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August 6, 2012 08:58 pm PDT
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Chavela Vargas, 1919-2012
The great ranchera songstress Chavela Vargas has died. She was born in Costa Rica, and became one of the most timeless interpreters of what was, and is, a predominantly masculine music genre. She came out as a lesbian at age 80. She was 93 when she died. An LA Times obit is here. Though Vargas [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/IWjKRmv5DJo/chavela-vargas-1919-2012.html
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