Pee Wee (singer)

Irvin Salinas , better known as Pee Wee, is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He was a former singer for the band Kumbia Kings and was a lead singer for Kumbia All Starz, both created by A.B. Quintanilla. In early 2008, he left Kumbia All Starz to become a solo artist. His debut studio album Yo Soy was released on August 11, 2009.

Irvin Salinas, known as Pee Wee was born on December 8, 1988 in Othello, Washington. He is the youngest of three siblings . His father, Horacio Salinas was an alcoholic, and put in rehabilitation while Irvin was thirteen years old. After his parents separated, his mother, Mara Martnez, changed residence to La Joya, Texas, located in the outskirts of McAllen, Texas. Irvin began to wash cars and perform other small jobs in order to provide his family with extra income. He has an uncle in Navasota, Texas after the name of Rafael Salinas. At thirteen, he met A.B. Quintanilla, brother of Selena, in a casting at Pee Wee s middle school. It was then that A.B. Quintanilla expressed interest in Pee Wee, and informed him about a casting for a music video with his band and offered him an audition. Irvin accepted, presenting to him a few days later in the casting. He also went to Memorial Middle School and La Joya High School.

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