What is Vicente Fernández?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Vicente Fernández | height = 5 ft 8 in | image = Vicente Fernández - Pepsi Center - 06.11.11.jpg | alt = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Vicente Fernández Gómez | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|2|17}} | birth_place = [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]], [[Mexico]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|12|1940|2|17}} | death_place = [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]], [[Mexico]] | origin = | instrument = | genre = [[Ranchera]], [[Bolero]], [[Ballad]] | occupation = Singer, actor | years_active = 1952–2016 | label = [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music]] | associated_acts = | notable_instruments = }} '''Vicente Fernández Gómez''' (February 17, 1940 – December 12, 2021) was a [[Mexico|Mexican]] singer and actor. He is known as '''Chente''' or '''El Rey De La Canción Ranchera''' (The King of Ranchera Music). He had sold over 50 million copies worldwide. Fernandez had won eight [[Latin Grammy Awards]] and three [[Grammy Award]]s. His career spanned for over 60 years until his retirement in 2016. Fernández was born on February 17, 1940 in [[Jalisco]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/430831/vicente-fernandez/biography|title=Vicente Fernández - Biography|author=Jeff Tamarkin ([[Rovi Corporation]])|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=2012-08-15|archive-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921032644/https://www.billboard.com/artist/430831/vicente-fernandez/biography|url-status=dead}}</ref> He had three children including Mexican singer [[Alejandro Fernández]]. Fernández was hospitalized after falling at his home in Guadalajara on August 6, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/vicente-fernandez-