Paquita la del Barrio, Whose Songs Empowered Women, Dies

The acclaimed Mexican singer died on February 17, 2025. Learn more about Paquita’s music career and her life here.
Paquita la del Barrio, who died on Monday at age 77, left behind a powerful legacy — and some of Mexico's most unapologetic ...
Paquita la del Barrio, a pathbreaking Mexican singer whose feminist rancheras and boleros took aim at two-timing lovers, sexist ex-boyfriends and the excesses of machismo culture, died Feb. 17 at ...