La Fuerza de Doña Pachita
Story Behind the Song
"La Fuerza de Doña Pachita" (The Strength of Doña Pachita) is my tribute to my mother, and to the resilience, sacrifice and love that shaped our whole family.
She raised her children almost on her own, working without rest to give us what we needed. She also carried a grief few people could survive: she lost three of her children. And still she never broke. She stayed standing, and she taught the rest of us to stay standing too, with strength and with dignity, making sure none of us fell or lost our way.
I remember the tender side of that strength just as clearly: her hands giving me a massage when I was small, her stories, the comfort of her laughter and her faith. She was a warrior, and at the same time the queen who held up the little world we lived in.
I am proud to be her blood, and I made this song to keep her alive. Even if one day the world forgets her, she will go on living in my music and in every step I take.
Miguel Vallarta
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Author: Miguel Vallarta
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