Question
When performing her song “Macorina,” this singer would lock eyes with a woman in the crowd and act out a lyric of being aroused by a touch between the legs. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Costa Rican-born folk singer who became a lesbian icon in Mexico. This singer was known for sullen-voiced renditions of the ranchera anthem “La Llorona” (“yo-RO-na”) and male love songs like “Paloma Negra.”
ANSWER: Chavela Vargas [or Chavela Vargas; or María Isabel Anita Carmen de Jesús Vargas Lizano]
[10e] Chavela exhibited her androgyny by wearing masculine attire, like either a red poncho or the charro outfit typical of performers in this folk genre, whose namesake ensembles typically include vihuela and guitarrón.
ANSWER: mariachi
[10m] This country’s folk singer Mercedes Sosa once asked her Mexican fans to place a rose for her on Chavela’s tomb. One of Latin America’s most popular rock songs is “De Música Ligera” (“lee-HAY-ra”) by this country’s band Soda Stereo.
ANSWER: Argentina [or Argentine Republic; or República Argentina]
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Summary
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| LMM's LLM MLM | BHSU B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |