What happened to Vicente Fernandez dad?
What happened to Vicente Fernandez dad?
In the early morning hours of April 19, 1966, Javier Solís, the most popular bolero-ranchero singer in Mexico, died from complications following gall-bladder surgery. Just one week later, the record companies that had turned Fernández away were starting to call him.
What happened to the mother of Vicente Fernandez?
The singer, unfortunately, lost his mother to cancer when he was around 23, in 1963, she was 47 years old. The same year he lost his mother he married his neighbor in Guadalajera, María del Refugio “Cuquita” Abarca Villaseñor. The couple would go on to have four children: Vicente, Gerardo, Alejandro, and Alejandra.
How much ransom did Vicente Fernandez pay for his son?
The artist was critically acclaimed and had sold tens of millions of records worldwide. But his fame had attracted the wrong sort of attention. The kidnappers cut off two of Vicente Jr’s fingers. He was released after four months for a reported ransom of $3.2m (£2.3m).
What was Vicente Fernandez last song before he died?
The song that Vicente Fernández asked for his farewell: ‘Volver, Volver’
