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México Lindo y Querido – Pedro Fernández 03:32
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El Jalisciense – Vicente Fernández 02:34
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El Tahúr – Vicente Fernández 03:06
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Se Vende un Caballo – Vicente Fernández 03:05
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Si Te Vas No Hay Lío – Vicente Fernández 02:10
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Mares de Tristeza – Vicente Fernández 02:20
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La Primera Caricia – Vicente Fernández 02:43
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Palabra de Rey – Vicente Fernández 02:26
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El Corrido de Juan Armenta – Vicente Fernández 03:12
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La Muerte de un Gallero – Vicente Fernández 03:47
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Como México No Hay Dos – Vicente Fernández 03:16
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Guadalajara – Vicente Fernández 04:36

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Tu Camino y el Mío – Vicente Fernández 02:56
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La Misma – Vicente Fernández 03:08
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Ingrato Amor – Vicente Fernández 02:47
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Las Botas de Charro – Vicente Fernández 03:01
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Hasta la Tumba – Vicente Fernández 02:33
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Voy a Navegar – Vicente Fernández 02:59
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El Derrotado – Vicente Fernández 03:31
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Con una Copa de Vino – Vicente Fernández 02:21
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Camino Inseguro – Vicente Fernández 02:50
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Amor Como Mi Amor – Vicente Fernández 02:36
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Aprendiste a Volar – Vicente Fernández 02:42
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Ni en Defensa Propia – Vicente Fernández 02:24

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Hilos de Plata – Vicente Fernández 03:02
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Yo Quiero Ser – Vicente Fernández 02:55
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Amar y Vivir – Vicente Fernández 02:27
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Cállate – Vicente Fernández 02:39
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Collar de Perlas – Vicente Fernández 02:27
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¿Y Cómo Es Él? – Vicente Fernández 03:17
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Amor en Sombras – Vicente Fernández 02:46
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Que Te Vaya Bonito – Vicente Fernández 03:01
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La Diferencia – Vicente Fernández 02:49
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Campanas del Olvido – Vicente Fernández 02:37
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Y Tú Me Vas a Recordar – Vicente Fernández 02:59
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Me Quedan Todas – Vicente Fernández 04:12

With his booming operatic voice, matinee idol looks (he bears an uncanny resemblance, mustache and all, to Burt Reynolds), and over the top flamboyance (no one looks better in a sombrero, or owns more of them), Vicente Fern?ndez has been Mexico's leading ranchera singer for some four decades. He's also a major star within the Mexican-American community -- he's got a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame (Fern?ndez has appeared in dozens of films in Mexico) and routinely sells out large arenas throughout the U.S., where adoring fans (particularly females) have been known to faint at the mere sight of him, holster on his hip, fronting a super-sized strings-and-horns orchestra and belting out his hits. Unfortunately, despite a discography numbering upwards of 100 albums, Fern?ndez, when he's considered at all by the mainstream American press, has been derided as a camp act and has received little recognition outside of media serving his core audience. Astoundingly, this is the first comprehensive box set devoted to the singer's work, really the first serious survey of his recordings, and if there is any justice, it will spur a reconsideration north of the border of this icon's contributions. Its 36 tracks were hand-picked by Fern?ndez, whose intention was to showcase the diversity of songs, and emotions, in his considerable repertoire. Its three discs are divvied thematically -- M?xico Lindo y Querido (Pretty and Wanted Mexico), A Tu Salud (To Your Health), and Mujeres Divinas (Divine Women) -- to emphasize Fern?ndez's ongoing connection to the people of Mexico and their everyday thoughts, feelings, and concerns. With his larger-than-life baritone, he wrings the last drop of melodrama out of every song, covering the waterfront from love to loss, tragedy to triumph. A single-disc version of The Living Legend is also available, but the more in-depth boxed collection (which includes excellent biographical liner notes by Ramiro Burr and dozens of wild photos) is worth the commitment if one really wants to understand why Vicente Fern?ndez is so revered, such a phenomenon, that at home he's called "the Mexican Sinatra." Jeff Tamarkin, Rovi

Genre: Latin
Category Ranchera, Tropical, Latin Pop, Tejano
Label: SONY U.S. LATIN
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Artist: Fernandez Vicente
Additional Artist: Felipe Arriaga (Vocals)

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