Legendary singer Paquita la del Barrio’s cause of death revealed

Legendary singer Paquita la del Barrio’s cause of death revealed

Legendary Mexican singer Paquita la del Barrio died from a heart attack, it has been revealed.

The beloved performer, real name Francisca Viveros Barradas, died Monday at the age of 77 at her home in Xalapa, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, according to a statement on her Instagram account.

‘It’s something we did not expect,’ her manager Francisco Torres said on Mexican TV. ‘She suffered a lethal heart attack while sleeping. She was ready to get back on stage.’