She was especially known for reinventing boleros — songs of stringent, abiding love — amid Puerto Rico’s sexist and militaristic society in the mid-20th century. Read entire story.
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- On September 16, 2022
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Overlooked No More: Sylvia Rexach, Puerto Rican Singer and Composer
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