Jovan Arriaga is the son of Suzette Quintanilla and Bill Arriaga and the nephew of Selena Quintanilla. Born in March 1998, he belongs to a younger generation of the Quintanilla family and was born nearly three years after Selena’s death in March 1995.
Although his family connection explains much of the public interest in him, Jovan also has a documented professional history. A publicly indexed LinkedIn profile under his name lists nearly nine years of retail sales work at the Selena Museum, followed by customer service and sales experience outside the museum.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1998 |
| Parents | Suzette Quintanilla and Bill Arriaga |
| Family connection | Nephew of Selena Quintanilla |
| Reported museum role | Retail Sales Specialist |
| Selena Museum dates | May 2016–January 2025 |
| University listed | Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi |
| Later work | Customer service and sales |
Jovan Is Suzette Quintanilla and Bill Arriaga’s Son
Jovan is the only son of Suzette Quintanilla and Bill Arriaga. His parents married in September 1993 and welcomed him in March 1998. Through Suzette, he is also the nephew of A.B. Quintanilla and Selena Quintanilla.
The timing of his birth is an important part of that family connection. Selena died on March 31, 1995, while Jovan was born in 1998, so he never had the opportunity to know his aunt personally. Public interest in their connection grew partly because fans noticed similarities in photographs of Jovan and Selena. Univision has also documented those comparisons while identifying Jovan as Suzette and Bill’s son.
Jovan’s childhood received occasional attention through posts shared by his mother. Univision reported that he played baseball throughout four years of high school and graduated with honors in Corpus Christi in May 2017 before continuing his education.
His Selena Museum Role Lasted Nearly Nine Years
The most substantial publicly available detail about Jovan’s own work is his reported employment at the Selena Museum in Corpus Christi.
A LinkedIn profile under his name lists him as a Retail Sales Specialist at the museum from May 2016 until January 2025. That period amounts to eight years and nine months.
The job title is distinct from the broader responsibilities held by his mother. Suzette has been publicly identified with oversight of the Selena Museum and continued work through Q-Productions, while Jovan’s listed position was specifically in retail sales.
His professional record therefore supports a long connection to the museum as an employee, but not claims that he owned, directed, or managed it. The employment dates and title come from his professional profile rather than a publicly available museum staff directory.
His Education and Work After the Museum
Jovan’s education has been described inconsistently across online biographies, but his publicly indexed professional profile provides a clearer account than many secondary profiles.
The profile lists Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi and identifies a Bachelor of Business Administration. This fits more closely with his documented work in retail, customer service, and sales than widely repeated claims that he became a hydraulic or civil engineer.
The same professional record lists January 2025 as both the end of his Selena Museum position and the beginning of a customer service and sales representative role. This marks a straightforward career transition after almost nine years working within an organization closely associated with his family.
Because the employment and university details come from a professional profile rather than independent institutional records, they are best understood as Jovan’s publicly listed career and education history, not as separately confirmed employer or university records.
He Has Appeared Publicly With the Quintanilla Family
Jovan has occasionally joined his family at public events connected with Selena’s legacy, although he has not built a regular public-facing career.
One clearly documented appearance came on September 29, 2016, when Getty Images photographed Jovan with his parents, Bill Arriaga and Suzette Quintanilla, during the media welcome for the MAC Selena world premiere in Corpus Christi. People later used an image from the same event while reporting on Suzette and her family.
The appearance came only a few months after the May 2016 start date listed for his Selena Museum job. Together, the professional record and event photography show that his connection to the family’s legacy during that period went beyond simply being a well-known relative, while remaining far less public than the roles held by older members of the Quintanilla family.
Jovan Became a Father Before Suzette’s 2023 Announcement
Suzette also confirmed another milestone. In January 2023, she publicly revealed that she had become a grandmother after Jovan welcomed a son named Lincoln. People later included the announcement in its reporting about the Quintanilla family.
That update establishes Jovan as a father without requiring speculation about the more private parts of his personal life. His public identity remains centered primarily on his place in the Quintanilla family and his professional record: nearly nine years at the Selena Museum, followed by work in customer service and sales.