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La Llorona

The album recorded in Madrid in 1993 with two guitarists.
Chavela Vargas, 1994

Its tracks are "Cruz de olvido", "Sombras", "Rogaciano", "La China", "Amanecí en tus brazos", "Luz de luna", "De un mundo raro", "La Llorona", "Toda una vida", "A prisión perpetua" and "El andariego". Marcela Rodríguez and Óscar Ramos played guitars and a producer is not stated. NPR's Paula Mejia praised it in 2017, writing that it showcases the astonishing range of desolation and heartbreak that only she is able to reach; MusicBrainz dates the first release to April 1993 and AllMusic reportedly to 1996. A remastered reissue came out on December 1, 2017.

Track listing

  1. Cruz de olvido
  2. Sombras
  3. Rogaciano
  4. La China
  5. Amanecí en tus brazos
  6. Luz de luna
  7. De un mundo raro
  8. La Llorona
  9. Toda una vida
  10. A prisión perpetua
  11. El andariego

More from Chavela Vargas

Chavela Vargas (1961), El Corrido Hablado (1970), En España (1973), Lamento Borincano (1973), Piensa En Mi (1988), Volver, Volver (1993), Macorina (1994), Chavela Vargas En Carnegie Hall (2004), ¡Por Mi Culpa! (Chavela Vargas Y Sus Amigos) (2010), La Luna Grande (Homenaje A Federico García Lorca) (2012), Cupaima (2017)

Sources

  1. La Llorona (Chavela Vargas album), Wikipedia
  2. Shocking omissions: Chavela Vargas's La Llorona, NPR (2017-09-04)