7 Quotes by Chavela Vargas
Chavela Vargas, born in 1919 in Costa Rica, was a trailblazing Mexican ranchera singer whose soulful voice and passionate performances captured the hearts of audiences around the world. Known for her unique style of singing and her defiance of traditional gender roles, Vargas became an icon in the Mexican music scene and an inspiration to countless artists. Her raw and emotionally charged interpretations of ranchera songs, often accompanied only by a guitar, conveyed a profound depth of feeling and vulnerability. Vargas's life was marked by a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance, and her music often reflected themes of love, loss, and resilience. As an openly lesbian artist in a conservative era, she challenged societal norms and paved the way for LGBTQ+ artists in the music industry. Chavela Vargas's musical legacy endures as a testament to the power of authenticity and the ability of music to transcend cultural boundaries and touch the human soul.
Chavela Vargas Quotes
When you like something, you should do it all night long.
I had to fight to be me and get respect, and to carry that stigma, for me, is pride. Carrying the tag of lesbian. I'm not bragging, I'm not preaching, but I don't deny it .
Frida Kahlo taught me a lot without ever bragging about anything.
I am a friend of life, at 80 life tells me to behave like a woman and not like an old woman.
I was never afraid of anything because I never hurt anyone. I was always an old drunk.
What hurts is not being homosexual, but they tell it in your face as if you were a plague.
I've never even been to bed with a man. Never. That's how pure I am; I have nothing to be ashamed of. My gods made me the way I am.
― Chavela Vargas Quotes
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