Vicente Fernandez was one of the greatest Mexican singers of all time. His long list of hits like A Million Springs, Here between us The This jealousy have consecrated him as one of the most recognized, most acclaimed but also most controversial interpreters: from the problems within the family, the denial of a “gay” liver to having a “false” child outside of marriage.
The controversy began long before the child himself, today an adult, was born. Vicente Fernandez from the beginning of his career combined his virtue in the interpretation of melodies thanks to his voice and the world of acting that on many occasions has been combined by the great Mexican artists.
“El Rey” participated in classics of Mexican cinema such as Law of the hill, The son of the people, Among the nuns, The devil walks.
In this way, the singer met the actress Patricia rivera originally from Saltillo, Coahuila and who had already participated in films such as Death in cold blood, The dead train, The Shark hunter.
Both actors started filming a movie, but also a sentimental relationship that ended in one of the biggest scandals of “El Charro de Huentitán”.
Who was she? Patricia rivera was one of the most recognized female figures in Mexican cinema during the 1980s, as she participated in multiple productions that marked an entire era, however, all the success she obtained was overshadowed by a scandal in which she starred alongside Vicente Fernandez, with whom she had a relationship for a few years, in addition, for many years she made the “Charro de Huentitán” believe that Rodrigo Fernández had been the product of their relationship.
It was in 1976 when Patricia Rivera began to gain notoriety among entertainment due to her participation in the beauty pageant “Miss Mexico“. However, it would take a couple of more years for her to have her first opportunity as an actress and it was in 1978 when she got her first role in a movie.
The Earrings was the first production and in which she participated where she shared credits with Vicente Fernández who was already more than consolidated both in music and in the national film industry.
In said movie, both actors starred in several hot scenes. Patricia Rivera even made a total nude scene with Vicente Fernández, so everything seems to indicate that both were arrowed.
It is worth mentioning that the exact dates on which the actors began dating are unknown, however, having debuted with “Charro de Huentitán”, it gave a great projection to the career of the beautiful actress because in the following years she participated in a large number of films.
Some of the most remembered films of Patricia Rivera were The Horseman of Death (1980), Brave border (1980), The cabareteras (1980), El satyr (1980), Stray Dog II (1981), The seven cucas (1981), among others, in the year 1983, again hse shares credits with Vicente Fernández in the film A man called the devil (1983).
In subsequent years she continued to work on other films and some soap operas and it was in 1987 when she had her son Rodrigo, who, supposedly, had been the product of his relationship with Vicente Fernández and for many years it was believed, however, it was up to 1998 when it was discovered that he was not her biological child after a DNA test.
The last appearance of Patricia Rivera on national television was in 1995 in the soap opera from TV Azteca call With all the soul and in the following years the light of his career was extinguished, which was kept alive thanks to the scandal that was generated around the supposed son of “Charro de Huentitán”.