Chavela Vargas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chavela Vargas

Costa Rican-born Mexican singer

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1919

Place of Birth: San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica

Date of Death: 05-Aug-2012

Profession: singer, musician, street artist, film actor

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Isabel Vargas Lizano (Spanish pronunciation: [t?a'ßela 'ßa??as]; 17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas, was a Costa Rican-born Mexican singer.
She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of popular Latin American music.
She was an influential interpreter in the Americas and Europe, muse to figures such as Pedro Almodóvar, hailed for her haunting performances, and called "la voz áspera de la ternura", the rough voice of tenderness.
The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, presented her with a Latin GRAMMY Statuette in 2007 after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of that organization.