His songs were love ballads, belched out in honor of the women in his life, of the horses he cared for and for the millions of immigrants in the U.S. that felt at home while dancing and singing along ...

Like many other Mexicans whose soundtrack to their lives includes Vicente Fernandez’s music, I was shaken to my core by the news of his death. It feels similar to the loss of a loved one or someone ...

"La Migra a mí me agarró 300 veces (Border Patrol detained me 300 times) / digamos (let's say) / pero jamás me domó (but they never tamed me) / a mí me hizo los mandados (they did my errands for me)." ...

We're going to spend a few minutes now remembering one of Mexico's biggest names in popular music. Singer Vicente Fernandez died yesterday. He was the country's top ranchera singer. NPR music ...

Mexico's most famous ranchera singer remains hospitalized after a fall at his Guadalajara ranch, leaving fans on both sides of the border worried about his fate and the music he made so famous. He's ...