caption associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name occupation
vargas , in madrid , spain , in 2006 giving a concert in the plaza de españa josé alfredo jiménez 5 august 2012 cuernavaca , morelos , mexico 1961 -- 2012 san rica joaquín de flores , heredia province , costa chavela vargas
 chavela vargas solo_singer 17 april 1919 ranchera chavela vargas 060701-cropped . jpg mexico isabel vargas lizano singer -- songwriter , actress
chavela vargas

isabel vargas lizano -lrb- ; 17 april 1919 -- 5 august 2012 -rrb- , 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 has been 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 .
