In 1995, his tribute to Mexico's beloved Trio Los Panchos, Recordando A Los Panchos, earned him considerable acclaim and produced two major hits, "Miseria" and "No, No, Y No."
He owns and primarily lives in a huge ranch named 'Los Tres Potrillos" located between the cities of Guadalajara and Chapala Jalisco, Mexico. It was named after his three sons. It is complete with stables, 2 houses, a lake, high bred horses and a church. During Christmas time thousands of children go to this ranch where hundreds of thousands of dollars in Christmas gifts are given out.
He loves miniature horses and has bred them at his ranch, where he even has some as small as 6 inches.
In 2005, Fernández and his sons, Alejandro and Vicente Jr., made history by becoming the first Latin American singers to appear as cartoons in a video, for Vicente Sr.'s song, Al Mayor de los Fernandez (To the Oldest Fernández), dedicated to Vicente Sr.'s father.
Vicente has been married to Maria del Refugio Abarca Villaseñor since December 27, 1963. He has three sons with her: Vicente Jr, Gerardo, and Alejandro. His fans and the media refer to him as "Chente", a diminutive of his name out of affection but in interviews and events he is also addressed as Don Vicente out of respect. In Mexico he is referred to as "El Rey" (the king) and as "El Charro de Huentitán" (the Charro of Huentitan). His wife is affectionately known as Doña Cuca. Vicente, just like his son Alejandro, is notorious for being a ladies man and is often called a Don Juan. [1]
Vicente was involved in a scandal when it was made public that he had maintained a relation for ten years with Patricia Rivera, whom he met in 1977 while filming "El Arracadas". Years later she declared that her son, Pablo Rodrigo, was a product of that relation and Vicente recognized the son as his, giving him the Fernandez name. Afterwards DNA testing proved that Pablo was not his son.[2]
In 2004, while in concert in Miami's American Airlines Arena, Vicente had to pay $30,000 USD for having gone over the original scheduled time for the concert. He sang for three hours some of his all time hits as well as songs from his then new album "Se Me Hizo Tarde la Vida".[3]
Vicente has a star in Hollywood's Walk of Fame and his ceremony there was attended by over 5,000 people, breaking all previous attendance records.[4]
Vicente retired in 2016 in a massive concert in Estadio Azteca, Mexico city.
He fell from a horse in his rancho in august 2021, causing a rapid decline in his health. Vicente Fernandez, one of the greatest mexicans to ever live, passed away on December 12, 2021, from complications related to his fall.
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La Ley del Monte
Vicente Fernández Lyrics
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Unido al mío, entrelazados
Como una prueba ante la ley del monte
Que allí estuvimos enamorados
Tú misma fuiste quien buscó la penca
La más bonita, la más esbelta
Y hasta dijiste que también grabara
Ahora dices que ya no te acuerdas
Que nada es cierto, que son palabras
Yo estoy tranquilo porque al fin de cuentas
En nuestro idilio las pencas hablan
La misma noche que mi amor cambiaste
También cortaste aquella penca
Te imaginaste que si la veían
Pa' ti sería como una afrenta
Se te olvidaba que el maguey sabía
Lo que juraste en nuestra noche
Y que a su modo él también podría
Recriminarte con un reproche
No sé si creas las extrañas cosas
Que ven mis ojos, tal vez te asombres
Las pencas nuevas que al maguey le brotan
Vienen marcadas con nuestros nombres
In Vicente Fernández's song La Ley del Monte, the singer describes a shared experience with his lover where they carve their names onto a maguey cactus as a symbol of their love. The act of carving their names is seen as a testament to their relationship as it is an unwritten rule in the wild that the plants and the forest keep the secrets of lovers. The singer seems content that even if his lover denies their past love, the cactus holds their story.
The lyrics also focus on the idea of accountability, specifically when it comes to love. The maguey is seen as an entity with a mind of its own, that remembers and holds memories of the past. The lover is warned that the plants and the forest know all, and will eventually expose any unfaithfulness if it occurs. This notion reinforces the idea that people should be honest and faithful in their relationships, as the world around them will ultimately hold them accountable for their actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Grabé en la penca de un maguey tú nombre
I carved your name on a maguey leaf
Unido al mío, entrelazados
Linked to mine, intertwined
Como una prueba ante la ley del monte
As proof before the law of the mountain
Que allí estuvimos enamorados
That we were in love there
Tú misma fuiste quien buscó la penca
You were the one who looked for the leaf
La más bonita, la más esbelta
The most beautiful, the most slender
Y hasta dijiste que también grabara
And you even said that I should also carve
Dos corazones con una flecha
Two hearts with an arrow
Ahora dices que ya no te acuerdas
Now you say you don't remember
Que nada es cierto, que son palabras
That nothing is true, that they are just words
Yo estoy tranquilo porque al fin de cuentas
I am calm because in the end
En nuestro idilio las pencas hablan
In our love, the leaves speak
La misma noche que mi amor cambiaste
The same night you changed my love
También cortaste aquella penca
You also cut that leaf
Te imaginaste que si la veían
You thought that if they saw it
Pa' ti sería como una afrenta
It would be a disgrace for you
Se te olvidaba que el maguey sabía
You forgot that the maguey knew
Lo que juraste en nuestra noche
What you swore on our night
Y que a su modo él también podría
And in his own way he could also
Recriminarte con un reproche
Reprimand you with a reproach
No sé si creas las extrañas cosas
I don't know if you believe the strange things
Que ven mis ojos, tal vez te asombres
That my eyes see, maybe you'll be surprised
Las pencas nuevas que al maguey le brotan
The new leaves that sprout from the maguey
Vienen marcadas con nuestros nombres
Are marked with our names
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Jose Angel Espinoza Aragon
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@humbertohernandez1018
Soy un U.S. Marine Mexicano y cuando falleció mi abuelo hace un par de meses yo estaba en Darwin, NT, Australia trabajando (deployed). Recuerdo cuando me informaron de lo sucedido yo escuché esta canción mientras brindaba por su nombre. Viva México, viva nuestra cultura y vivan ustedes señoras y señores!
@benjaminiracheta4937
Y Que Vivas Tu Marine! Que Nuestro Dios Eterno Te Bendiga y Te Guarde Siempre! Un Abrazo y Gracias por tu servicio! Semper Fi
@jordanpa356
TBM DE PERU
@edwinaguilera7907
Orrahh devil dawg!😎💯
@LilianGodinez-em5nh
Tío Vicente eres todo para mí familia 😢 desde China te amamos bloki
@AiramSelar
Saludos Humberto! Desde ASUNCIÓN PARAGUAY
@anasegura8876
Chente querido te fuiste un día mágico.el que tenga ojo vea,fijate si lo hiciste bien en tu vida.el universo te regalo una puerta mágica.121221.gracias.
@christiannatividad1775
Se fue el más grande de la música tradicional mexicana, descanse en paz Vicente Fernández.
Latinoamérica aprendió mucho de México, gracias a él, saludos desde Perú.
@JavierGonzalez-pi5sk
Que DEP 😭
@marscella5974
El más grande en estos tiempos, si, pero NUNCA JAMÁS se le igualaran a Pedro Infante