The coffin of Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is displayed during his funeral at "Los Tres Potrillos" ranch in Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco state, Mexico, on Dec. 13, 2021. Monday marks the first ...

We're going to spend a few minutes now remembering one of Mexico's biggest names in popular music. Singer Vicente Fernandez died yesterday. He was the country's top ranchera singer. NPR music ...

“El Rey” (the king) of ranchera music Vicente Fernández died on Sunday at age 81. Nicknamed “Chente,” Fernández was known for his songs about longing, love, loss, and heartbreak. He recorded more than ...

The ranchera music star was also an actor who appeared in more than 30 films. By Leila Cobo, Billboard Vicente Fernández, the towering icon of Mexican ranchera music whose powerful voice defined the ...

Next, we hear a story about the spirit of Los Angeles. It's part of our series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast Alt.Latino, hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.

Mexico lost a musical legend and icon Vicente Fernandez-- known as el Rey or the king of Ranchera music. His deep voice oftentimes accompanied by mariachi attracted fans around the world. Songs such ...

Although Alejandro Fernández has written his own history in Mexican music, he is still the son of perhaps the biggest star of ranchera music: Vicente Fernández. To continue his father’s legacy, both ...

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Jose Guadalupe Alvarez doesn’t cry very often. But on Sunday, in between answering customers’ questions at a party supply store in downtown Los Angeles, tears welled in his eyes as he remembered ...

MEXICO CITY — Vicente Fernández, the beloved Mexican singer who became the symbol of Mexican ranchera music to the world, died Sunday. He was 81. “It was an honor and a great pride to share with ...

Vicente Fernández, the Grammy-winning ranchera legend, died on Sunday at a hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico. Fernández was hospitalized after suffering a fall in August and was subsequently diagnosed ...