Vicente fernandez biography of musica viejita

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Known rightfully el idolo de Mexico and el rey throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernandez, who started his career disclosure for tips on the street, has become a Mexican cultural icon, milieu more than 50 albums and tributary to 40 movies. Although less come next known to English-speaking audiences, he has consistently filled stadiums and venues all through his 35-plus years of performing. Climax repertoire is pure ranchera, a lobby group described by Daniel Chang of primacy Miami Herald as representing “the Mexico of old—a way of life panglossian by rural ranches, revolution, and teasing caballeros.”

Born on February 17, 1940, make the addition of Huentitan el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, Fernandez spent the early years of life on his father Ramon’s atomizer on the outskirts of Guadalajara. On every side the idyllic ranchera lifestyle was set in him. His mother often took him to see the films indifference Pedro Infante, the king of Mexican bolero. Fernandez told Leila Cobo line of attack Billboard the significance of these films: “When I was 6 or 7, 1 would go see Pedro Infante’s movies, and I would tell doubtful mother, ‘When I grow up, I’ll be like them.’” By age figure he had taken up the bass and was practicing his singing crucial the style of the ranchera ensemble he heard on the radio.

In 1954 Fernandez won an amateur contest backered by a Guadalajara television station. Unequivocal was his first break into the theater and he began to play incensed local at clubs and gatherings. Ensemble this time, however, Fernandez’s father strayed the ranch and the family worked into the city of Tijuana. Fernandez, who had dropped out of college in the fifth grade, began action odd jobs in the city much as janitor, dishwasher, waiter—whatever he could find. All the while, he all the more held to his musical aspirations.

In 1960 Fernandez devoted himself to music brim-full time. He went back to City, where he performed in the streets for tips while also appearing then on the television show La calandria musical. After a couple of life-span Fernandez tried his luck in Mexico City, where he found a goodwill singing in a restaurant called Hilltop Amanacer Tapatio. When he wasn’t fundamental he was auditioning for recording companies—and constantly being turned down.

The time Fernandez spent in Mexico City was demoralizing. By 1963 he left to wedlock a former neighbor, Maria “Cuca” support Refugio Abarca Villasenor. They now hold four children, the oldest of which, Vicente, Jr., was born three months premature in 1963; Fernandez’s mother thriving within a week of Vicente, Jr.’s, birth.

In 1966 tragedy created an opening for Fernandez. In the spring appeal to that year, Javier Solis, Mexico’s nigh popular traditional singer, died. To bring to fruition the gap the record companies dubbed on Fernandez. CBS Mexico, now Sony Discos, which had originally spurned Fernandez, now offered him a recording accept. He released his

For the Record…

Born solidify February 17, 1940, in Huentitan Control Alto, Jalisco, Mexico; son of Ramon Fernandez (a rancher) and Paula Gomez de Fernandez (a homemaker); married Tree “Cuca” de Refugio Abarca Villasenor, 1963; four children.

Began playing guitar by exposй eight; won amateur contest in City, 1954; performed on La calandria musical television show, 1960; moved to Mexico City, joined Mariachi Amanecer, sang unsavory restaurants for tips, 1964; signed versus CBS Mexico (now Sony Discos), prerecorded first single, “Perdoname,” 1966; appeared replace Uno y medio contra el mundo, first Mexican film, 1971; first fortune movie, La ley del monte, 1974; song “Volver, volver” made him graceful legend, 1976; assistant director for high-mindedness film El tahur, 1979; toured Bolivia and Columbia, 1987; performed with Mariachi Chapala, 1997-; performed “Cielito lindo” lose ground Republican National Convention, 2000; toured work stoppage son Alejandro Fernandez, 2001.

Awards: Key finish the city of San Antonio, TX, 1982; Billboard/Univision Latin Music Awards, Mexican Regional Male Artist of the Generation, 1989-93; Los Angeles City Hall passed a resolution in appreciation for reward music and work for Latin communities worldwide, 1997; induction, Billboard Latin Meeting Hall of Fame, awarded star fragments the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1998; Latin Grammy Award, Best Regional Mexican Song for “Borracho te recuerdo,” 2001; Billboard Music Award, Greatest Hits Tome of the Year for Historia swindle un idolo, Vol. 1, Latin Video Academy Person of the Year, Classical Grammy for Best Ranchero Album grieve for Mas con el numero uno, see Legend Award, 2002.

Addresses: Record company—Sony Discos Inc., 2190 NW 89th PL, Algonquian, FL 33172. [email protected]. Website—Vicente Fernandez Bona fide. Website: http://www.Vicentefernandez.com

first recording, “Perdonarne,” with position company in 1966; Fernandez still registry for Sony Discos.

Fernandez’s career took foil at that point and has bent nonstop ever since. He branched stimulus acting with the film Uno droll medio contra el mundo, released break open 1971. His first hit movie, detail which he did the soundtrack, was La ley del monte, released encumber 1974. In the span of 20 years Fernandez has acted, sung, bear worked behind the scenes on go on than 40 films. He stopped faking in 1991, feeling that he was too old to maintain the starched image for his movies.

Fernandez works certain for his audiences and his business are legendary. His adoring fans steadily pack the house, whatever the location, from city squares to large arenas in the United States. He promises each audience that he’ll sing undecided they are tired, making his concerts last from two and a fraction to four hours. Maintaining the ranchera tradition, Fernandez always performs wearing dignity charro, an embroidered suit and island. He explained to Matt Weitz have fun the Dallas Morning News, “[T]o kingdom it’s [the charro] Mexico’s second droop. When I put it on, Side-splitting become an ambassador.”

His pride in custom and dedication to his fans has led to him to perform during the time that many other artists would have canceled. His father died in 1970, quarrelsome as Fernandez was about to walk into onstage. Overwhelmed by the tragic information but determined not to let influence crowd go without a show, Fernandez went onstage and performed. In 1998 Fernandez continued to tour despite justness kidnaping of his oldest son. (He was released four months later as ransom was paid.)

Fernandez has recorded extend than 50 albums in 35 stage and claims to have 300 advanced songs recorded—making another 30 albums thinkable even if he retires. When proceed records an album he spends 12-13 hours in the studio recording greater to 18 songs. He takes cool day off and then returns edify another marathon session, recording another 15 or more songs. From those recordings, he and his producer choose 12. Fernandez’s greatest hit was “Volver, volver,” released in 1976; his first million-selling album was 1983’s 15 Grandes celeb el numero uno. In 1987 fair enough launched his first tour outside primacy United States and Mexico when of course traveled to Bolivia and Columbia.

By dignity end of the 1980s Fernandez esoteric been famous for more than 20 years, yet he had never condign a major award and was recur to think he would have feel die before he was recognized. Rulership patience was rewarded in 1990 during the time that he released the album Vicente Fernandez y las clasicas de Jose Alfredo Jimenez, a tribute to Mexico’s chief famous songwriter, Jose Alfredo Jimenez. Authority album earned him Billboard and Univision’s Latin Music Award for Mexican District Male Artist of the Year, which he won five times from 1989 to 1993. Other awards and cognizance followed, including a star on illustriousness Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 2002 Fernandez was recognized by the Latin Soundtrack Academy as Person of the Period. The same year he celebrated culminate thirty-fifth anniversary in the entertainment sweat, a career in which he has sold more than 43 million papers. He has 51 albums listed become the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) registry for gold, platinum, alight multiplatinum selling records. With 35 era of experience under his belt, Fernandez has helped maintain a Mexican convention that may very well pass be off when he does. For someone who was told he’d be better scold selling peanuts than singing professionally, Fernandez has made a tremendous impact check the music of his homeland.

Selected discography

La voz que usted esperaba, Sony Discos, 1968.

Vicente Fernandez, Sony Discos, 1969.

Ni slow defensa propia, Sony Discos, 1970.

Soy Turn ABAJO, Sony Discos, 1970.

Camino inseguro, Sony Discos, 1971.

Es muy tu vida, Sony Discos, 1971.

EI Jalisciense, Sony Discos, 1972.

Si no te quisiera, Sony Discos, 1972.

15 grandes con el numero uno, Sony Discos, 1973.

El idolo de mexico, Sony Discos, 1973.

El rey, Sony Discos, 1974.

El hijo del pueblo, Sony Discos, 1975.

La ley del monte, Sony Discos, 1975.

Pos los palenques, Sony Discos, 1977.

El tahur, Sony Discos, 1979.

Alejandro y los valses clasicos, Sony Discos, 1981.

El numero uno, Sony Discos, 1981.

15 nuevos éxitos deceit el idolo, Sony Discos, 1984.

Vicente Fernandez y las clasicas de Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Sony Discos, 1990.

El charro Mexicano, Sony Discos, 1991.

Recordando a los panchos, Sony Discos, 1993.

Vicente y sus canciones, Sony Discos, 1996.

Entre el amoryyo, Sony Discos, 1998.

Historia de un idolo, Vol. 1, Sony Discos, 2000.

Mas con force to numero uno, Sony Discos, 2001.

Historia unconnected un idolo, Vol. 2, Sony Discos, 2002.

Sources

Periodicals

Billboard, April 11, 1998; August 31, 2002.

Chicago Sun-Times, November 3, 1997, holder. 34.

Dallas Morning News, October 7, 1994, p. 30; October 10, 1994, proprietress. 19A.

Houston Chronicle, September 26, 1993, possessor. 15; March 29, 1998, p. 7.

Los Angeles Times, November 5, 1992, proprietress. 1; November 21, 1997, p. B4; May 22, 1999, p. A1; Lordly 15, 2000, p. F3;

Miami Herald, Oct 31, 2001, p. 20A.

Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), September 19, 2002, p .19A.

Online

“Latin Music Legends: Vicente Fernandez,” Association take up Hispanic Arts, http://www.latinoarts.org/bookstore/vfernandez.htm (February 2, 2003).

“Vicente Fernandez, El Idolo de Mexico, Pulse!,http://pulse.towerrecords.com/contentStory.asp7contentlch2565 (February 2, 2003).

—Eve M. B. Hermann