Vicente Fernández

Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández
	File:Vicente Fernández - Pepsi Center - 06.11.11.jpg
Born	Vicente Fernández Gómez; February 17, 1940; Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died	December 12, 2021 (aged 81); Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Years active	1952–2016

Vicente Fernández Gómez (February 17, 1940 – December 12, 2021) was a Latin American singer and actor. He is known as Chente or El Rey De La Canción Ranchera (The King of Ranchera Music). He had sold over 50 million copies worldwide. Fernandez had won eight Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. His career spanned for over 60 years until his retirement in 2016.

Fernández was born on February 17, 1940 in Jalisco, Mexico.^[1] He had three children including Latin American singer Alejandro Fernández.

Fernández was hospitalized after falling at his home in Guadalajara on August 6, 2021.^[2] He died on December 12, 2021 from problems caused by that fall at 6:15 am in a hospital in his home town Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico at the age of 81.^[3]^[4]

Vicente Fernández Media

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Fernández, c. 2008
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Fernández at a concert in Colombia, 2012
Fernández's handprints and star at the Paseo de las Luminarias (Plaza de las Estrellas) in Mexico City

References

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↑ Chung, Christine (12 December 2021). "Vicente Fernández, 'El Rey' of Mexican Ranchera Music, Is Dead at 81" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/arts/music/vicente-fernandez-dead.html. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
↑ (in en-US) Vicente Fernández, king of Mexican ranchera music, dies at 81. ISSN 0190-8286 . https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/vicente-fernandez-dead/2021/12/12/bf8cb158-38c9-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

Other websites

Sony Music
Vicente Fernández at Allmusic
Vicente Fernández discography at Discogs

Vicente Fernández on IMDb

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[3] Chung, Christine (12 December 2021). "Vicente Fernández, 'El Rey' of Mexican Ranchera Music, Is Dead at 81" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/arts/music/vicente-fernandez-dead.html. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[4] (in en-US) Vicente Fernández, king of Mexican ranchera music, dies at 81. ISSN 0190-8286 . https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/vicente-fernandez-dead/2021/12/12/bf8cb158-38c9-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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Vicente Fernández
File:Vicente Fernández - Pepsi Center - 06.11.11.jpg
Born	Vicente Fernández Gómez (1940-02-17)February 17, 1940 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died	December 12, 2021(2021-12-12) (aged 81) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Years active	1952–2016