Her rebellion was not just that of a queer woman, but that of an older queer woman of color-of an aging body kicking and punching against addiction, gender norms, and societal expectations. In a journey that started in the streets and small cabaret bars of Mexico, Vargas toured the biggest concert venues in Spain, France, and the United States, playing to packed houses at an age when most female performers are forced to retire. Frida, por su parte, qued fascinada con la cantante, pero su relacin no fue muy lejos porque Chavela era un espritu libre, como deca ni de aqu ni de all, no tena edad. (“That’s how you were born! One doesn’t study at a university to be a pure, decent, respectful, and brave homosexual,” she exclaimed at one press conference.) Despite the sexist and ageist regulations of the stage that dictate what an older woman’s body should look like and do, Vargas staged a comeback at 72 following a long hiatus during which she overcame alcoholism and extreme poverty. Vargas consideraba a la pintora como una especie de golondrinita que no es de este mundo a la que podra llegar a amar. She was 81 when she finally embraced the term “lesbian,” in her 2000 autobiography, Y Si Quieres Saber de Mi Pasado. Especially in the aftermath of the 1980s AIDS crisis that had ravaged through the neighboring United States.
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