Coqueta’s descent
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.
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.
Lupita D'Alessio | The scorned women in Latin music
Inocente, Pobre Amiga (Innocent, Unfortunate Friend) covers the 1980 song Inocente Pobre Amigo by Mexican pop idol Juan Gabriel.
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.
Shakira | The scorned women in Latin music
The Scorned women in Latin music
A musical tradition in female rage