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

Paquita la del Barrio, a singer-songwriter whose lyrics took aim at sexism, died in her Veracruz, Mexico, home in February.

Barrio released dozens of albums and was nominated for three Grammy Awards throughout her decades-spanning career ...

Francisca Viveros Barradas, better known as Paquita la del Barrio, has passed away. Paquita’s team announced the news of her ...

The cause of death of the Mexican singer known for her songs aimed at men has not been revealed.

Paquita originally grew up on a family ranch in Veracruz, Mexico, where she would sing as she did errands, she told the El ...

Paquita la del Barrio, you will always be remembered ... when she discovered he had another wife and family. Her second husband, Alfonso Martinez, died in 2000 after 31 years of marriage. " ...

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.

Paquita la del Barrio sang of heartbreak and the pain of infidelity, spitting out insults with relish, and empowering a whole ...

The ranchera and bolero singer took aim at machismo as if it were a piñata. For decades, she wrote and sang feminist anthems ...