Honored to Chavela Vargas in the IDF to present a book of his "truths"

Saturday November 28, 09:56 PM Guadalajara (Mexico), 29 nov (EFE) .- The renowned interpreter of Mexican ranchera Chavela Vargas yesterday received a heartfelt tribute at the XXIII International Book Fair of Guadalajara (FIL) for the presentation of a book about his life. The play entitled "The truths of Chavela" (Ocean, 2009) was the excuse that allowed the moving ceremony surrounding the artist, 90, of his friends like the writer Carlos Monsivais, the singer Eugenia Leon and journalist Maria Cortina, who has written the book by Chavela. The Mexican Eugenia Leon, besides devoting a couple of ranch he sang a cappella in the crowded hall Juan Rulfo of Expo Guadalajara, says the Chavela history as a woman who "remains subversive." Meanwhile the author of the book, journalist Maria Cortina, said the book grew out of Chavela own desire and stressed that involves a need to look at singer itself in the "final stretch of his life." Chavela young man committed an occasional madness was crazy and it still is a crazy love of life, a crazy woman who makes more than a quarter century left alcohol and is drunk, but drunk with life, "said Curtain. Meanwhile Monsivais began his talk with a historical reflection between the time of day and Chavela Vargas, whom he praised as an artist able to overcome their prejudices voice sex of their time. "Chavela is a very good singer but she's a lesbian. Today it is said, is an extraordinary singer whose privacy protects and respects the changing times. It is significant because among those who had applauded homophobic not be prevented from foot, "said the Mexican writer. Monsivais also considered that a Costa Rican artist like Chavela has been able to increase dramatically perfectly the symbolic power of the Mexican ranchera song." The context of the time these songs come is to sincerity in private, that contradicts or mitigates public falsehood, heartbreakingly sung and is credited to the song all penalties because public discourse is the immense absolute and eternal happiness, "Monsivais said. Finally the very Chavela Vargas, present at the event in a wheelchair, thanked the beautiful words of those who spoke about it. "I want to say that this old gave a speech two hours. So I stopped," said cautious short intervention and a hint penalty "because we are no longer as before, we are not the same." Chavela finally confessed that from a recent slump that affected her legs is eager to walk again and asking "how are you?, how do you drunkenness was last night? ". Average (Not Rated)