


She “dressed as a man, smoked cigars, drank heavily, {and} carried a gun.” Her music is haunting and strangely beautiful. Chavela Vargas was also a close comrade of Frida Kahlo.
Click here to download: Chavela Vargas – “Paloma Negra”
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