Baldemar Huerta made a career of reinvention. As Freddy Fender, he became a pioneering Hispanic pop and country star. Fender died of lung cancer on Saturday at his home in Corpus Christi at age 69.
SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — San Benito native Freddy Fender has been inducted into the National Recording Registry. Fender was inducted for his 1974 hit song, “Before the Next Teardrop Falls”.