After five months in hospital, Vicente Fernández has once again worsened his delicate medical condition. The 81-year-old Mexican singer’s family reported this Saturday that his lung problems have worsened and that he remains sedated in intensive care. “Mr. Vicente Fernández in the last 12 hours presented a worsening of his health,” the statement reads. The latest popular ranchera idol is in “critical condition.”
Chente, as the singer is popularly known, was hospitalized for the first time on August 6 after a fall at his ranch, Los Tres Potrillos. As a result of the accident, his state of health worsened when a few weeks later he detected a syndrome that affects the motor system and causes paralysis. The singer began to treat the so-called Guillain-Barr syndrome with neurotherapies.
After a few difficult months, the also known as The king He had left the intensive care area on October 26 and was transferred to a room in the Guadalajara hospital where he is being treated. In a medical report in mid-November it was reported that he could even go long times without the need for an artificial respirator.
The singer however suffered another relapse at the end of the month that led him back to intensive care for pneumonia. The prognosis then was stable but pending evolution. Retired from the stage, however, he continues to be the great representative of the popular genre of rancheras. Chente has kept this musical heritage alive in more than 50 years of a career full of successes and not without controversy.
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