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Born Francisca Viveros Barradas in 1947 in Veracruz, Mexico, the singer was known for songs such as "Tres Veces te Engañé" ...

In unflinching ballads that spoke of the pain men can cause women, the Mexican singer often relied on what she learned in her ...

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Those feelings are what guide people to my music ... They have helped empower many of her fellow Mexican women to stand up for themselves. "None of us are obligated to live with a man who ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio, known for her powerful voice and fierce defense of women, died at her home in Veracruz early Monday at the age of 77.

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Most people in the United States don’t know ... the poor” has been transformed into “First, indigenous, Afro-Mexican, and poor women.” Once again, she addresses what was missing in López ...

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