Comments on: This day in Chicano history: Vicente Fernández (1940)

By: lizettesf

lizettesf — Sat, 14 May 2011 04:06:05 +0000

Just stumbled on this blog, trying to feed my obsession with Julieta Venegas. I love it. I just got married three weeks ago and my dad and I danced to Vicente Fernandez’s “Es Mi Nina Bonita.” VF always reminds me of my dad staying up late blasting his songs and trying to sing along at the top of his lungs He still does it LOL

By: MikeCee

MikeCee — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:10:42 +0000

Vicente Fernandez was my first exposure to rancheras via my wife’s novelas. Many years ago he was the singer for the theme song of a Veronica Castro novela “Pueblo Chico, Infierno Grande.” It was so good that it hooked me on both ranchera and novela.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:26:31 +0000

He may not be the best singer of rancheras, but he’s definitely done his part to keep the music alive and attracting new fans.

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Many people would want to see you boiling in a cauldron of hot menudo for that comment.

By: Rio

Rio — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:02:40 +0000

Isn’t this the clown that closed out the RNC a decade ago? That’s one icon this Chicano can do without.

http://www.life.com/image/72351183

By: chispa

chispa — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:37:45 +0000

I’ve never really been a Chente fan. I went to a show once when I was little with my parents at the good ol’ Pico Rivera Sports Areana and I had a miserable time. In typical Chente fashion he asked the crowd if we wanted more. Everyone, except for me, replied “siiiiiiiiiiiiii”

By: Gustavo Rojo

Gustavo Rojo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:09:39 +0000

No Me Hagas Menos
Esta Tristeza Mia
La Primera Caricia
Que Triste Estoy
Aun Se Acuerda de Mi
Aca Entre Nos
Que de Raro Tiene

By: Gustavo Rojo

Gustavo Rojo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:01:49 +0000

“He may not be the best singers of rancheras…”
You serious? Chente has kept the ranchera genre alive for the last thirty years. When he’s gone rancheras are dead. He is the last great singer in a line of greats like Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, Javier Solis and Jose Alfredo Jimenez. One can argue that Antonio Aguilar belongs in this group but he belongs not with ranchera music, but rather tambora.

By: Gustavo Arellano

Gustavo Arellano — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:04:29 +0000

The mark of whether someone considers themselves Chicano or mexicano: whether they prefer Chente or Antonio Aguilar…