After Nearly Five-Decade Career, Lucero Reinvents Herself Within Mexican Music: ‘I Wanted to Innovate and Dare to Do Something Different’
Categoria: Musica
The pop star has begun to unveil tracks from her upcoming album, Fuertes Declaraciones.
Por Billboard | 04/08/2026
After releasing the song “Todo o Nada” alongside Pancho Barraza last year, and more recently unveiling a new version of “Triste Recuerdo” in the tribute album ¡Que Viva Antonio Aguilar! , Lucero is ready to continue her journey in regional Mexican music. The iconic singer and actress has begun revealing tracks from a new album titled Fuertes Declaraciones , starting with the song of the same name, released on July 30. “Mexican music has always been present in my heart and my life,” says Lucero, who in her 48 years of career has sung pop, mariachi, banda sinaloense, and now, for the first time, sierreño and even tumbado. “I wanted to innovate and dare to do something different without it feeling forced.” “Fuertes Declaraciones” is the first single from a 14-track album, set to be released in February 2027 under Seitrack. The LP will include three covers, three collaborations — with Majo Aguilar, Joss Favela and Los Ángeles Azules — and eight originals. Until its release, Lucero will unveil one song each month. Soon to receive her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the artist, lovingly nicknamed “The Girlfriend of America,” began her career at age 10 as a child actress and debuted in music at 13 with the album Él (1982). Over the years, she placed 16 entries on Billboard ‘s Hot Latin Songs chart, including six top 10s. “Veleta” nearly missed the top spot, reaching No. 2 in 1993. Her latest entry on that chart was “Caminar Contigo” with Joan Sebastian, part of their collaborative album Un Lu*Jo , which reached No. 4 on Top Latin Albums — where Lucero has secured 11 career entries, with three sets landing in the top 10. In an interview with Billboard Español , the singer behind the pop hits “Electricidad”, “Cuéntame” and “Ya No” delved into her connection with Mexican music, her daughter Lucerito (who is also a singer) and her enduring bond with her ex-husband Manuel Mijares , with whom she has continued performing throughout the years. Even though you’re a pop star, you’ve sung regional Mexican music since the early days of your career. Mexican music has always been present in my heart and my life. I’ll never get tired of saying that it’s the most beautiful music in the world. Early in my career, I recorded “Triste Recuerdo” and it was a huge success. That’s why it was such a gift for me to participate in Antonio Aguilar’s album with that iconic song. I thanked Pepe [Aguilar] so much because it’s such an honor for me to sing this iconic piece. It’s very important that the audience hears these songs again in new versions and that younger generations discover them. I also have two albums with banda produced by Luciano Luna and several with mariachi. The late Joan Sebastian often said publicly that you were his muse and someone very special to him. You even recorded an album together. Un Lu-Jo was a wonderful album with my dear friend Joan. He had something perhaps platonic for me — we ca