| El Hijo del Pueblo | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Mariachi | |||
| Length | 30:24 | |||
| Vicente Fernández chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
El Hijo del Pueblo (The People's Son) is the 1975 soundtrack from the film of the same name. [2] It was later released in the United States in 1991 and is the 25th best-selling Latin album in the country. [3]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [4] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 568,000 [3] |
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