We haven’t heard much of Vicente Fernández since he retired. Yet, in recent days there were rumors that the Mexican singer was sick. Several sources reported that he is suffering from a spine injury and now his sons confirmed the rumors.
According to La Opinion, Vicente Fernández is suffering from a spine injury due to his long-time passion for horseback riding. Apparently, he needs surgery to help alleviate the problem but because he’s overweight, doctors are waiting for him to lose a couple of pounds before they can do the surgery.
Days after the rumors emerged, his son Alejandro Fernández explained that his father was getting a second opinion because he was trying to avoid surgery. At a gala where he debuted his new album, Alejandro explained that even though his father couldn’t be at the event to support him, he sent his love and was doing much better.
“He was given very bad news about his health lately so he wanted to get a second opinion and the new doctor’s advice have cheered up my father and he’s very happy and actually in the studio recording some new music,” explains Alejandro Fernández.
Vicente Jr. also confirms what his brother has to say, “They wanted to operate on the spine but when we got another opinion and it has produced very good results,” he said to Hoy. His girlfriend, Kary Ortegón has been the person in charge of giving his father the therapies. So far, he’s done about 10 therapy sessions and he’s also working on losing weight.