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Chavela Vargas snubs the Grammys

12:08 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Events|Music · Comments Off

4 Oct 2007

46321_1.jpgLegendary singer and cultural icon Chavela Vargas, 88, is about to receive a Latin Grammy award for her achievements in music. But according to Spain’s Publico, she doesn’t give a damn:

“I’m a little confused, because I don’t understand it. They are giving it to me now, after 40 years?”, the singer asked…

Without beating around the bush, the popular singer added that important awards have been given to her by the public, not by record companies. “I have one of the biggest awards that is given out and only one woman in Latin America has it, which is me: the Great Cross of the Order of Isabel la Católica,” the singer said proudly.

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