With its fiery lyrics and raw emotion, the song has resonated with audiences ... Her last days were at her home in Veracruz, the place where her remarkable journey began and where she first ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio, known for her powerful voice and fierce defense of women, died at her home in Veracruz early Monday at the age of 77.

Female fans loved singing along to her songs with lyrics that came down hard ... Paquita originally grew up on a family ranch in Veracruz, Mexico, where she would sing as she did errands, she ...

She was 77. The Veracruz-born singer was known for speaking out against macho culture in songs like “Rata de dos patas” (”Two-legged Rat”). Her death was announced in a statement posted on ...