Alejandro Fernández (pronounced: [aleˈxandro ferˈnandes]) (born April 24, 1971) is a Mexican singer.. Alejandro Fernández was born in Mexico City and raised in Guadalajara. He studied to become an architect, but turned to singing in 1991, encouraged by his father. He is the youngest son of his family. Has two older brothers, Vicente, Jr. and Gerardo, and a sister, Alejandra. Fernández and his brothers are known in Mexico as "Los tres potrillos" (The three colts).. In the late 1990s, his older brother Vicente, Jr. was kidnapped by a powerful band of organized crime. The kidnappers cut off one of his fingers and sent them to his father as a warning. After Vicente Fernández paid a huge sum of money, Vicente, Jr. was released. The exact amount was never announced....
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