After Selena’s tragic death, things got complicated. Understandably, her unexpected death would make dividing up her assets a little complicated. Her father and brother were deeply involved in her career, and yet she was married, and her husband rightfully had some say in her fortune or her legacy.
Who inherited Selena (singer) money and estate?
And that was exactly what happened. Rolling Stone writes that Selena did not leave a will before she died; after all, she was only 23 when she was murdered. Initially, this meant her husband, Pérez, stood to inherit everything.
But Pérez said the days after Selena’s death were hard, and the last thing he thought about was worrying about his late wife’s estate. Pérez admitted he allowed his father-in-law to take care of everything.
And so Abraham Quintanilla quickly hired a lawyer Rolling Stone said it was within two months of her death to set up an entertainment deal to help manage his daughter’s legacy. During this time, Pérez did not have any legal representation and trusted his in-laws to do the right thing.
Billboard explained that under the deal, Selena’s entertainment property, aka profits from the sale of her songs and image, would be divided among the entire family.
