It took the death of the three top ranchera artists of the time to give Fernandez his shot. Jorge Negrete (42), Pedro Infante (39) and Javier Solis (35) all died within a few years of each other.
Fernandez started receiving calls from producers that needed to find someone to fill the hole left by these deaths. Suddenly, he was in demand and had a chance to show the world just what he had to offer.