Vicente Fernandez flanked by Alex Fernandez, left, and Alejandro Fernández onstage during the 20th Latin Grammy Awards in November 2019 in Las Vegas. ( Rich Fury / Getty Images) No one would’ve held ...

Okay, Jalisco cabrones and all of ustedes who have fallen victim to the tapatio myth: howl at this injustice. HOWL, damn you! Why is Chente so low? How dare I relegate El Rey Chente to so low on the ...

Trying to explain what música ranchera is to non-Mexicans reminds me of the apocryphal quote attributed to–take your pick–Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington, when someone asked what jazz is. Ranchera ...

“My dear, my sweetheart (or my love, my heart), I’m craving your kiss,” he sings, though there really isn’t a translation that does the Spanish version romantic justice. The soulful crooner — an icon ...

No one would’ve held it against Vicente Fernández if he had flamed out early in his career. After all, the singer had the weight of a nation placed on him when he debuted in 1966. Mexico’s three ...