Chavela Vargas is featured in the new documentary Hecho en Mexico, out Nov. 30. Nov. 30, 2012— -- When Chavela Vargas passed away in early August in Cuernavaca at the age of 93, Mexico and Latin ...

Her singing was pure pain, and it was no act. The late Chavela Vargas, a sad and fiery legend of Latin American song, is the subject of an adoring portrait as straightforward as its title, Chavela.

Legendary Mexican singer Chavela Vargas receives justifiably laudatory treatment in this documentary celebrating her refusal to compromise together with her musical brilliance. In 1992, Catherine Gund ...

Mexican singer Chavela Vargas became a queer icon, had purported dalliances with Frida Kahlo and Ava Gardner, challenged gender stereotypes in her country and forged an impressive career in bohemian ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about film, the arts, and design. When the singer Chavela Vargas began performing in Mexico, in the 1950s, she dressed as ...

A cantora mexicana de origem costarriquenha Chavela Vargas morreu neste domingo (5) devido a uma parada respiratória depois que agravou seu estado de saúde nesta manhã, afirmou à agência EFE seu ...

At the peak of her initial popularity during the 1950s, Mexican singer Chavela Vargas wore trousers and a poncho as she huskily crooned lost-love ballads to women. Yet she didn’t announce that she was ...

The raw passion and profound suffering that came through in the songs she sang could easily cleanse the soul. Those who attended the performances of Mexican music legend Chavela Vargas often described ...