Career
Astudillo was one of the leaders of the Tejano music scene, and from an early age followed mariachi and conjunto music He co-wrote some of Selena"s number one hits such as "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Amor Prohibido", and the BMI award-winners "Louisiana Carcacha", "Qué Creias", and "Como la Flor." Astudillo also wrote the song "Estúpido Romántico" that was sung and made popular by Grupo Mazz. As his collaboration with Selena flourished, Astudillo developed as a solo artist as well.
In 1992, his debut album Entregate a Mi, which included six songs written by him, was released on Electric and Music Industries Latin.
1993 also saw Astudillo nominated for Male Vocalist and Best Single at the Tejano Music Awards. Also in 1993, he released his next album entitled Como Nadie.
This album also had the same winning formula. In 1995 after Selena"s death, by which Pete was incredibly devastated, he released his third album Cómo te Extraño, which included his Lo Nuestro award-winning song by the very same name.
Astudillo is most well known for this song, which he co-wrote with Bachelor of Arts Quintanilla, Selena"s older brother.
In 1997, Warner Brothers released the biopic film, Selena, telling her life story. Astudillo played himself in the movie. During this same year, Astudillo released his fourth album entitled Si Tu Number Estas featuring the single by the album name.
1999 gave birth to his fifth and last studio album to date, Donde Estas Amor.
In 2005, his Greatest Hits album was released under the Univision label. He re-united with the original Dinos from Selena y Los Dinos for a historic massive tribute concert in honor of the slain superstar on April 7, 2005, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
They performed "Como Louisiana Flor," as sung by Selena in her famed 1995 Astrodome concert, which over 64,000 fans attended.
