Rocio Jurado| The scorned women in Latin music
Andrea Trillanes Andrea Trillanes

Rocio Jurado| The scorned women in Latin music

Rocio's performance of Ese Hombre showcases her acting training. As a copla performer, she is trained in opera-like delivery of emotions. They are over-the-top, and there is no room for natural performance or natural lighting on the stage. This is a theater, and it's grand. This is Drama. 

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Amanda Miguel | The scorned women in Latin music
Andrea Trillanes Andrea Trillanes

Amanda Miguel | The scorned women in Latin music

Amanda Miguel is dressed in black, and an accusatory light shines above her. The soundstage turns into an interrogation scene. Her black attire resembles that of a black widow, and the hints of red that line her jumpsuit hint at murder.

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Paquita la del Barrio | The scorned women in Latin music
Andrea Trillanes Andrea Trillanes

Paquita la del Barrio | The scorned women in Latin music

Rata De Dos Patas (2004) is a bolero ranchera song. A Mexican regional genre typically sung by boisterous men. But Paquita is a singer who made her career by singing songs that disparaged men in a musical genre arguably created for those men. 

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