People named Vicente Fernandez

Vicente M Fernandez of Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico was born on October 19, 1913, and died at age 95 years old on January 23, 2009.

The King of Mariachi Music. Vicente Fernández, ‘El Rey’ of Mexican Ranchera Music, Is Dead at 81 A beloved Mexican singer, Mr. Fernández was known for his powerful operatic range and marathon performances, delivered in a signature charro outfit and intricately embroidered sombrero. Vicente Fernández at Madison Square Garden in 2008. He was known for giving epic performances in which he relished the give-and-take with his fans. Vicente Fernández at Madison Square Garden in 2008. He was known for giving epic performances in which he relished the give-and-take with his fans. Christine Chung By Christine Chung Dec. 12, 2021, 6:08 p.m. ET Vicente Fernández, the powerful tenor whose songs of love, loss and patriotism inspired by life in rural Mexico endeared him to generations of fans as “El Rey,” the king of traditional ranchera music, died on Sunday morning. He was 81. His death was announced in a post on his official Instagram account, which did not give a cause or say where he died. He had been hospitalized for months after a spinal injury he sustained in August, according to previous posts from the account. Accompanied by his mariachi band, Mr. Fernández brought ranchera music, which emerged from the ranches of Mexico in the 19th century, to the rest of Latin America and beyond. In his signature charro outfit and intricately embroidered sombrero, a celebration of the genre’s countryside origins, he performed at some of the largest venues in the world. He recorded dozens of albums and hundreds of songs over a career that spanned six decades. His enduring popularity was reflected in a series of industry accolades, including a place in the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three Grammy Awards, and eight Latin Grammy Awards. He sold tens of millions of copies of his albums and starred in dozens of movies. He was known for giving epic, hours-long concerts, communing directly with his fans, and taking swigs from bottles of alcohol that were offered to him. Known fondly as “Chente,” he would tell his audiences that “as long as you keep applauding, your ‘Chente’ won’t stop singing.” Reviewing a 1995 performance at Radio City Music Hall for The New York Times, Jon Pareles wrote that Mr. Fernández “sang with operatic power and melodrama,” flexing his “ardent tenor” to “prodigious crescendos and a vibrato that could register on the Richter scale.” He continued to give marathon performances well into his 70s. At a 2008 concert at Madison Square Garden, Mr. Fernández held court for three hours. A lingering note delivered in his “lively, if slightly weathered tenor,” could render the audience silent, Jon Caramanica wrote in his review in The Times. Vicente Fernández was born on Feb. 17, 1940, in Huentitán El Alto, in the state of Jalisco in western central Mexico. His father, Ramón Fernández, was a rancher and his mother, Paula Gómez de Fernández, stayed at home to raise their son. He grew up watching matinee movies featuring the Mexican ranchera singer Pedro Infante, an early influence. When he was 8, he received his first guitar and began studying folk music. He left school in the fifth grade and later moved with his family to Tijuana after their cattle business collapsed. He told The Los Angeles Times in 1999 that he took whatever work he could, laying bricks and shining shoes, and even washing dishes. “I’ve always said I got to where I am not by being a great singer, but by being stubborn, by being tenacious, by being pigheaded,” Mr. Fernández said. He gravitated to a public square in Guadalajara called Mariachi Plaza, where he performed for tips, he told The Los Angeles Times. His career took off after he won a competition called La Calandria Musical when he was 19, he said in a 2010 interview with KENS 5 of San Antonio. He moved to Mexico City where he sang at a restaurant and at weddings and unsuccessfully pitched himself to local record labels. The labels came calling soon after the death in 1966 of Javier Solís, one of the most popular Mexican singers who specialized in bolero and ranchera music. Mr. Fernández then recorded his first albums, including hits like “Volver, Volver,” which elevated him to a level of fame that he had never envisioned, he told KENS 5. Other hits, including “El Rey” and “Lástima que seas ajena,” would follow. “When I started my career, I always had the confidence that I would one day make it, but I never imagined that I would reach the heights at which the public has placed me,” Mr. Fernández said. His public statements occasionally got him into trouble in his later years, such as when he said in a 2019 interview that he had refused a liver transplant because he feared that the donated organ might have come from a gay person or a drug addict. Earlier this year, he apologized after he was seen in a video touching a female fan’s breast without her consent while they posed for a photo. Mr. Fernández married María del Refugio Abarca Villaseñor in 1963. She survives him, as do the couple’s children, Vicente, Gerardo, Alejandra and Alejandro, a Grammy-nominated ranchera performer. Asked if a routine or exercise was a key to his longevity as a performer, Mr. Fernández told KENS that he walked every day for an hour and rode horses when he was home on his ranch. But when he was on tour, he said, “I don’t leave the hotels.” “Still, that keeps me healthy,” he said. “My voice is well-rested. When I hear the public’s applause, I don’t know where the voice comes from, but it does for three hours. You’ll have to ask God to find out how he blesses me every time.”

Vicente O Fernandez of Hutchinson County, TX was born circa 1959. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente O. Fernandez.

Vicente F Fernandez of Bee County, TX was born circa 1975. Vicente Fernandez was married to Velma J. (Trejo) Fernandez on November 30, 1994 in Bee County, TX and they separated on May 16, 2002. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente F. Fernandez.

Vicente F Fernandez of Harris County, TX was born circa 1975. Vicente Fernandez was married to Desiree L. (Garza) Fernandez on September 6, 2009 in Harris County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente F. Fernandez.

Vicente R Fernandez of Mclennan County, TX was born circa 1987. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente R. Fernandez.

Vicente F Fernandez of Dallas County, TX was born circa 1975. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente F. Fernandez.

Vicente Fernandez of Bexar County, TX was born circa 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente Fernandez.

Vicente Fernandez of 170 County, TX was born circa 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente Fernandez.

Vicente A Fernandez of United States was born circa 1910. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente A Fernandez.

Vicente Fernandez of New York County, New York United States was born circa 1917 in Cuba. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente Fernandez.

Vicente Fernandez of Montana, Limited Service Or Philippine Islands United States was born circa 1918 in Philippine Islands. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente Fernandez.

Vicente Fernandez of Montana, Limited Service Or Philippine Islands United States was born circa 1918 in Philippine Islands. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente Fernandez.

Vicente X Fernandez was born on January 31, 1992, and died on March 31, 1992. Vicente Fernandez was buried at San Francisco National Cemetery Section PPWS Site 56-BB 1 Lincoln Blvd - Presidio Of San Francisco, in San Francisco, Ca. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente X Fernandez.

Vicente E Fernandez was born on May 1, 1963, and died at age 22 years old on February 20, 1986. Vicente Fernandez was buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery Section 6 Site 139 501 North Guadalupe Street, in Santa Fe, Nm. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente E Fernandez.

Vicente Fernandez of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on July 4, 1918, and died at age 87 years old on July 31, 2005.

Vicente Fernandez of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on January 16, 1921, and died at age 84 years old on August 1, 2005.

Vicente Fernandez of Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on July 19, 1928, and died at age 68 years old on September 22, 1996.

Vicente C Fernandez was born on December 14, 1923, and died at age 72 years old on October 3, 1996. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente C Fernandez.

Vicente Fernandez-De of Guaynabo, Guaynabo County, PR was born on July 1, 1904, and died at age 93 years old on January 21, 1998.

Vicente Fernandez of San Juan, San Juan County, Puerto Rico was born on May 23, 1896, and died at age 83 years old in July 1979.

Vicente Fernandez of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on January 18, 1914, and died at age 75 years old on March 15, 1989.

Vicente Fernandez of Bayamon, Bayamon County, PR was born on April 19, 1912, and died at age 89 years old on April 10, 2002.

Vicente Fernandez of Puerto Rico was born on April 2, 1909, and died at age 66 years old in June 1975.

Vicente Fernandez of Guaynabo, Guaynabo County, PR was born on December 1, 1928, and died at age 82 years old on August 16, 2011.

Vicente Fernandez of Cidra, Cidra County, PR was born on May 24, 1937, and died at age 70 years old on February 4, 2008.

Vicente Fernandez of Puerto Rico was born on March 10, 1903, and died at age 84 years old in October 1987.

Vicente Fernandez of Fresno, Fresno County, California was born on July 19, 1907, and died at age 76 years old in October 1983.

Vicente A Fernandez was born on December 13, 1976, and died at age 16 years old on July 13, 1993. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vicente A Fernandez.