Who is Venus Villanueva?
Venessa Villanueva was born in the United States and is an actress, best known as the former wife of guitarist Chris Perez. Her ex-husband became famous as a member of the band Selena and Los Diños. He supported and became the lover and man of the band’s straw, Selena, an affair that was suddenly interrupted when she was murdered by her former manager.
Net worth of Venessa Villanueva
The net worth of Venessa Villanueva is estimated at more than $100,000. She earned some income as an actress and probably benefited from the success of her husband during their lives together.
Chris’ net asset value is estimated at more than $1.2 million.
Life and career
Veneza is of Mexican descent; her parents moved to the United States in search of greener pastures. Although her exact place of birth is unknown, she grew up in Texas. Thanks to a mutual friend named John Garza, she lived, mostly out of sight, and met Chris Perez. At that time, Chris was suffering from depression and other personal problems, and she supported and helped him through his problems, which led to entering into a loving relationship.
They were together for eight years before they got married in 2006, but the tension in their relationship turned out to be too great and they got divorced in 2008. Vanessa made a career as an actress after participating in several films. Their first project was the uprising in Memphis: Elvis Returns, released in 2011, tells the story of Elvis returning from another galaxy to lead a normal life. One of his latest projects was entitled Forgotten Memories and was published in 2015.
Chris Perez’s ex-husband
Chris Perez is also of Mexican descent – his father worked as a programmer, but his parents divorced when he was five.
Chris Perez
He started studying music at school and his first instrument was the French horn. Despite the lack of support from his mother, he learned to play electric guitar from actors like Iron Maiden, Kiss, Van Halen and Def Leppard. At the age of 17 he wanted to start a musical career and his first band was with Shelly Larez in 1986, with a group specialized in tejano music. He helped the band to distance themselves from the Tejano music, which led to a much more positive perception.
In 1989 he was invited by the group Selena y Los Dinos for a rehearsal and was immediately invited to join the group. He loved the music and the work of the band, which led him to leave his first band. He was friends with the bass player of the band, who encouraged him to experiment with their music. In one year the group has attracted a lot of attention, especially thanks to the skill of their soloist Selena.
Selena and Los Dinos Short success and life after
Selena started to attract attention on her own, which led her to withdraw her solo projects from the band, but before she left the band, she began to gain popularity in Texas, where she sold 80,000 copies of her music. After the death of Selena and a long recovery, Chris started writing music again with John Garza and formed the Chris Perez Band. They signed with Hollywood Records before entering the A&M studios and released their first album and several songs dedicated to the late Selena.
The album Resurrection was awarded a Grammy Award in 2000 and found a resonance with both critics and listeners.
One of her most recent projects is a book called Celena, with Love, which describes their relationship and struggle; it was also received by Selena’s father. The book was therapeutic for him, helped him forward and he received praise for his work. Besides the Chris Perez Band he has another band called The Chris Perez Project.
Personal life
Before Villanueva met Perez, he was married to the singer Selena, because the relationship between them started a year after he joined the band. He had grown close to his family, although Selena’s father initially disapproved of their relationship. They ran away and got married before he was admitted to the family. After Selena’s death he felt guilty and felt it was his duty to protect her. He couldn’t eat much and became addicted to alcohol and drugs. Villanueva became the light of the world for him when they started a relationship in 1998, after they were married three years later.
During their marriage they had two children, but in the mid-2000s everything went wrong. Their relationship is strained by the fact that Perez has not spent enough time with his family and is still showing signs of alcohol abuse. She wanted to restore the relationship, but then she decided everything was irreconcilable. They divorced in 2008 and since then Perez has devoted himself to his first love, Selena, and stayed close to Selena’s family.
