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. 

February 17th, 1940 in Guadalajara  /  Died:   Dec 12th, 2021 - complications from a fall - aged 81