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Paquita la del Barrio, a giant voice of Mexican heartbreak and rage, has died at 77

Mexico is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved singers, Paquita la del Barrio. NPR's Eyder Peralta has this remembrance of an artist known for excoriating men as she sang about heartbreak.
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Paquita la del Barrio, a giant voice of Mexican heartbreak and rage, has died at 77

Paquita la del Barrio sang of heartbreak and the pain of infidelity, spitting out insults with relish, and empowering a whole generation of women. She has died at 77. Mexico is mourning the loss of ...