Vicente Fernández
Acting
Biography
Vicente "Chente" Fernández Gómez (February 17, 1940 - December 12, 2021) was a Native-Latino/Euro-Latino Mexican recording singer, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed as "El Rey de la Cancion Ranchera" (The King of Ranchera Music) throughout the Hispanosphere, Fernández started his career singing for tips on the street, and became a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to more than 30 films.
Born: February 2, 1940
Place of Birth: Huentitlán, Jalisco Mexico
Known For
Mi querido viejo
Luis Fuentes, a singer of Mexican music, comes to know a journalist by the name of Maria Luisa Cortéz and fall madly in love with each other. In time, the couple gets married and come to have a son, Rafael. However, they soon divorce because of Luis's many commitments as a singer. This strains the relationship between Luis and Maria, so much so that Maria, stung by bitterness, teaches her son to despise his father and manages to move from Mexico to the United States to keep Luis from contacting his son. Luis wants nothing more than to regain his lost relationship and affection with his beloved son. Therefore, time after time he visits Maria in hope of winning over his son's affection with little success. Over time, Rafael, now a young man, comes to have a passion for music just like his father despite having a hatred for him.
Entre monjas anda el Diablo
A man called “The Devil” makes a living in cock-fights. He falls for a girl who's about to enter the monastery.
Un hombre llamado el diablo
Rapine and blood-feuds in rural Mexico.
El sinvergüenza
Married man hires a surrogate to pose as the father of the four children he has had with his mistress.
The Earrings
Mariano Landeros is sworn by his mother to look for the murderer of his father at all costs, the proof would bring that Doroteo Carrillo earring snatched his mother when it happened the asesinato.Mariano part unstoppably to find the murderer finding in the way love, hate and violence.
La ley del monte
After etching their love on a stalk, a boy and girl reunite years later, reigniting their romance amidst the Mexican Revolution.
El diablo, el santo y el tonto
When rancher, Don Trinidad is on his deathbed, he confesses to his fumbling son Rogelio, that he has two other illegitimate sons and that he wishes them to be included in his will. When Rogelio tracks them down, he discovers that each of them has a completely different life.
Juan Charrasqueado y Gabino Barrera
Revolution-era Mexico: two well-known bandits hook up, then join forces with an outlaw woman.
El Embustero
In order to remain unnoticed in the eyes of justice, a clever rogue poses as a generous teacher at a small town school.
El tahúr
Three childhood friends; when they grow up, the poor boy is shut out from the possibility of romancing the girl because of class issues. He leaves town, learns to play pro-level poker, wins a fortune, then goes home to ruin his rival's life.
Filmography
as Singer
as Self
as Self
as Luis Fuentes
as Refugio Romero/Mariano Romero/Carmelo Romero
as El embustero
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Joaquín Barrera
as Valente Fierro
as Juan Mireles / El Coyote
as Martín Estrada
as Maclovio Arrieta
as Juan Armenta
as Reinaldo
as Vicente Aurelio Martino Lopez
as Vicente
as Vicente Rocha
as Constancio Rojas Rodríguez 'Champi'