![]() ![]() She sang in the streets as a teenager until she ventured into a professional career in the 1930s. In her youth, she dressed as a man, smoked cigars, drank heavily, carried a gun and was known for her characteristic red jorongo, which she donned in performances until old. For many years she sang on the streets but in her thirties she became a professional singer. At 14, she abandoned her native country due to lack of musical career opportunities, seeking refuge in Mexico, where an entertainment industry was burgeoning. She went by Chavela, which is a pet name for Isabel. The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, presented her with a Latin GRAMMY Statuette in 2007 after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of that organization.Ĭhavela Vargas was born in San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica, on April 17, 1919. She has been 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. ![]() 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. Chavela Vargas, Isabel Vargas Lizano (Ap– August 5, 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas, was a Costa Rican-born Mexican singer.
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