In unflinching ballads that spoke of the pain men can cause women, the Mexican singer often relied on what she learned in her own relationships.

Born Francisca Viveros Barradas in 1947 in Veracruz, Mexico, the singer was known for songs such as "Tres Veces te Engañé" (Three Times I Cheated on You) and "Rata de Dos Patas" (Two-Legged Rat).

Paquita la del Barrio, one of the queens of Mexican music, has died, according to an official Instagram account posting on Monday, Feb. 17 Paquita, whose real name is Francisca Viveros Barradas, was regarded as an outspoken defender of women way before the #MeToo movement began.