The late great Vicente Fernandez, an iconic Mexican performer who died in December, was honored posthumously at the Grammys with an award presented by country singer Jimmie Allen — who in an uncomfortable onstage gaffe, didn't realize Fernandez had died
."El Rey de la Música Ranchera" sold more than 65 million albums in a decades-long career that brought him international fame. His most memorable songs include"Por Tu Maldito Amor,""Aca Entre Nos" and"Estos Celos."Unfortunately, Allen was not familiar with his body of work.After announcing that Fernandez had won, cheers rang out from the crowd.
Then Allen said,"They're not here either. So congratulations. This is a great honor to everyone that's won tonight. Even thoughFans of Fernandez took to Twitter, and they were note pleased. "Jimmie Allen accepted a Grammy in behalf of Vicente Fernandez because"Vicente couldn't be there". Yeah, he couldn't. He died last year," a Twitter user said, with the face palm emoji."You guys need to get a Latino to present the Latin categories. The presenter tried, but he couldn't pronounce the names and didn't even knewThat's not to say that some country stars haven't recognized the late legend.
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