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María Tepozteca by Chavela Vargas album cover

María Tepozteca

by Chavela Vargas

About This Song

About "María Tepozteca" by Chavela Vargas

Vargas invokes a woman of Tepoztlán with earthy reverence, the ranchera rhythm stomping like feet on cobblestone. Her voice carries both admiration and a mournful distance, the title figure a vivid silhouette against a dusty, sun-bleached wall.