“He didn’t come either”, Jimmie Allen announced Vicente Fernández as the winner of the Grammy; he was unaware of her death

And he is still the king! This weekend, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States, awarded the Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez with a Posthumous Grammy Award. His album “In my 80’s”was the winner in the category “Best Regional Mexican Music Album”this being the last record production recorded by “El Charro de Huentitán”, a year before his death.

The Patriarch of the Fernández Dynasty was announced as the winner of the Grammy Award in the part of the ceremony that was not broadcast on television. The person in charge of presenting the category of “Best Regional Mexican Music Album” was the American singer and songwriter Jimmie Allenwho unaware that Vicente Fernandez had died.

Announcing that Alejandro Fernández’s father, “El Potrillo”, was the winner of the Grammy Award in the aforementioned category, stated that Don Chente had not attended the ceremony either.

He didn’t come either, but congratulations, this is a great honor, even if you couldn’t attend today.

This comment caused annoyance among the fans of the interpreter of songs like “El Rey” or “Acá entre nos”; They particularly criticized the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for not informing Jimmie Allen of the death. of one of the greatest exponents of Mexican music.

It is worth mentioning that in the shortlist “Best Regional Mexican Music Album”, the following were also nominated:

• Christian Nodal – “Ayayay! super deluxe
• Natalia Lafourcade – “A song for Mexico, Vol. II
• Mon Laferte – “Six”
• Aida Cuevas – “Anthology of Ranchera Music, Vol. 2”

How did Vicente Fernandez die?

the health of “The Charro of Huentitan” began to deteriorate in August last year. While at home, at Rancho Los Tres Potrillos (located in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, state of Jalisco, Mexico), he suffered a fall from his height, which is why he was transferred to Hospital 2000 in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, and underwent surgery for a cervical injury.

A few days later, when Don Chente was recovering from the operation, after some studies, the doctors who treated him diagnosed him with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a condition in which the immune system attacks the nerves. This caused other health problems, and he remained in the hospital for more than four months.

Vicente Fernandez passed away on December 12, 2021 at the age of 81just the day when Mexicans commemorated the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, to whom the interpreter was very devoted.

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According to the medical report, the cause of his death was a multiple organ failure due to Guillain-Barré syndrome. After the funeral and a public tribute, he was buried in his Rancho Los Tres Potrillos.

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