Fher Olvera

Rock in Rio 2012 Madrid Photocall

Olvera in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: José Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra

Place of Birth: Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico

Date of Birth: 8 December, 1959

Ethnicity: Mexican (Spanish [Asturian, Cantabrian], Basque, Indigenous)

Fher Olvera is a Mexican rock musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead singer of rock band Maná. The band Maná are from Guadalajara, Jalisco. They have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide. Juan Calleros is also a member of the band. He is also known as Fher and Fernando Olvera.

He is the son of Rosario Sierra Machorro and Fernando Emilio Olvera y Barroso.

Fher’s patrilineal line can be traced back to his third great-grandfather, José María Olvera.

Fher’s paternal grandfather was José Eusebio Carlos Olvera Basave (the son of José Alejandro Olvera Rodríguez and María de la Concepción Ambrosia Olalla Basave Ríos). Carlos was born in Ozumba, State of Mexico. Alejandro was the son of José Nicanor Vicente Olvera Arrieta and María Vicenta Rodríguez Ordaz. Concepción was the daughter of a Spanish emigrant, Pedro Basabe/Basave Ugarte, from Laudio/Llodio, Álava, and of Juana Ríos Ramírez.

Fher’s paternal grandmother was María Lucila de la Preciosa Sangre Barroso Cora (the daughter of Samuel María Francisco de Paula Victorio Barroso Barrientos and Margarita Cora Sayas). Lucila was born in Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, State of Mexico. Samuel was the son of José Carlos Guillermo Miguel González Barroso y Cacho and María Ignacia Francisca de Paula Eulalia Barrientos Villalobos. Margarita was the daughter of José María Cora y Ramos and María de la Luz Inocencia Sayas y Rodríguez.

Fher’s maternal grandfather was Ramón Sierra Romano (the son of Ramón Sierra and Rosario Romano). Fher’s grandfather Ramón was born in Llanes, Asturias, Spain.

Fher’s maternal grandmother was Catalina Machorro Olivares (the daughter of José Antonio Machorro Gárate and Catalina de los Dolores Micaela Olivares Silva). Fher’s grandmother Catalina was born in Puebla, Puebla. Antonio was the son of José Julio de los Dolores Machorro Velis and María Soledad Gárate Garea. Fher’s great-grandmother Catalina was the daughter of Isidoro Olivares Tovar and Josefa Silva Galván.

Fher’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fourth great-grandmother, María Micaela García.

Sources: Birth record of Fher’s father – https://www.familysearch.org

Death record of Fher’s father – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Fher’s paternal grandparents, José Eusebio Carlos Olvera Basave and María Lucila de la Preciosa Sangre Barroso Cora – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal grandfather, José Eusebio Carlos Olvera Basave – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-grandfather, José Alejandro Olvera Rodríguez – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Fher’s paternal great-great-grandparents, José Nicanor Vicente Olvera Arrieta and María Vicenta Rodríguez Ordaz – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-great-grandfather, José Nicanor Vicente Olvera Arrieta – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-grandmother, María de la Concepción Ambrosia Olalla Basave Ríos – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Fher’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Pedro Basabe/Basave Ugarte – https://www.familysearch.org

Death record of Fher’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Juana Ríos Ramírez – https://www.familysearch.org

Birth record of Fher’s paternal grandmother, María Lucila de la Preciosa Sangre Barroso Cora – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage records of Fher’s paternal great-grandparents, Samuel María Francisco de Paula Victorio Barroso Barrientos and Margarita Cora Sayas – https://www.familysearch.org (civil copy)
https://www.familysearch.org (church copy)

Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-grandfather, Samuel María Francisco de Paula Victorio Barroso Barrientos – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-great-grandfather, José Carlos Guillermo Miguel González Barroso y Cacho – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-great-grandmother, María Ignacia Francisca de Paula Eulalia Barrientos Villalobos – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Fher’s paternal great-great-grandparents, José María Cora y Ramos and María de la Luz Inocencia Sayas y Rodríguez – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-great-grandmother, María de la Luz Inocencia Sayas y Rodríguez – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Fher’s maternal grandparents, Ramón Sierra Romano and Catalina Machorro Olivares – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s maternal great-grandfather, José Antonio Machorro Gárate – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s maternal great-great-grandfather, José Julio de los Dolores Machorro Velis – https://www.familysearch.org

Death record of Fher’s maternal great-great-grandfather, José Julio de los Dolores Machorro Velis – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Fher’s maternal great-grandmother, Catalina de los Dolores Micaela Olivares Silva – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Fher’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Isidoro Olivares Tovar and Josefa Silva Galván – https://www.familysearch.org

6 Responses

  1. Manila says:

    He is the son of Fernando Emilio Olvera y Barroso and Rosario Sierra.

    Fher’s paternal grandfather was José Eusebio Carlos Olvera Basave (the son of Alejandro Olvera and María de la Concepción Ambrosia Olalla Basave Ríos). Concepción was the daughter of Spanish immigrant Pedro Basave and Juana Ríos.

    Fher’s paternal grandmother was María Lucila de la Preciosa Sangre Barroso Cora (the daughter of Samuel María Francisco de Paula Barroso Barrientos and Margarita Cora Sayas). Samuel was the son of José Carlos Barroso Camacho and María Ignacia Francisca de Paula Eulalia Barrientos Villalobos. Margarita was the daughter of José María Cora y Ramos and María de la Cruz Sayas y Rodríguez.

    Sources: Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal grandfather, José Eusebio Carlos Olvera Basave – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDY3-G2K

    Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-grandmother, María de la Concepción Ambrosia Olalla Basave Ríos – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDY3-7X8

    Baptismal record of Fher’s paternal great-grandfather, Samuel María Francisco de Paula Barroso Barrientos – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBYV-GX4

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  2. andrew says:

    full name: José Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra

  3. alberto.r7 says:

    Mexican is only his nationality not his ethniticity. Spanish Mexican should be the correct term(with some Native American blood maybe), but he looks predominantly white and he has a spanish surname. He is “criollo” or “castizo” (75-85% Spanish, 25-15% Native American)

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