Paquita la del Barrio Death; Paquita la del Barrio, Iconic Mexican Singer, Dies at 77
In songs like “Tres Veces Te Engañé,” “Rata De Dos Patas,” and “Las Rodilleras,” Mexican singer and composer Paquita la del Barrio, who was well-known for criticising macho society and attitudes, passed away, according to her Instagram account. She was seventy-seven.
In Mexico, the artist’s representative told Billboard Español that she passed away while sleeping from a heart attack.
Paquita la del Barrio was a popular music idol with a career lasting more than 50 years. She won the “La Voz” Billboard Regional Mexican Music Award in 2011, and for her outstanding career, she was honoured with the Billboard Latin Music Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award ten years later, in 2021.
Born in Veracruz, Mexico, Francisca Viveros Barradas (her real name) discovered her powerful voice as a child while singing at school festivals. In the 1970s, she formed the duo Las Golondrinas with her sister Viola, and in 1984, she released her debut album, El Barrio de los Faroles, as Paquita la del Barrio.
Since then, she recorded over 30 albums, which sold more than 30 million copies, with hits that also include “Las Mujeres Mandan,” “La Última Parada,” “Me Saludas a la Tuya,” “Soltero Maduro, Chiquito” and “Hombres Malvados,” among others.
