CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Five months have passed since the death of Tejano music star and legend Johnny Canales and there is already a fight over his estate.

It is not an ordinary battle between family members, but a battle between his widow Nora Canales and a woman who claims to be Johnny’s surviving wife.

The legal bombshell was dropped Thursday afternoon at the Nueces County Courthouse.

A woman named Sylvia Ann Castillo claims she is Canales’ wife and that they are still married.

His attorney, Esteban Lopez, filed a temporary injunction to prevent Johnny’s widow, Nora Canales, from selling or transferring any property owned by the estate, withdrawing money from checking, savings or other financial plans, or disposing of any of the assets. financial records of Johnny Canales.

According to court documents filed, Castillo said she married the Robstown native on Aug. 13, 1980, in Duval County, Texas. According to publicdata.com, Castillo was 17 years old at the time and Canales was 37 years old. Castillo said his marriage was never annulled by the State of Texas or dissolved by divorce.

Castillo claims she was legally married to the legendary television host in March 1995 when Canales, 52 at the time, married 23-year-old Nora Canales in Maverick County, Texas.

In the court filing, Castillo claims that since Johnny was legally married to her when he married Nora, his marriage to Nora was void under Texas law.

Therefore, Nora is in possession of assets and funds that belong to the Canales estate. A valid written will was dated May 20, 2024. It names Nora Canales as independent executor.

The host of “The Johnny and Nora Canales Show” died on June 12.

Castillo has asked the court to preserve and protect properties owned by Canales’ estate that have a “probable value exceeding $50,000.”

At the time of Canales’ death, he owned a home on Fm 665 in Corpus Christi, Texas, along with interests in the following properties:

• Cruz Calle Property, 100 acres in Duval County, Texas
• JMG Falcon property, 37 acres in Duval County, Texas
• Burned, 46 acres in Maverick County, Texas
• TR 10, 7.46 acres in Nueces County, Texas

KRIS 6 reached out to the attorneys representing Castillo and Nora Canales and has not yet received a response.
A hearing will be held in County Court on Act 3 on November 6 at 1:30 p.m.

This is a developing story. Keep it on kristv.com for the latest updates.