Vicente fernández parents death
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Vicente Fernández, Not Just for Latinx Students but for All
“Y Volver, Volver~, Volver!” (And Come Back, Come Back~, Come Back!): as the explosive chorus of his signature song still mourns, Vicente Fernández Gómez, known as Chente, died on 12 December 2021 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, after 60 prolific years as a singer, actor, and film producer. The English-language press, which rarely covered Fernández’s activities during his lifetime, has since rushed to follow his life and legacy as the “king of ranchera music.” Culturally and commercially responding to his global audiences, a couple of Spanish-language biopic drama series, El Último Rey (The Last King) and El Rey, Vicente Fernández (The King, Vicente Fernández), retraced his journey of humble beginnings to stardom. The Grammy Awards honored him a fourth time for Best Regional Mexican Music Album in 2022.
Even before this recent, posthumous publicity, Chente was a familiar figure in my undergraduate music history courses at the University of Northern Colorado, an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), which, as
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Fernandez, Vicente
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Known as el idolo de Mexico and el rey throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernandez, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a Mexican cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to 40 movies. Although less well known to English-speaking audiences, he has consistently filled stadiums and venues throughout his 35-plus years of performing. His repertoire is pure ranchera, a style described by Daniel Chang of the Miami Herald as representing “the Mexico of old—a way of life romanticized by rural ranches, revolution, and philandering caballeros.”
Born on February 17, 1940, in Huentitan el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, Fernandez spent the early years of his life on his father Ramon’s ranch on the outskirts of Guadalajara. Here the idyllic ranchera lifestyle was instilled in him. His mother often took him to see the films of Pedro Infante, the king of Mexican bolero. Fernandez told Leila Cobo of Billboard the significance of these films: “When I was 6 or 7, 1
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Vicente Fernández
Mexican actor and ranchera singer (1940–2021)
This article is about the Mexican singer. For other people with the same name, see Vicente Fernández (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Vicente Fernández | |
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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 |
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| Years active | 1966–2016 (only retired from performing) |
| Spouse | María del Refugio Abarca (m. 1963) |
| Children | 4, including Alejandro |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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