Amor a la Mexicana
Amor a la Mexicana is the fifth studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, released on 24 June 1997, by EMI Latin. Recorded in the Crescent Moon Studios, Miami, with producers Emilio Estefan Jr., Kike Santander, Bernado Ossa, Pablo Flores, Roberto Blades and Javier Garza, the album blends a variety of genres bits of cumbia, salsa, and balladry.
The album received positive reviews upon its release and entered in the top 10 of both Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Latin Pop Albums, being certified two times platinum by RIAA. The album has been regarded as one of the singer's best releases to date, especially for the album's first single "Amor a la Mexicana", which showcased the evolution of Thalía as a musician.
The album had major success in Latin America, the U.S., Spain, France, Philippines and other European countries. The album sold over 1,3 million copies worldwide as of 2003, and is consider to be one of the best-selling albums in Chile.
Promotion and ''Amor a la Mexicana Tour''
Thalía visited many countries to promote her album. Some of the countries she toured were Perú, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Italy, France, Philippines, Germany, Belgium, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, United Kingdom, El Salvador, Bolivia, Spain, Portugal, Indonesia, Lebanon, Finland, Austria and the United States. EMI invested 1.5 million dollars in the promotion of the album. In Spain the sales of the album increased from 10,000 copies to 150,000 after a visit from the singer in the country where she appeared in several TV spots. According to Billboard magazine the album is a multimillion seller.Singles
- Amor a la Mexicana: The original version was released as the album's lead single, it became one of Thalia's biggest international hits and is widely recognized as one of her signature songs. A remixed version called "Cuca's Fiesta Mix" was included in some editions of the album; a banda version was included in Thalía's compilation album '. The three versions have their own music video.
- Por Amor: Released as the second single of the album, the music video was released in two different versions, directed by Gustavo Garzon, the original album version and the "Primera Vez Remix" version, both first aired in late 1997. It was the 55th most played song in Romania in 1999.
- Noches Sin Luna: Released as the third single from the album in early 1998, in the Brazilian CD, a Portuguese version of the song was included as a bonus track. The song was very popular on the radio.
- Ponle Remedio: Released in 1998 as the fourth single and presented in television programs and radios stations as advertisement.
- Mujer Latina: Released as the fifth single. In Europe it was released as Vengo! Vengo! . It has two videos, and it was directed by Gustavo Garzon. Official remixes of the songs are: Zero Radio Mix ; Euro Mix ; Spirit Mix and Zero Club Mix. The song had airplay success in Latin American radio stations and reached the top spot in Chile. The song reached number two in Guatemala. Former Rugby player Kenny Logan performed a samba to Mujer Latina on the popular British TV series Strictly Come Dancing in 2007. The South Korean figure skating team performed to a medley of songs, which included "Mujer Latina", at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In March 2019, Country music singer Cliona Hagan danced a Salsa to the song on week 9 of Dancing with the Stars.
- Es Tu Amor: Released as the sixth single, it was included in the soundtrack of the movie Ever After. Thalia presented the song live during concerts and performed in several events.
- De Dónde Soy: It was released as the seventh and final single from the album only in Spain and Latin America. A Portuguese version of the song was also released and was included in the Brazilian edition of the album.
- Dicen Por Ahí: released at the same time of De dónde soy as a promotional radio and physical single. The song was performed on Thalía's soap opera
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Argentine Albums | 3 |
| Greek International Albums | 3 |
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
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