"I went into just hard research about the history of witchcraft, about that kind of esoteric iconography. I did a lot of research that was really about how witchcraft and the fear of witches really was a fear of female empowerment."
"I was originally interested in studying servers at breastaurants because I could sense an interesting dynamic at play. On the one hand, it can feel good to be complimented for your looks. On the other hand, I also wondered whether constantly being critiqued might eventually wear these servers down."
Paquita broke barriers in the Mexican ranchera genre, which is typically dominated by men. For many, she was the 'queen and defender of women' as her songs often talked about female empowerment.
I'm actually going to get emotional. The female relationships that I cultivated in our business, those women have been there for me. I've learnt so much about the power of female friendship and I've just learnt that I do have resilience.