Lydia Mendoza lets go of her walker and gently drops into a loveseat. As her son-in-law raises the volume on one of her cassette tapes, she looks down and begins twisting her jewelry -- a thick black ...
Lydia Mendoza, 91, a trailblazing Mexican American singer whose powerful and affecting performances earned her the title "the lark of the border," died Dec. 20 at Nix Medical Center in San Antonio.