Chavela Vargas
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Chavela Vargas was a Costa Rica–born Mexican singer renowned for her passionate, minimalist interpretations of rancheras and her influential role in Latin American music and queer cultural history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT person
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Mexican singer ⓘ human ⓘ ranchera singer ⓘ |
| acquiredCitizenship | Mexican citizenship ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2012 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| awarded | Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Isabel Vargas Lizano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tepoztlán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Pedro Almodóvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Costa Rica
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Mexico ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-04-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-08-05 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
icon of Mexican popular music
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lesbian icon ⓘ |
| familyName | Vargas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin American music
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bolero ⓘ ranchera ⓘ |
| givenName | Isabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin American singer-songwriters
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queer performers in Latin America ⓘ |
| livedIn | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
emotionally intense interpretations
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minimalist arrangements ⓘ |
| musicFeaturedIn | films by Pedro Almodóvar ⓘ |
| name | Chavela Vargas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Latin American music
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interpretations of rancheras ⓘ role in queer cultural history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Llorona
NERFINISHED
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Macorina NERFINISHED ⓘ Paloma Negra NERFINISHED ⓘ Piensa en mí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Joaquín de Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cuernavaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism (cultural) ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | contralto ⓘ |
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