
Mexican singer-songwriter Paquita la del Barrio dies at 77
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Famed Mexican singer-songwriter Paquita la del Barrio has died at the age of 77, her team announced Monday in a statement on Instagram.
Famed Mexican singer-songwriter Paquita la del Barrio has died at the age of 77, her team announced Monday in a statement on Instagram. “Rest in peace, your music and legacy will always live in our hearts,” the statement said, asking for space so that her family can “live their grief in privacy.” The artist, whose real name was Francisca Viveros Barradas, was born in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz in 1947. Her best-known songs were known for lyrics that empowered women and mercilessly called out men in broken romantic relationships. Some of her most famous hits include “Tres Veces te Engañé” (Three Times I Cheated on You) and “Rata de Dos Patas” (Two-Legged Rat), which take aim at male chauvinism. She has been nominated for a Grammy award three times and was honored in 2021 with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. CNN has contacted Paquita la del Barrio’s management agency.

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