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==Country==
 
==Country==
  
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Entertainment
 
Entertainment
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Cabaret-style singer and guitarist, whose public behavior, strong lyrics, and stormy relationships with women led to her eventual rejection by her contemporaries in Mexico, but stardom in Spain led to her eventual acceptance in her home country.  Produced 80 albums in her lifetime.  2002 autobiography 'Y Si Quieres Saber de Mi Pasado' (And If You Want to Know About My Past).
  
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/12/chavela-vargas
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* http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/arts/music/chavela-vargas-mexican-ranchera-singer-dies-at-93.html?_r=0
  
==Description==
 
  
Cabaret-style singer, whose public behavior, strong lyrics, and stormy relationships with women led to her eventual rejection by her contemporaries.
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Revision as of 16:10, 27 October 2013

Chavela Vargas

Country

Mexico

Birth - Death

1919 -

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Cabaret-style singer and guitarist, whose public behavior, strong lyrics, and stormy relationships with women led to her eventual rejection by her contemporaries in Mexico, but stardom in Spain led to her eventual acceptance in her home country. Produced 80 albums in her lifetime. 2002 autobiography 'Y Si Quieres Saber de Mi Pasado' (And If You Want to Know About My Past).

Further Reading/Research



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