He lived a hard time with serious tensions between nobles and peasants, was lord of Lantañón, Rianxo, Insua and Vea, bearing the title of marshal.
In 1994, a discovery by a Vea employee caused a wide international controversy, when the employee ran across some documents that Puerto Rico was the actual birthplace of famous Mexican singer, Luis Miguel, and not Mexico, as it had been widely believed prior to the discovery.
Cedeño defended his representation as Chevy in Las Vegas and his performance by saying, on Vea Magazine and other publications, that he sang from his heart, and he even suggested that Chávez's guest, Vicente Fernandez, could not memorize the Mexican national anthem and had to read it from a small piece of paper.
Erik Vea was class winner in the unofficial World Cup for veterans in Inzell 29 February 2004.
At the ceremonial launching, MCL was represented by Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea, president of Malayan Colleges Laguna and Mapua Institute of Technology, and PTC by Mr. Carlos C. Salinas, its chairman and chief executive officer.