Fher Olvera

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from Mi Reina del Dolor)
Jump to: navigation, search
Fher Olvera III
260px
Fher in 2012
Background information
Birth name José Fernando Emilio Olvera
Also known as Fher [ˈfer]
Born (1959-12-08) December 8, 1959 (age 64)
Origin Puebla, Mexico
Genres Rock
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, activist, philanthropist
Instruments Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active 1978 – present
Associated acts Maná
Sombrero Verde
Website www.mana.com.mx

José Fernando Emilio "Fher" Olvera (born December 8, 1959, Puebla, Mexico) is the secondary guitarist, composer, and lead singer for the Mexican rock band Maná, the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million albums sold worldwide.[1][2][3]

Olvera studied communications at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He has collaborated with other famous musicians such as Rubén Blades, Carlos Santana, Pablo Milanés, Luciano Pavarotti, Shakira, Zucchero, Miguel Ríos, Miguel Bosé and Juan Luis Guerra, among others.

Biography

Early career

Born as José Fernando Emilio Olvera, he started his musical career as a teenager playing with Gustavo Orozco and the brothers Ulises, Juan Diego and Abraham Calleros forming a band called Sombrero Verde in the 80s.[4]

Maná

With Abraham Calleros and Gustavo Orozco switching interests, Olvera continued his musical trajectory with the Calleros, Juan Diego (bass), Ulises (lead guitar) and himself (vocals and backup guitar). The band recreated itself with a new name: Maná in 1986, the current members are:

Personal life

Olvera's father died when he was 7 years old. His mother died when he was making the album "Drama y Luz". Olvera has a child, Dalí, with his ex-girlfriend Ana Ivette Verduzco. He later had an 4-year relationship with TV host Monica Noguera.[5] He keeps a close relationship with fellow band members, especially with Ulises Calleros and Alex González.

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. es:Rock de Mexico
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. NOTICIAS at the Wayback Machine (archived March 6, 2008). mana.com.mx
  5. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>