Chavela Vargas
Isabel Vargas Lizano, better known as Chavela Vargas, was a Costa Rica-born Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of popular Latin American music. She was an influential interpreter in the Americas and Europe, muse to figures such as Pedro Almodóvar, hailed for her haunting performances, and called "la voz áspera de la ternura", 'the rough voice of tenderness'. The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, presented her with a Latin Grammy in 2007.
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Female
Date of Birth
April 17th, 1919
Age
105
Birth Place
Costa Rica, Heredia Province
Date of Death
August 5th, 2012
Died Aged
93
Star Sign
Aries
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