- He was Mexico's leading singer-songwriter and top-selling artist. His biggest hits include "Hasta Que Te Conoci" ("Until I Met You") and "Amor Eterno" ("Eternal Love"). His song "Querida" ("Dear") topped Mexico's charts for an entire year.
- He broke ground in 1990 by becoming the first commercial singer to present a show at Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts, until then a venue reserved for classical music. The proceeds from the three sold-out concerts went to support the National Symphony Orchestra.
- He wrote his first song when he was 13, and went on to compose more than 1,500 songs.
- His greatest hit, "Querida" ("My Dear") which stayed at the top of the hits charts for over a year, is still played 30 years later.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- He was a six-time Grammy nominee, was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame, and received several awards, including ASCAP Songwriter of the Year and Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year.
- Was a Mexican singer, songwriter, and recording artist.
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