Almodóvar made a glowing evaluation of the album, with an emphasis on Buika's renditions. It features a note written by director Pedro Almodóvar, who had worked repeatedly with Vargas. It was through these groups that he met Felipe Arriaga.Javier Limón describes the concept of the album as bringing together "Afro-Cuban Jazz idol" Chucho Valdés with "Afro-Flamenco Jazz" singer Buika, working on the ranchera songs originally sung by Costa Rican-Mexican Chavela Vargas.
Initially, he sang for tips at the Amanecer Tapatio, serenaded drivers who sat waiting to move in traffic, and continued with "La Calandria Musical." From there he went on to sing with some of Mexico's best-known mariachi groups, such as Amanecer de Pepe Mendoza and the Mariachi of Jose Luis Aguilar. He and his ranchera music have become most popular in Latin America and in Spain.Īt 21, Fernandez decided to make his living by singing. At age 21 he was in the show "La Calandria Musical" where he received his first payment for singing. Vicente got his start when he won a Guadalajara singing contest. He was booed off the stage by the audience and vowed never to sing to the city again."
During his youth he sung at a festival in Arandas, Jalisco. Later, he served as cashier and manager of his uncle's restaurant. Fernandez worked as a shoeshine boy, a waiter and dishwasher. In his native Mexico, Vicente Fernández is hailed as the "king of the rancheras." He was born and raised in Huentitán el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico on Februto a poor family and had to work in his childhood to maintain himself.
Fernández's life could be described as a rags-to-riches story-having come from humble beginnings, he eventually established himself as a famous musician. Sus restos descansan en el cementerio de su pueblo natal, tal y como anticipó en su canción 'Camino de Guanajuato' y 'Gracias'. He is the father of Alejandro Fernández, also a popular Mexican artist. José Alfredo Jiménez murió en la Ciudad de México, el 23 de noviembre de 1973, a la edad de 47 años, a consecuencia de la cirrosis hepática que padecía desde hacía años según palabras de su última esposa, la agonía de José Alfredo fue terrible. Vicente Fernández (born Vicente Fernández Gómez on February 17, 1940) is a Mexican ranchera singer. In addition to his own hit recordings, many of his songs have been recorded successfully by recording artists around the Spanish-speaking world, most notably by Pedro Infante, Rocío Durcal, Javier Solís, Pedro Fernández, Jorge Negrete, Vikki Carr, Luis Miguel, Lola Beltrán, Lucha Villa, Vicente Fernández and by spaniards Joaquín Sabina and Manolo García. Among the most famous are Ella, Media Vuelta, El Rey, El Jinete, Si Nos Dejan, Amanecí Entre Tus Brazos, Cuando el Destino, El Caballo Blanco, Llegó Borracho el Borracho and Que Te Vaya Bonito, as well as Camino de Guanajuato, where he sang about his home state of Guanajuato as well as his home town of Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato.
Nonetheless he composed more than 1000 songs. He had no musical training-according to the singer Miguel Aceves Mejía, Jiménez didn't play an instrument and didn't even know the Spanish terms for "waltz" and "key". His songs are considered part of the Mexican musical heritage and comparable, for instance, to what Woody Guthrie meant to American folk music. José Alfredo Jiménez (born Januin Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, died Novemin Mexico City, Mexico) was a Mexican singer-songwriter in the ranchera style.