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Hecho en México (Alejandro Fernández album)

2020 album by Alejandro Fernández

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ83809079 ↗
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Hecho en México (English: Made in Mexico) is the sixteenth studio album by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández, released on February 14, 2020, through Universal Music México. It was produced by Áureo Baqueiro and features a collaboration with fellow regional Mexican artist Christian Nodal, as well one with his father Vicente Fernández. On July 16, 2021, he released a special edition of the album with six more songs including a second collaboration with Nodal and a song with Mexican band Calibre 50.

At the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album won Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album while "Caballero" was nominated for Best Regional Mexican Song, the nomination going to José Luis Roma, its songwriter. The album was also nominated for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards and for Album of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2021.

The album topped both the Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums charts, as well as reaching number one in Mexico and Spain. It was also certified platinum in both United States and Mexico. With Hecho en México topping the Top Latin Albums chart, Fernández became the first artist to achieve number-one albums in the list through four different decades after reaching the top position with Me Estoy Enamorando (1997), Entre Tus Brazos (2000), Dos Mundos: Evolución (2009), Confidencias (2013) and Rompiendo Fronteras (2017).

Background

Hecho en México marked a return to Regional Mexican music for Fernández after releasing mainly latin pop albums such as Rompiendo Fronteras (2017), Confidencias (2013) and Dos Mundos: Evolución (2009), about the album he said that "it is the compilation of great stories, endless searches and countless hours of work, going back to my roots couldn't take less than that". To promote the album, Fernández embarked on the Hecho en México World Tour, spanning through several cities of Mexico, United States and Spain, as well as including his first concerts in London, Paris and Toronto.

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Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2020, 2021, 1997, 2000—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2020-02-14. The account is most persuasive where Hecho, México and Alejandro can be independently traced.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q83809079. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2021, 1997 and 2000.

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