FERNÁNDEZ, PEDRO

(1969 - )

   Guadalajara-born singer and actor who began appearing in films as a young boy in the late '70s, and continued to make occasional appearances in action films into the early '90s. Fernández's signature hit as an adolescent singer was "La mochila azul" (The Blue Bookbag); he is chiefly a proponent of ranchera singing. One of his younger brothers, Gerardito, is also a singer. Pedro Fernández is married and has three children. "Pedro Fernández" is not his real name, it is a combination of "Pedro" (from Pedro Infante) and "Fernández" (from Vicente Fernández).