Chris Pérez is a man.
Chris Pérez . He married the frontwoman of the group , Selena , on April 2 , 1992 . Between one and two years after Pérez joined the band , he and Selena began a personal relationship . They later eloped , and Selena 's father accepted the relationship and he grew to love and accept Chris as his son-in-law . In 1998 he met Venessa Villanueva through his friend John Garza , and began dating her . He left both groups and formed another band ( the Chris Pérez Project , which included Puerto Rican singer Angel Ferrer ) in 2010 .