When Chavela Vargas picked up her guitar and began singing traditional Mexican rancheras, sad songs of loneliness and unfulfilled love of women – which had previously been written and sung exclusively by men, audiences went wild. Her earthy voice and singular feel for rhythm touched the heart of every last listener. Wearing trousers and a red poncho, also traditionally belonging to men, she was unmissable and unmistakable. In 1960s Acapulco, she rubbed shoulders with the biggest stars of Mexican and international show business, art and politics such as Lana Turner and Frida Kahlo, of whom some (the women at the very least) ended up in her bedroom. Chavela Vargas was an unbelievably talented force of nature, and she never managed to live in moderation. After years of alcoholism, during which she gradually faded into obscurity, she was “resurrected” by Pedro Almodóvar, who decided to organize a concert of hers in Spain. The elderly lady returned to the stage as energetic as ever, enthralling young people who had never even heard of her. An extraordinary documentary about an inimitable human being who never made compromises, whether it be in her music or her personal life.