Not only did Paquita la del Barrio blaze a trail for women in música mexicana, she also rallied against the misogyny that ran rampant in the genre from the moment she stepped onto the music scene.

Melissa Ludtke, left, and Jenny Cavnar, right, talk to an audience about Ludtke’s 2024 book “Locker Room Talk” at the Tattered Cover Book Store on Feb. 4, 2025 in Denver. This story is ...