Chavela Vargas was a hard-living, feisty singer from Costa Rica who won fame for defying gender stereotypes in the male-dominated world of Ranchero music. She died on Sunday at age 93. Host Michel ...
Chavela Vargas had the odd distinction of being a giant of Latin music who was largely unknown outside that world. Born in Costa Rica, she first found fame in Mexico as a gut-wrenching performer who ...
Music Box Films has bought U.S. rights to the documentary “Chavela” and plans an October theatrical release, Variety has learned exclusively. “Chavela,” directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi, ...
Androgynous long before it was stylish, Chavela Vargas burst onto the Mexican music scene in 1942 in a long braid, trousers and a poncho, tequila bottle in hand and singing like a man. The captivating ...
Music Box Films has bought U.S. rights to the documentary “Chavela” and plans an October theatrical release, Variety has learned exclusively. “Chavela,” directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi, ...