Description
Vicente "Chente" Fern�ndez G�mez is a Mexican Grammy Award winning recording singer, actor, and film producer.
Nicknamed as "El Rey de la Cancion Ranchera" throughout the Hispanosphere, Fern�ndez started his career singing for tips on the street, and has since become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to more than 30 films. He is the father of the popular singer Alejandro Fern�ndez and Vicente Fernandez Jr, and uncle of Jackeline Fernandez. Vicente Fernandez has won 7 Latin Grammy Awards and 1 Grammy award.
For over 40 years, Vicente Fernandez has maintained his position as the greatest living singer of Mexico, gathering an operatic vocal range, with a deep understanding of the roots of ranchera music. His gift to use his melodramatic voice has no comparison. In the dozens of Mexican films in which he has been a star, a role he often was left to perfection: the proud charro, or Mexican cowboy.
Although less well-known to English-speaking audiences, Fernandez has consistently filled stadiums and venues throughout his 35-plus years of performing. His repertoire consists of rancheras and other Mexican classics.
Born
February 17th, 1940 in Guadalajara / Died: Dec 12th, 2021 - complications from a fall - aged 81
Films
Last Changes
2021/12/13
The celebrity has been marked as passed away
2012/07/14
New Event: 2012/10/19 08:20 PM - Kansas City, MO, United States
2012/06/30
New Event: 2012/09/30 07:00 PM - Newark, NJ, United States