Mexican singer Vicente Fernández in ‘serious but stable’ condition after suffering a fall – USA TODAY
Vicente Fernández is recovering after suffering a traumatic fall.
The legendary Grammy Award-winning Mexican singer, known for hit songs such as ““El Rey” and “Para Siempre,” underwent surgery in Guadalajara and is on a ventilator, according to a statement written in Spanish and shared to his social media Tuesday.
Fernández is in “serious but stable” condition following a fall that caused a spinal cord injury. He is currently on “ventilatory assistance and in critical patient care in the intensive care units,” the statement said.
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The post added that it would keep the singer’s followers informed and requested privacy. It also noted that his family members will not be providing interviews.
His son, singer Alejandro Fernández, shared a photo of himself with his father on social media.
“I love you, dad,”he captioned his post in Spanish.
This isn’t the first time Fernández has struggled with a health issue. In 2019, he revealed he had a cancerous lump in his liver, but refused a liver transplant out of concern that his donor could be a “homosexual” or an “addict.”
“They wanted to give me some other man’s liver, and I told them ‘I’m not going to sleep next to my wife with another man’s liver,’ ” Fernández said at the time on a Mexican TV program “De Primera Mano.” “I don’t even know if he was homosexual or a drug addict.”
His controversial comments stirred backlash online.
“Let me remind yall (sic) Vicente Fernandez said he would rather die than get a liver from a gay person when he was needing a transplant soooo,” user @whoachata wrote Wednesday.
Others have shown support for the singer.
“From the bottom of my heart I respectfully send LOVE prayers healing vibes to the legend Vicente Fernández currently in the hospital in Guadalajara,” user @lorinkotb wrote.
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Contributing: Gabriela Miranda
