Pedro Fernández (singer)

Career

Pedro Fernández’s 2001 album Yo No Fui took home the Latin Grammy for Best Ranchero Album. Two years later, his album De Corazón earned a nomination in the Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album category at the same awards. In 2009, he appeared in the Televisa telenovela Hasta que el dinero nos separe alongside Itatí Cantoral. For playing Rafael Medina Nuñez, he won the TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actor in 2010, and the show itself was named Best Telenovela while the pair won Best Couple of the Year.

The next year, Fernández picked up a Latin Grammy for Best Regional Mexican Song with “Amarte a la Antigua.” In 2012, he took the lead role in the telenovela Cachito de cielo and wrote its theme song, “Cachito de Cielo.” As both writer and performer of that track, he won another Latin Grammy for Best Regional Mexican Song in 2013. Come July 2014, he starred in the Televisa telenovela Hasta el fin del mundo, writing and singing its theme song and putting out an album with the same title.

His 2015 album Acaríciame El Corazón won the Latin Grammy for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album at the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. That year and the next, he coached teams on La Voz Kids for seasons three and four, and also served as an official presenter at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. In September 2016, he teamed up with Grupo Cañaveral for their 20-year anniversary album, laying down a cumbia version of his song “Si Te Vas.” The Honduran newspaper La Prensa has called him one of the most recognized artists in Mexico and across Latin America for his music and acting.

In November 2017, he recorded “El Mudo” with La Sonora Santanera for their Latin Grammy-nominated album La Fiesta Continúa. The year 2018 marked the start of a yearlong celebration of his 40-year career, filled with concerts and TV appearances. In February, the Mr. Amigo Association named him Mr. Amigo, an honor given to a Mexican citizen to promote friendship between the U.S. and Mexico. That March, he dropped the single “Arránquense Muchachos” and also released “Toquen Mariachis Canten (En Vivo),” a duet with Leo Dan for Leo Dan’s album Celebrando a una Leyenda (En Vivo).

Did You Know?

• His debut album La de la Mochila Azul was released in 1978.
• His starring film La niña de la mochila azul came out in 1979.
• Vicente Fernández gave him his first charro suit, which he wore on the cover of his debut album.