Freddy Fender Net Worth
Is $1.9 Million Freddy Fender Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Freddy Fender (June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006), Born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San...
Freddy Fender net worth is
Freddy Fender net worth is
$1.9 Million
Freddy Fender Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Freddy Fender (June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006), born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, was a Mexican-American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. He is best known for his 1975 hits "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and the subsequent remake of his own "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". | Full Name | Freddy Fender |
| Net Worth | $1.9 Million |
| Date Of Birth | June 4, 1937 |
| Died | October 14, 2006, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
| Place Of Birth | San Benito, Texas, USA |
| Height | 1.77 m |
| Profession | Actor, Singer, Guitarist, Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, Secret Love |
| Education | Del Mar College |
| Spouse | Evangelina Muniz |
| Children | Daniel Huerta, Marla Ann Huerta Garcia, Baldemar Huerta Jr., Tammy Loriane Huerta, Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, Secret Love |
| Parents | Margarita Garza, Serapio Huerta, Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, Secret Love |
| Siblings | Sylvia Salazar, Maria Minerva Cantu, Elvia Shope, Isidro Huerta, Jose Luis Huerta, Juan Jose Huerta, Manuel Garza Salazar, Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, Secret Love |
| Nicknames | Freddy Fender, Fender, Freddy |
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| Awards | Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Vocalist of the Year, ALMA The Ritchie Valens Pioneer Award, Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, Secret Love |
| Nominations | Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year, Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Single Record of the Year, Juno Award fo... |
| Movies | The Milagro Beanfield War, She Came to the Valley, Freddy Fender: Live at the Renaissance Center, Country Music's Best, 25 Country Classics, Country Music America: Freddy Fender and Mel McDaniel |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bioligical children, Sonny, Danny and Tammy. Fender and wife adopted a child name Marla. |
| 2 | Had a kidney transplant from his daughter, adopted daughter Marla Garcia, in January 2002 and a liver transplant in 2004. |
| 3 | In February of 1999, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush of Texas endorsed him. His star is located at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard. |
| 4 | Son of migrant workers, who did his own share of picking crops. |
| 5 | Diagnosed with incurable cancer [August 3, 2006]. |
| 6 | Sentenced to prison in 1960 for possession of marijuana. |
| 7 | Had three other No. 1 hits on Billboard's country charts -- "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and "Secret Love" (1975, the latter a bi-lingual remake of the Doris Day hit); and "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (1976). His other top 10 country hits were "Vaya Con Dios" and "Living it Down" (1976); and "The Rains Came" (1977). |
| 8 | His best known hit song was Before the Next Teardrop Falls, a No. 1 hit on both Billboard magazine's country and Hot 100 charts in 1975. The song sold one million copies and was awarded the Country Music Association's Single of the Year in 1975. |
| 9 | Bi-lingual country singer. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyhood | 2014/I | performer: "Que Mala" / writer: "Que Mala" - as Eddie Medina | |
| Everything Must Go | 2010 | performer: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" | |
| The Missing Person | 2009 | performer: "Holy One" / writer: "Holy One" | |
| W. | 2008/I | performer: "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" / writer: "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" | |
| Hancock | 2008 | performer: "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" / writer: "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" | |
| Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes | 2007 | Video performer: "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" / writer: "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" | |
| Opry Video Classics: Love Ballads | 2007 | Video performer: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" | |
| Neal Cassady | 2007 | performer: "Como Un Errante" / writer: "Como Un Errante" | |
| The Astronaut Farmer | 2006 | performer: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" | |
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | 2005 | performer: "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" 1967 | |
| The King | 2005 | performer: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" 1967 | |
| That '70s Show | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1999 writer - 1 episode, 1999 | ||
| Slums of Beverly Hills | 1998 | performer: "Before the Next Teardrop" | |
| Lone Star | 1996 | performer: "Desde Que Conosco" - as Freddie Fender | |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1993 | performer: "WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS" / writer: "WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS" | |
| Fire in the Sky | 1993 | performer: "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" / writer: "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" | |
| Rush | 1991 | performer: "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights", "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" - as Freddie Fender / writer: "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" | |
| The Slugger's Wife | 1985 | performer: "EL RANCHO GRANDE I LOVE MY RANCHO GRANDE" | |
| Losin' It | 1983 | as Freddie Fender, "Wasted Days Wasted Nights" / performer: "Wasted Days Wasted Nights" - as Freddie Fender | |
| The Border | 1982 | performer: "Across the Borderline" - as Freddie Fender | |
| Country Superstars of the 70s | 1979 | TV Movie performer: "Country Is" | |
| When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | 1979 | performer: "No One Knows Better Than You" | |
| She Came to the Valley | 1979 | performer: "She Came to the Valley" | |
| Dolly | 1976 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| 9th Annual Country Music Association Awards | 1975 | TV Special performer: "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" | |
| Pilotos de la muerte | 1962 | writer: "No Esta Aqui" - as Eddie Medina |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mi Amigo | 2002 | ||
| Under South Texas Skies | 1998 | Short | Dad |
| Great Performances | 1991 | TV Series | Tebano the Younger (pastore) |
| Always Roses | 1990 | Short | Grandpa |
| Who Will Sing the Songs? | 1990 | Father | |
| The Milagro Beanfield War | 1988 | Mayor Sammy Cantu | |
| Texas | 1981 | TV Series | Freddy Fender |
| She Came to the Valley | 1979 | Pancho Villa | |
| Flying High | 1978 | TV Series | Kellner |
| Short Eyes | 1977 | Johnny |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 ALMA Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Austin City Limits | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Dolly Parton: Treasures | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| America's Music: The Roots of Country | 1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (1996) |
| Songs of the Homeland | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Narrator |
| The Full Moon Show | 1992 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hee Haw | 1977-1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Evening at the Improv | 1982 | TV Series | Guest musician |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan Thicke Show | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Country Superstars of the 70s | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 6th Annual American Music Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
| Nashville on the Road | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Sha Na Na | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1975-1978 | TV Series | Himself - Country Vocalist / Himself - Vocalist / Himself - Singer / ... |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975-1977 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The 19th Annual Grammy Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 4th Annual American Music Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| Donahue | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan Hamel Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dolly | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tony Orlando and Dawn | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| 9th Annual Country Music Association Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dean Martin's California Christmas | 1975 | TV Movie | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | Awarded on February 4, 1999 at 7060 Hollywood Blvd. |
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