{
  "id": 2833544,
  "title": "Rosalía’s ‘La Perla’ ‘Wouldn’t Exist’ Without Paquita la del Barrio’s ‘Rata de dos Patas’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/rosalias-la-perla-wouldnt-exist-without-paquita-la-del-barrios-rata",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T17:06:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/rosalia-la-perla-paquita-la-del-barrio-rata-de-dos-patas-1236322559/"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "During her LUX tour in Mexico City, Rosalía revealed that the invective in her hit \"La Perla\" is inspired by the iconic ranchera singer Paquita la del Barrio and her song \"Rata de Dos Patas.\" The 16,500-strong audience was told that \"without 'Rata de dos patas,' 'La Perla' wouldn't exist.\" Rosalía expressed her gratitude to the legendary Mexican singer, whom she described as an inspiration.",
  "summary": "Read Rosalía's explanation from her first of five nights at Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes, where she welcomed Kenia Os into her \"confessional.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}