. on march 31, 1995 selena was killed by her friend and former manager of her boutiques, yolanda saldivar. her death devastated pÃ©rez, who began abusing drugs and alcohol. in 1998 he met ve
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