Who is Antonio Vargas, a Portuguese composer and pianist. In Singer Vicente Fernández’s bio series on Netflix, Antonio is portrayed by Beto Ruelas.
Vicente Fernandez was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and producer better known as El Rey de la Música Ranchera. A television series based on his life started airing worldwide on September 14, 2022, on Netflix, but the series was aired in Columbia on Caracol Televisión from August 3, 2022.
Fernandez recorded over 100 albums and appeared in over 30 films in his five-decade-long career starting from the year 1966. The Mexican singer first started as a busker and later became a cultural icon in Mexico and around the world.
In his very successful 50 years long career, the singer won four Grammy Awards, nine Latin Grammy Awards, fourteen Lo Nuestro Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. With sales of over 50 million copies of his albums worldwide, Vicente became one of the best-selling regional Mexican artists of all time.
Other prominent singers from Mexico include Lorena Cruz, Dimash Kudaibergen, and Chalino Sanchez among others.
Let us learn more about Antonio Vargas and take a closer look at his age and net worth.
Who Is Antonio Vargas Singer?
Antonio Vargas is a Portuguese composer and pianist but not a singer.
Vargas has attracted attention to himself lately after he was portrayed in the biographical series El Rey, Vicente Fernández by Beto Ruelas.
While the episode is yet to air worldwide on Netflix, Columbian viewers have already watched his character and his part in making Vicente a cultural icon in Mexico.
In Netflix’s episode 24, titled El Rey, Vicente asks producer Antonio Vargas if he could sing El Rey. The actual incident took place in the year 1976.
Antonio graduated in History from the Faculty of Arts of Porto and finished the Superior Piano Course at the Conservatory in the same city. He later obtained a master’s degree in Composition from the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music, where he received a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
He stood out as a classical composer, authoring four operas and several dozen works, including those recorded by the Arditti String Quartet, the Galliard Ensemble, the Scottish Royal Academy Brass, and the Northern Sinfonia, among others.
Who Is El Rey Original Composer?
Song El Rey was made famous by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández but the original composer of the song is José Alfredo Jiménez.
The song was first recorded by José in 1971 according to the song’s Wikipedia page. The song reached the number 1 position on Mexican charts in 1974.
Although several artists have recorded the song over the years, Vicente’s version is mostly remembered by the fans. His version made it to number 40 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States of America.
The song not just ranked in US charts, but also gave a distinct identity to the singer Vicente. His bio-series is also named after the song El Rey, Vicente Fernández.
What Is Antonio Vargas Age?
Antonio Vargas’s actual age is 71 years old as of 2022.
Vargas was born in the year 1951 and celebrates his birthday on August 15 every year.
The Portuguese composer was born in Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal but much about his childhood and early life has not come to the surface.
Furthermore, the composer has also not given any insights about his personal life including his parents and other members on his family to the media or the internet yet.
