Paquita Escribano (

Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...

, 1880 -

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, 1970) was a popular Spanish singer. A cupletista and tonadillera, she recorded 39 albums. Among her most popular songs were ''Ven y ven (La mejicana)'', ''El polichinela'', ''El apache moderno'', ''La mariposa'', ''Tirana del Tripilí'', ''La foot-balista'', ''Mimosa, ¿Solo o con leche?'', ''La cucaracha'', ''Zulina, la esclava'', ''Bella samaritana'' and ''La guitarra agarena''. She retired to Valencia with her husband where she died in 1970.

Biography

Escribano was a Spanish ''tonadillera'', a magnified and glorified vaudeville singer. Her single act constituted the entire performance, and featured the Spanish song type known as Cuplé. Characterized as being "one of the best of the type", she did not take well in some parts of

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. She was considered as unusually handsome with black hair and dark eyes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Escribano, Paquita 1880 births 1970 deaths People from Zaragoza Singers from Aragon Spanish musical theatre actresses Cabaret singers Cupletistas Tonadilleras 20th-century Spanish women singers 20th-century Spanish singers