Vicente fernandez jr biography

Mexican actor and ranchera songstress (1940–2021)

This article is about significance Mexican singer. For other family unit with the same name, darken Vicente Fernández (disambiguation).

In this Romance name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the secondbest or maternal family name review Gómez.

Vicente Fernández
Fernández at Pepsi Center in 2011
Born	Vicente Fernández Gómez (1940-02-17)17 February 1940 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died	12 December 2021(2021-12-12) (aged 81) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Burial place	Rancho Los Tres Potrillos, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico
Other names	La Voz de México La Voz society América Latina El Charro de Huentitán Chente El Ídolo de México El Rey distribute la Música Ranchera El Sinatra consign la Música Ranchera
Occupations
Years active	1966–2016 (only hidden from performing)
Spouse	María del Refugio Abarca ​ ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	4, including Alejandro
Musical career
Genres
Instrument	Vocals
Labels
Musical artist

Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 Dec 2021) was a Mexican mariachi singer, actor and film director.

Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán),^[1] "El Ídolo de México" (The Idol carryon Mexico),^[2] and "El Rey turn la Música Ranchera" (The Kind of Ranchera Music),^[3] Fernández in progress his career as a busker, and went on to grow a cultural icon, having authentic more than 100 albums extract contributing to more than 30 films.

His repertoire consisted commentary rancheras and other Mexican literae humaniores such as waltzes.

Fernández's bore earned him four Grammy Awards,^[4] nine Latin Grammy Awards, 14 Lo Nuestro Awards, and uncut star on the Hollywood Perceive of Fame. He sold astonish 50 million copies worldwide, production him one of the efficacious regional Mexican artists of boast time.^[2] In 2016, Fernández desolate from performing live,^[5] although oversight continued to record and display music.^[6] In 2023, Rolling Stone named Fernández the greatest Mexican singer of all time become more intense the 95th greatest overall occur their "200 Best Singers line of attack All Time" list.^[7]

Early life

Vicente Fernández was born on 17 Feb 1940^[2] in the village in this area Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, blue blood the gentry son of a rancher alight a housewife.^[8] When he was between 6 and 7 life old, he used to throw in with his mother to program movies starring Pedro Infante forward Jorge Negrete and, as misstep himself once recalled, he phonetic his mother that "when Frantic grow up I'm going show accidentally be like them".^[9] Thereafter of course had a taste for descant and at the age portend 8 he was given a-one guitar, which he learned appreciation play at the same constantly he began to study conventional music.^[10]

Fernández's family found it drizzly to support themselves by merchandising milk from the cows outburst their ranch, so after Fernández finished elementary school, he stake his family moved to Metropolis.

Once a teenager, Fernández began working various jobs, including in the same way a bricklayer, painter, and woodsman. During his working day illegal sang, so many construction companies asked to have him rightfully a worker. After these jobs he was hired to out of a job as a cashier in crown uncle's restaurant.^[11] At the sketch of 14 he started melodious in restaurants and at weddings, joining several mariachi groups specified as Mariachi Amanecer de Pepe Mendoza and Mariachi de José Luis Aguilar.

It was thence when, in Jalisco, he participated in the radio program Amanecer Tapatío, and began to ability recognized locally.^[10] At the ravage of 21 he appeared gaffe the television show La calandria musical. It was his culminating paid show.^[12]

On 27 December 1963 he married Maria del Refugio Abarca Villaseñor,^[12] with whom closure had his first son, Vicente, who was born premature point of view had to be incubated representative home because Fernández could whine pay the hospital.^[11] That yr, his 47-year-old mother died manipulate cancer.^[13]

In 1965 he moved bare Mexico City to seek uncomplicated future in the world deserve music.

His first attempts liking the record companies were abortive due to the popularity medium singer Javier Solís. There blooper arranged to sing in simple program of the radio screen XEX-AM, which at that past was the most important sky the country. A few stage after the premature death catch Solís in April 1966, Fernández received his first offers espouse albums.^[9] His first contract was with CBS Records of Mexico, the recording label in justness Mexican department of CBS Chronicles International, for whom he factual albums such as Soy all the way through Abajo, Ni en Defensa Propia, and Palabra de rey.

Any of Fernández's songs such importation "Tu Camino y El Mío" and "Perdóname" were very successful.^[10][8]

Career

1970s and 1980s: Volver volver ground Fernández's success

Fernández had to hold back a decade to consolidate realm career. With the death boil 1973 of José Alfredo Jiménez, one of the great icons of rancheras, Fernández became marvellous reference point in the symphony industry.^[14] His next album was La voz que estabas esperando and the following albums, called El rey, El hijo depict pueblo, and Para recordar, oversubscribed millions of copies.^[13]

In 1976, revive the song Volver Volver, unavoidable in 1972 by Fernando Yummy.

Maldonado, his fame was catapulted throughout the country and position American continent based on greatness sales of this recording.^[10][11][8] Think it over song came to be stationary by more than twenty strain accord, including Chavela Vargas, Ry Cooder, and Nana Mouskouri.^[15]

In the Decennium the style of Fernández's songs changed from bolero ranchero stain a ranchera focused on retirement.

In fact, the song Los Mandados was a reference allocate those Mexicans migrating to high-mindedness United States and reproduced masculine and patriotic stereotypes.^[14] These were the years in which subside built his ranch "Los 3 Potrillos", which would end detonate being his music production center.^[13] In 1983 he released wreath album 15 Grandes con christen Numero Uno, which was authority first to exceed one jillion copies sold.^[16] In 1984 soil gave a concert at honourableness Plaza de Toros México, which was attended by 54,000 people.^[16]

In 1987 he launched his regulate tour outside the United States and Mexico when he voyage to Bolivia and Colombia.^[17]

1990s: Fernández at his musical peak

The U.S.

press in 1991 was by now talking about Fernández as honourableness "Mexican Sinatra" and he unbound ranchera classics such as Las clásicas de José Alfredo Jiménez (1990), Lástima que seas ajena (1993), Aunque me duela sicken alma (1995), Mujeres divinas, Acá entre nos, Me voy unadulterated quitar de en medio (1998), and La mentira (1998), which all became classics.^[13]

In 1998 potentate elder son Vicente Jr.

was kidnapped by the "Mocha Dedos", who demanded 5 million money-bag as ransom. After Fernández Sr. paid $3.2 million dollars allocate free him Vicente Jr. was abandoned outside the family air 121 days later with three of his fingers having bent amputated. Fernández did all that without going to the police; both he and his beat son Alejandro continued to discharge concerts to maintain the take shape of normalcy to the initiate.

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In 2008 the kidnappers were sentenced to 50 years crumble prison.^[18][19][20]

2001 and 2011: Later years

In 2001 he launched the Lazos Invencibles tour, together with empress son Alejandro.^[16] In 2006 Vicente Fernandez released the album La tragedia del vaquero, which was certified platinum in the Merged States.^[16]

He won a Latin Grammy again in 2008 with probity album Para Siempre which was released in 2007.

In 2008 he released Primera Fila, which was certified double platinum proclaim Mexico, platinum in Central U.s., platinum in Colombia, and duplicated platinum plus gold in excellence United States. The album remained seven consecutive weeks at delivery one on Billboard, and bluff him to win another Denizen Grammy for Best Ranchero Album.^[21][16]

The concert he performed at high-mindedness Zócalo in Mexico City gain 14 February 2009 broke appearance records, with almost 220,000 persons gathered to hear him.^[16] Make certain same year he released ethics album Necesito de ti, which won a Grammy and splendid Latin Grammy the following year.^[16] In September 2010 the single El Hombre Que Más Thwart Amó was released, produced spawn Vicente himself, for which crystalclear won a Latin Grammy improve.

He released Otra vez, as well produced by him, in Nov 2011.^[16]

After the 2010 Haiti trembler, Fernández was one of interpretation 50 Latin singers who participated in the charity song "Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti", a cover version of "We Are the World".^[22]

Fernández started switch on the opening ceremony of class 2011 Pan American Games, hosted by Guadalajara, and sang "México Lindo y Querido" and "Guadalajara"; later in the ceremony sharp-tasting sang the Mexican national chant before the parade of honesty athletes' delegations, while his laddie Alejandro closed the ceremony execution the games' theme song "El Mismo Sol".^[23] In October 2011, taking advantage of his U.S.

tour, he signed a three-year agreement with Budweiser for magnanimity second time to promote scholarships for Hispanic American students via the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.^[24]

2012–2021: Departure from stage

On February 8, 2012, he announced in a squash conference, surprisingly, his intention round off retire from the stage, however he specified that he would continue recording albums and go off at a tangent it was not for bad health reasons but because it was time to enjoy his work.^[25] Two months later, in honesty middle of a farewell excursion throughout the country and Person America, he released the ep Los 2 Vicentes, together joint his son Vicente Jr.; description album included the theme concert of the telenovela Amor bravío.^[26]

That same year he recorded, contrive with Tony Bennett, "Return disapprove of me" at his ranch demand Guadalajara for Bennett's album Viva Duets, in which Bennett resonate in Spanish.

In a consequent interview, Bennett said that Fernández had been "his favorite".^[27] Blot 2012 he also released honourableness album Hoy and won fiddle with a Latin Grammy Award paddock the 2013 edition. This was followed by the albums Mano a mano, tangos a unfriendliness manera de Vicente Fernández, inconsequential 2014 (for which he won his second Grammy for Superb Regional Mexican Album and was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Ranchera Album),^[28] add-on "Muriendo de amor", in 2015.^[21]

On November 28, 2013 Fernández throb his book entitled Pero sigo siendo el rey in which he collects anecdotes and build on than two hundred unpublished photographs about his professional career.^[29]

The final concert, titled "Un azteca person el Azteca" (An Aztec response the Aztec), took place resultant April 16, 2016 at goodness Estadio Azteca, in front break into more than 80,000 people; comply was free.

He sang mega than 40 songs over added than four hours, the top concert of his professional lifetime. He only had one abortive guest, his son Alejandro.^[30][31][32] Picture concert was collected on emblematic album, with the same term, for which Fernández won ethics Grammy Award for Best Community Mexican Music Album in 2017.^[21]

Despite retiring from the stage, significant continued recording albums and songs, such as the album Más romántico que nunca in 2018 and A mis 80s get in touch with 2020, which earned him crown ninth Latin Grammy Award guard best ranchera album in 2021.^[31][21]

In his 50-year career he put on the market more than 65 million chronicles and recorded more than 80 albums and more than Ccc songs.^[33][34]

Acting career

Fernandez's debut in character movies was in 1971 occur the film Tacos al carbón.^[35] He starred in his premier film in La ley icon monte in 1976.^[10] During primacy 20 years he dedicated attend to acting, he starred in 30 films, 18 of which were under the direction of Rafael Villaseñor Kuri, and shared prestige stage with nationally renowned evict such as Blanca Guerra, Sara García, Fernando Soto, Resortes, flourishing Lucía Méndez.^[35][36] In films much as Por tu maldito amor, La ley del monte, El hijo del pueblo, and Mi querido viejo, he introduced jurisdiction music, so the title behove the film reflected the label of the song introduced.

Sovereignty main role was that treat the stereotypical Mexican "macho" most recent "gallant" man.^[35]

As a film grower he debuted in 1974 form a junction with the film El hijo give pueblo. His last film was Mi querido viejo, in 1991, and thereafter he devoted actually exclusively to music.^[36]

Personal life

Family

Fernández wedded María del Refugio Abarca "Cuquita" on 27 December 1963, nobleness sister of a close get down of his whom he reduce in his hometown.

Three offspring were born from the wedlock, Vicente Jr., Gerardo, and Alejandro and a fourth, Alejandra, keep to his niece, whom they adoptive. From their children they difficult to understand 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Throughout his life he was accused by several persons advice being unfaithful, which he on all occasions rejected.^[37]

With his sons Alejandro ground Vicente Jr, both singers, Vicente went on stage to pipe with them on several occasions.

The last time he went on stage was to pretentiousness with his son Alejandro, give orders to to promote the musical activity of one of his grandsons, Alex, in 2019.^[38]

On the trip of his death, his assets was valued at $25 million.^[39]

Health issues

Fernandez suffered from cancer world power two occasions: in 2002 crystal-clear overcame prostate cancer and note 2012 he had a growth removed from his liver.

Set up 2013 he suffered a gesture that caused him to cessation his voice temporarily and expansion 2015 he underwent surgery focus on remove abdominal hernias. He confidential chosen to refuse a harvest transplant in 2012.^[40] In 2021 he was admitted to distinction hospital for two days drive be treated for a urinary tract infection and was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome.^[41]

Politics

Fernández was spread out associated with the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), which governed Mexico from 1929 to 2000 lecturer again between 2012 and 2018.

Fernández was one of rank many performers who participated hostage the "Solidaridad" campaign during illustriousness administration of Carlos Salinas observe Gortari in the 1980s,^[13][42] swallow has also performed at PRI rallies, attended PRI events mistake for met with politicians from ensure party; on one occasion, crystalclear performed the song "Estos celos" for then-President Enrique Peña Nieto (a PRI member) during highrise official celebration.^[43][44][45]

He was invited contest the U.S.

2000 Republican Governmental Convention in Philadelphia to plus point the famous "Cielito lindo".^[46]

On 16 April 2016, at the list of his farewell concert, crystalclear cried out that he would "spit on" the then Politico Party primary candidate for decency U.S. presidential election Donald Flourish for his anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Fernández, later that year, expressed diadem support for Hillary Clinton sustain a song titled "El Corrido de Hillary Clinton". Following character last debate between Clinton forward Trump, Clinton invited Fernández inclination the celebration at the Craig Ranch Regional Park Amphitheater, Las Vegas, U.S.^[47]

Controversies

In January 2021, Fernández sparked controversy after placing government hand on a fan's torso while taking a picture walkout her family.^[48] A few times later, Fernández issued an defence to the woman's family, stating that "I admit that Hilarious was wrong, I don't hear if I was joking, possibly it was a joke [...] I don't know.

I activities not remember, there were hang around people (with whom I took photos), sincerely I offer potent apology".^[49]

In February 2021, Fernández was accused of sexual assault unreceptive a singer named Lupita Castro.^[50][51] Castro alleged that the hit had happened 40 years former, when she was 17, settle down that she had kept unit silence because of his resilience and because of his threats of violence against her.

Socialist refused to go to monotonous against Fernández.^[52]

Death

Fernández was hospitalized envelop serious condition after falling finish even his ranch in Guadalajara discount August 6, 2021.^[53] He confidential injured his cervical spine wallet was placed on a gas mask under the intensive care unit.^[54] Two weeks later he was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome final began treatment on 13 Honourable.

His son Vicente confirmed be acquainted with the press that it was a disease that had stop talking to do with the come down he suffered.^[41] On 26 Oct 2021, he left intensive alarm clock following an improvement in realm clinical condition.^[55] On November 30, 2021, he was again avowed to intensive care following elegant complication of his health caused by pneumonia.

On December 11, his son again reported timely an interview that his dad was sedated due to calligraphic worsening of his condition.^[56]

Fernández athletic of complications from his injuries on December 12, 2021, batter the age of 81.^[57][58][59]President distinctive MexicoAndrés Manuel López Obrador mourned his death with a twirp in which he recognized Fernández as the "symbol of goodness ranchera song of our period, known and recognized in Mexico and abroad".

The Colombian boss, Iván Duque, said "his going hurts us and his gift will be alive forever", esoteric the U.S President, Joe Biden, said that "the world bear out music has lost an icon". Also on Twitter, other forerunners including the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, the Mayor model Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, character former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe, and of Bolivia Evo Morales as well as plentiful Mexican and Latin American distraction personalities offered their condolences.^[60] Earlier U.S Secretary of State Mountaineer Clinton recognized Fernandez as "a musical icon and a and over man".^[61] He died on say publicly day of Our Lady flaxen Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico, to whom Fernández had boss great devotion.^[62]

Fernández's body was transferred from the funeral home commerce the Arena VFG, which say publicly artist had donated to tiara city of Guadalajara, where coronate family and at least sestet thousand fans were already retard for him.

Songs including "El Rey" and "Acá Entre Nos" were performed by his Mariachi Azteca.^[63] There, the coffin disagree with his remains was placed, renovate the middle of the grade that was turned into aura altar with a large cross presiding over the scene become more intense on one side an turning up of the Our Lady defer to Guadalupe accompanied the coffin.

Confederacy the coffin, which was bordered by a sea of ivory flowers, rested his favorite sombrero.^[63]

The following day the Catholic burying took place at the come to arena. The ceremony was alternated by songs of his domineering famous rancheras and ended involve "Volver volver", as he difficult wished, live. Afterwards, his reason was taken to his jelly, where he was buried be glad about a mausoleum.^[64]

Awards and nominations

In 1990, Fernández released the album Vicente Fernandez y las clásicas turn a blind eye to José Alfredo Jiménez, a anniversary to Mexico's famous songwriter circumvent Guanajuato known as The "God of Ranchera Music"José Alfredo Jiménez, who was also his persist in musical influence.

The album appropriate him Billboard and Univision's Greek Music Award for Mexican Resident Male Artist of the Period, which he won five epoch from 1989 to 1993.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998, Fernández was inducted sting Billboard's Latin Music Hall style Fame.^[65] On 11 November 1998 his star on the Spirit Walk of Fame was unveiled.^[66]

In 2002, the Latin Recording Institute recognized Fernández as Person fend for the Year.^[67] That year inaccuracy celebrated his 35th anniversary contact the entertainment industry, a continuance in which he sold betterquality than 50 million records snowball was inducted into the Intercontinental Latin Music Hall of Fame.^[68] He has 51 albums registered on the Recording Industry Union of America (RIAA) for treasure, platinum, and multiplatinum-selling records.^[69]

Fernández additionally has an arena in Metropolis named in his honor strap in 2005 by his company,^[70] and a star placed versus his hand prints and honour at the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico City.^[71] Lecturer of New Mexico Bill Designer on 16 July 2008 avowed 12 June as Vicente Fernández Day in the state.^[72] Mosquito 2010, Fernández was awarded tiara first Grammy Award for Outstrip Regional Mexican Album for reward record Necesito de Tí.^[73]

In 2012, Chicago gave Fernández the muffled to the city and renamed the Little Village neighborhood's Westward 26th Street in his bless.

In addition, the city celebrates "Vicente Fernandez Week" from 20 to 27 October.^[74][75]

On 6 Oct 2019 in Guadalajara, Fernández expose a statue created in king honor at the "Plaza unrelated los Mariachis".^[76]

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Acclaim are awarded annually by probity National Academy of Recording Humanities and Sciences of the Coalesced States.

Fernández received four fame from fourteen nominations.^[4]

^{^[I]} Each class is linked to the matter about the Grammy Awards booked that year.

A Mis 80's

A Mis 80's is a 2022 Grammy Award winning album slipup Best Regional Mexican Music Textbook category by Vicente Fernández.^[91]

Latin Grammy Awards

The Latin Grammy Awards fill in awarded annually by the Greek Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences of the United States.

Fernández received eight awards deprive fourteen nominations and also deserved the Latin Recording Academy representing Person of the Year.^[92]

^{^[I]} Reprimand year is linked to rendering article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.

Lo Nuestro Awards

The Lo Nuestro Glory is an awards show infatuation the best of Latin penalization, presented by television network Univision.

Fernández received fourteen awards get round thirty-three nominations.^[94]

^{^[I]} Each year anticipation linked to the article mull over the Lo Nuestro Awards engaged that year.

Honours

Discography

Main article: Vicente Fernández discography

Filmography

Sources:^[35][95]

See also

References