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Chavela Vargas (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃaˈβela ˈβaɾɣas]; born María Isabel Anita Carmen de Jesús Vargas Lizano; 17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012) was a Costa Rican-born Mexican singer, she gained widespread recognition for her distinctive interpretations of Mexican rancheras.
Aug 10, 2012 · Ya no jueges con mi honra parrandera Si tus caricias han de ser mías, de nadie mas Y aunque te amo con locura ya no vuelves Paloma negra eres la reja de un penar Quiero ser libre vivir mi vida ...
Chavela Vargas (born April 17, 1919, San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica—died August 5, 2012, Cuernavaca, Mexico) was a Costa Rican-born Mexican singer who blended ferocity and warmth in her dramatic and revolutionary interpretations of Mexico’s ranchera songs.
Chavela Vargas was a cultural icon across the Spanish-speaking world, with a voice that redefined notions of beauty and an attitude that brashly bent gender roles. Vargas died Sunday;...
Aug 17, 2012 · It was an unlikely place to look for Chavela Vargas, whose great age, famous affairs, and heartbreaking renditions of the Mexican classics made her one of the monuments of Latin America.
Aug 7, 2012 · MEXICO CITY — Chavela Vargas, whose tender yet fierce interpretations of Mexico’s classic ranchera songs made her a star in Latin America and Spain, died on Sunday in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She ...
Nov 15, 2010 · Chavela Vargas is known largely to an older generation of Latin music fans, but her voice and story can resonate across ages and cultures. At 91, her singing wavers a...
