Chavela Vargas

Summary

Chavela Vargas is a human^[1]. Born in San Joaquín^[2], she… she was born on April 17, 1919^[3]. She died in Cuernavaca^[4]. She died on August 5, 2012^[5]. She worked as a street artist^[6], singer^[7], musician^[8], film actor^[9], and recording artist^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month, #6,945 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in San Joaquín^[2], Chavela Vargas…
• Chavela Vargas was born in Heredia Province^[12].
• Chavela Vargas died in Cuernavaca^[4].
• Chavela Vargas was born on April 17, 1919^[3].
• Chavela Vargas died on August 5, 2012^[5].
• Chavela Vargas held citizenship in Mexico^[13].
• Chavela Vargas worked as a street artist^[6].
• Chavela Vargas's professions included singer^[7].
• Chavela Vargas worked as a musician^[8].
• Chavela Vargas's professions included film actor^[9].
• Chavela Vargas worked as a recording artist^[10].
• Chavela Vargas received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[14].
• Chavela Vargas received the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[15].
• Chavela Vargas was influenced by José Alfredo Jiménez^[16].
• Chavela Vargas is recorded as female^[17].
• Chavela Vargas's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Chavela Vargas's sexual orientation is recorded as lesbianism^[19].
• Chavela Vargas's genre is ranchera^[20].
• Chavela Vargas's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[21].
• Chavela Vargas's discography is recorded as Chavela Vargas discography^[22].
• Chavela Vargas's Commons category is recorded as Chavela Vargas^[23].
• The cause of death was respiratory failure^[24].
• Chavela Vargas's family name is recorded as Vargas^[25].
• Chavela Vargas's given name is recorded as Isabel^[26].
• Chavela Vargas's medical condition is recorded as poliomyelitis^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: MX^[29]

• Began / founded: 1919-04-17^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2012-08-05^[31]

• Genre(s): bolero, latin, ranchera, regional mexicano^[32]

• Community tags: bolero, latin, macorina, ranchera, regional mexicano^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 77586a91-4586-4962-b836-e496d3a05432^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include San Joaquín^[2], a district of Costa Rica^[35], in Costa Rica^[36] and Heredia Province^[12], a province of Costa Rica^[37], in Costa Rica^[38]. Chavela Vargas was born on April 17, 1919^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include street artist^[6], singer^[7], musician^[8], film actor^[9], and recording artist^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[14], a class of award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 2004^[41] and Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[15], a grade of an order^[42], in Spain^[43].

Death and Burial

Chavela Vargas died on August 5, 2012^[5]. She passed away in Cuernavaca^[4]. The cause of death was respiratory failure^[24].

Why It Matters

Chavela Vargas ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month, #6,945 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] She is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Chavela Vargas born?

Chavela Vargas was born in San Joaquín^[2].

Where did Chavela Vargas die?

Chavela Vargas died in Cuernavaca^[4].

What did Chavela Vargas do for work?

Chavela Vargas worked as street artist^[6], singer^[7], musician^[8], film actor^[9], and recording artist^[10].

What awards did Chavela Vargas receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[14] and Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[15].