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Called El Charro de Huentitán, El Hijo del Pueblo, oChente, at age 21 he stopped being a bricklayer,
bolero, cashier, waiter, and dishwasher to devote himself to music.
His first salary as a singer was thirty-five pesos in 1960, in the program La calandria musical
He moved to Mexico City and meets Mariachi Amanecer, owned by Pepe Mendoza, and later
changed to Aguilar, owned by José Luis Aguilar, with Felipe Arriaga.
Already married, he sings at the Amanecer Tapatío, where he spent two years, but he continued to
work for tips at the tables; Federico Méndez was the presenter and from time to time I scheduled
him for the stage.
Songs like Volver Volver, El Rey, Cruz de Olvido, The keys of my soul, From one ranch to another,
My old man, I want to be, I'm going to get out of the way, among others, are some of El Charro's
successes of Huentitán.
He recorded more than fifty albums that made him the great master of traditional Mexican music.
He was awarded the Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; he was nominated nine times for the
Grammy, he sang in the Universal Studios, the same as in Chicago, Las Vegas or Texas, filling the
squares in all places. He received two Grammy awards, eight Latin Grammy awards and fourteen
Lo Nuestro awards. Until April 2010 sold 20 million albums.
On February 8, 2012, he announced his retirement from the stage after a world tour.
Married to María del Refugio Abarca. Father of Vicente Fernández, Gerardo Fernández, Alejandro
Fernández and Alejandra Fernández.
afternoon teacher and classmates here present in this afternoon boy expose about Vicente F
ernadez
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