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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Vicente Fernández Lyrics
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De los suspiros
Se me acabo la prisa de ir a tirar
Lo que quería
Me fui a pensan en ti
Por que el amor que yo sentía
No lo podía olvidar no lo podía borra
Y me acorde de ti cuando cuenta me di cuanta falta me hacías
Y quise perdonar tu tonta vanidad
Por lo que te quería
Y me acorde de ti por que al final me vi llorando arrepentido
Y desde el punte vi como en el rio se fue mi llanto y tu cariño
Y me acorde de ti
llegando al puente de los suspiros. The opening lyric of the song is the singer remembering someone while crossing the bridge of sighs. The imagery of the bridge of sighs in Venice is a symbol of lovers' promises, and where their dreams go to die. The bridge has a sad history as convicts would cross it for the last time to be sentenced to prison, and it is said that they would sigh heavily while crossing, hence its name. The metaphorical connection of this bridge with love, regret, and sadness make it an excellent choice for storytelling, and Vicente Fernández used it well in the song.
The singer says, "Se me acabo la prisa de ir a tirar lo que quería" (I no longer felt the urgency to throw away what I wanted). It could be interpreted in different ways, but the most common one is that the singer had planned to throw away his love for the person he is thinking of in the song. But when he arrived at the bridge of sighs, he realized that he could not throw away his love, and that is when he started thinking about the person.
The chorus, "Y me acorde de ti cuando cuenta me di cuanta falta me hacías" (And I remembered you when I realized how much I missed you) shows that the singer regrets leaving the person he is thinking of in the song, and how much he has missed them since then. He also mentions that he wants to forgive the person's "tonta vanidad" (silly vanity) because of how much he loved them. The song ends with the singer realizing that his love is gone, and he is left alone with memories and tears.
Line by Line Meaning
Y me acorde de ti llegando al puente
I remembered you upon arriving at the bridge
of sighs
De los suspiros
Full of emotional weight
Se me acabo la prisa de ir a tirar
I lost the urgency and desire
to throw away what I wanted
Lo que quería
The love I had for you
Me fui a pensan en ti
I focused on thinking about you
Por que el amor que yo sentía
Because the love I felt
No lo podía olvidar no lo podía borra
I could not forget or erase it
Si era mi vida
Because it was my life
Y me acorde de ti cuando cuenta me di cuanta falta me hacías
I remembered you when I realized how much I missed you
Y quise perdonar tu tonta vanidad
And I wanted to forgive your foolish vanity
Por lo que te quería
Because of how much I loved you
Y me acorde de ti por que al final me vi llorando arrepentido
I remembered you because in the end I saw myself crying with regret
Y desde el puente vi como en el rio se fue mi llanto y tu cariño
And from the bridge, I watched as my tears and your love flowed away in the river.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Federico Mendez Tejeda
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Nancy Gonzalez
Admiro, respeto y adoro a Don Chente Vicente Fernández, excelente cantante cuida cada detalle, pienso y lo digo él enseñó a los integrantes de la orquesta. Como persona lo percibo noble, cortés, caballeroso su pasión: la mujer sin dintingo alguno, su único amor su esposa Cuquita y su familia. Deseo de corazón esté bién de salud. Besos
juan jimenez
Quiero ser mexicano para estar cerca de D.Vicente .Un beso desde España. Como canta este hombre.
Emilia Meliana
O México é um país que tem fábrica de bons cantores.São geniais. Vicente Fernandes. Juan Valentim. Marco Antônio solis. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌻🌻🌻🌻
Yolo Alonso
¡Podría escucharla a cada instante!❤️
Mónica Gn
Podría escuchar esta canción en un bucle eterno sin aburrirme
Andres Picado
Que linda cancion, me trae tantos recuerdos
sandra penaloza
mi rey de la ranchera por siempre que dios te conseda muchos años mas
Ali Resplandor
demasiado Grande CHENTE... lo mejor de la musica Mexicana, cuantas vivencias en tus caciones, cuantas serenatas con tus caciones, cuanto amores nuevos y renovados con tus hermosas canciones.. todo el apoyo a este gran Ser Humano... TENGO UNA AMANTE... demasiado buena esa cancion... GRACIAS POR SIEMPRE CHENTE...
Juan carlos arrieta
Ali Resplandor totalmente de acuerdo
Ariam Ra
Desde la costa en colombia , gracias por el hermoso y maravilloso legado de tus canciones.