Vicente Fernández continues on ventilatory assistance

2021-08-11T22:16:50.206Z

The Mexican singer Vicente Fernández remains serious but stable and with his brain functions "intact", according to an update.

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The Mexican singer Vicente Fernández remains serious but stable and with his brain functions "intact", according to the latest update published this Wednesday on the artist's Instagram account.

"He continues to be dependent on ventilatory support due to poor respiratory effort," adds the report published on the social network.

They also state that they expect a "recovery from mobilization progressively" and that they are under "minimal sedation."

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Fernández remains hospitalized in Guadalajara, Mexico, after suffering a fall on his ranch.

According to what was published on the singer's social network on Monday, he suffered a "spinal cord injury to the cervical spine" and underwent surgery.

The relatives asked the media to leave free access to the hospital so that relatives can enter, keeping their distance and avoiding infections that could "put Don Vicente Fernández's health at risk."

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Vicente Fernández is one of the greatest exponents of Mexican music.

Here he is seen wrapped in the flag of Mexico, in what was his last concert, "Un Azteca en el Azteca", in 2016. We present you some of the images of his career and life.

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Vicente Fernández and María del Refugio Abarca, who have been married since the 1960s. (Photo: Instagram @_vicentefdez)

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The Mexican singer at the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in November 1998. (Photo: HECTOR MATA / AFP via Getty Images)

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Vicente Fernández holds two trophies, one of them for the Legend Award and the other for Best Ranchero Album "Más Con El Número Uno", in the third edition of the Latin Grammys, on September 18, 2002. (Photo: LEE CELANO / AFP via Getty Images)

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Alejandro Fernández, center, who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, poses with his mother María del Refugio Abarca Villasenor and father Vicente Fernández on December 2, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.

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Mexican singer Vicente Fernández drinks brandy during a press conference on February 17, 2009, in Bogotá, Colombia.

(Photo: MAURICIO DUENAS / AFP via Getty Images)

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Vicente Fernández at the opening ceremony at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

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Vicente Fernández visits the then president of Venezuela Hugo Chávez, on September 12, 2012. (Photo: JUAN BARRETO / AFP / GettyImages)

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Vicente Fernández with a large part of his family on Father's Day 2018. (Photo: Instagram @_vicentefdez)

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Vicente Fernández (center) with his grandson Alex Fernández (left) and his son Alejandro Fernández (right) during the 20th delivery of the Latin Grammys on November 14, 2019 (Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images for LARAS)

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Image of Vicente Fernández's family that the same singer uploaded to his social networks to celebrate Mother's Day.