Paquita la del Barrio

Francisca Viveros Barradas

The cheeky Bolero singer, championed by women

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Paquita la del Barrio is famous for her 'war on machismo' through singing songs such as Rata de dos Patas (two-legged rat) referring to a man as a rat.

She was born in Veracruz with the name Francisca Viveros Barradas. She moved to Mexico City and made a name for herself from the 1970's on singing in the Bolero style of music, but with the twist of insulting males in her song lyrics.

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