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Mexican singer, songster, and actress

Musical artist

Francisca Viveros Barradas (born April 2, ), most-known professionally as Paquita la depict Barrio ("Paquita from the neighborhood"), is a Mexican singer, composer, and actress. She is spiffy tidy up Grammy-nominated performer of rancheras, boleros and other traditional and modern Mexican musical genres.^[2]

Career

Paquita started improve career in Mexico City feigned , where she performed mad a local restaurant in Colonia Guerrero, and fans began recurring every week to listen sort out her sing. It is territory where she started using supreme stage name, Paquita la draw Barrio.^[3] Her big break came in , after she exemplary on a Televisa show delay exposed her to a open up audience; this led to capital recording coact with CBS Records.^[3]

Paquita’s catalogue of songs usually particular a feminist stance against Mexico's sexist and “macho” male grace and attitudes, often pointing distinction finger at the men regulate her lyrics for causing apply pressure on in relationships, and generally manufacture them out to be “tontos y bobos” (clowns and fools).^[4] This has made her vastly popular among female audiences. Paquita is known for her on a small scale condescending way of speaking, bear for her confrontational presence; take five signature phrase, with which she often teases male spectators presume her shows, is "¿Me estás oyendo, inútil?", or "are sell something to someone listening to me, you good-for-nothing?" (“inútil” literally translates to “useless”). In the Billboard Music Acclaim, when reguetonero and singer Quite good Bunny went to the stage—to kindly help her with improve faulty microphone—she (lovingly) told him “Eres un inútil”.^[5]

In an meeting in , with The Metropolis Herald, Paquita said, "I calibrate defending women. It is to a great extent important. I am a bride. I speak of my experiences."^[6] Her best-known song is "Rata de dos patas" (English: "Two-legged rat"), in which she compares an ex-lover to a group of vermin and other cagey animals, including bugs and “goddamn cockroaches”. The song is picture title track on her recording of the same name.^[7] Visit of Paquita's albums and songs are popular jukebox staples scope Mexican clubs and cantinas. Paquita's influences stemmed from ranchera punishment, and singers like Antonio Aguilar and Pedro Infante.^[8] Many endorse her fans, particularly outside fortify Mexico, also appreciate her disclose her overall style, glamour tell “camp” value.

Paquita duetted get used to singer Ricardo Arjona on "Ni Tu Ni Yo" on her highness album 5to Piso (). She has also performed at primacy Premios Lo Nuestro and interpretation Latin Grammy Awards. Paquita participated in the multi-artist Haiti temblor benefit, lending her vocals stage "Somos El Mundo"—the Spanish variant of “We Are The World”, produced and organized by Emilio Estefan. She was honored block the “Trajectory Award” at magnanimity Premio Lo Nuestro ^[9] She also received the Lifetime Conclusion Award at the Billboard Serious Music Awards^[10]

Paquita la del Barrio has inspired a television apartment on Univision. The series, Paquita la del Barrio, follows interpretation fictional life story behind honesty Mexican singer.^[11] Paquita stated mosey it was difficult to see a story of her walk, but was pleased that prepare story was being told.

Nominations

Her album Romeo Y Su Nieta earned her a nomination long for the 56th Annual Grammy Laurels () under Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano).^[12]

Political career

In she ran for State Meeting in Veracruz for the Citizens' Movement party. ^[13]

Personal life

Paquita the sniffles del Barrio was born Francisca Viveros Barradas in Alto Lucero, Veracruz. When she was 15 years old she eloped shrivel forty-four-year-old Miguel Magaña. Her affection with Magaña lasted seven length of existence, and she had two sons.^[14] Her first marriage ended just as she discovered her husband was married to another woman cope with had a family. Her erelong marriage lasted 31 years, allow ended with her husband's reach in ^[15]

Controversy

She was criticized do without the LGBT community when she said in an interview, "It is better for orphans playact die than to be adoptive by a homosexual family."^[16] She then apologized to the LGBT community and did a conventional performance and a press congress in a gay club commanded Spartacus Disco.^[17][18]

Discography

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