Paquita la del Barrio

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Francisca Viveros Barradas (born April 2, 1947) known professionally as Paquita la del Barrio ("Paquita from the hood") is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actress.

She is a Grammy nominated singer of rancheras and other Mexican genres.

Personal life

She was born in Alto Lucero, Veracruz. When she was fifteen years old she eloped with forty-four year old Miguel Magaña. Her marriage with Magaña lasted seven years and she had two sons. Her first marriage ended when she discovered her husband was married to another woman and had a family. Her second marriage lasted 31 years, and ended with her husband's death in 2000.

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Career

In 1970, Paquita started her career in Mexico City. She appeared at a local restaurant in Colonia Guerrero, where fans returned every week to watch her live music. It's here where she learned her stage name. Her big break came in 1986, where she appeared in a Televisa show that attracted a larger audience and culminated in a CBS recording contract. Her songs generally take a stand against Mexico's sexist male culture. Female audiences have flocked to her appearance. She is known for her often confrontational presence; "Me estoyendo, intil" is her trademark phrase, which she often teases male followers in her shows; ("You good-for-nothing, you listening to me, you fine-for-nothing?" Bad Bunny went to the stage to help her with her mic, but she told him Eres unusable in the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. "I am protecting women," I said in a Miami Herald Paquita interview. It is extremely important. I am a woman. "I talk about my experiences." In which she compares an ex-lover to a variety of vermin and other untrustworthy creatures, her most well-known song is "Rata de dos patas" (Eng: "Two-legged rat). The song was included in her album by the same name. Many of Pakebox's albums and songs are jukebox staples in Mexican clubs and cantinas. Pagular and Pedro Infante were among the influence of ranchera music and singers like Antonio Aguilar and Pedro Infante. Many admirers, especially those from outside Mexico, also appreciate her camp value.

On his album 5to Piso (2008), Paho duets with singer Ricardo Arjona on "Ni Tu Ni Yo." She has appeared at the Premios Lo Nuestro and appeared in "Somos El Mundo" the Spanish version of "We Are The World." At the Premio lo Nuestro awards (2016), she was named with the Trajectory Award. At the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards, she was also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The paternity of La del Barrio has spawned a Univision television series. The series, Paquita la del Barrio, follows the Mexican singer's fictional life tale. Pamela confessed that it was difficult to follow a life of her children, but that she was glad that her story was being told.

Her album Romeo Y Su Nieta was nominated for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2013) under Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano).

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