Amor a la Mexicana

Amor a la Mexicana (English: Mexican-style love) is the fifth studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, released on 24 June 1997, by EMI Latin.[2] 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.

Amor a la Mexicana
Studio album by Thalía
Released	24 June 1997 (1997-06-24)
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	Latin pop cumbia salsa tropical
Length	41:17 (standard)
Label	EMI Latin
Producer	Emilio Estefan, Jr. Kike Santander Pablo Flores
Thalía chronology
Nandito Ako (1997) Amor a la Mexicana (1997) Arrasando (2000)
Singles from Amor a la Mexicana
"Amor a la Mexicana" Released: 17 June 1997 (1997-06-17) "Por Amor" Released: 7 October 1997 (1997-10-07) "Noches Sin Luna" Released: 20 January 1998 (1998-01-20) "Ponle Remedio" Released: 10 March 1998 (1998-03-10) "Mujer Latina" Released: 28 April 1998 (1998-04-28) "Es tu amor ("Ever After" soundtrack)" Released: 7 July 1998 (1998-07-07) "De dónde soy" Released: 11 August 1998 (1998-08-11)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.[1]

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,[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] According to Billboard magazine the album is a multimillion seller.[6]

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 Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos (2001). 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.[7]

• 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! (Mujer Latina). It has two videos, and it was directed by Gustavo Garzon. Official remixes of the songs are: Zero Radio Mix (3:53); Euro Mix (3:11); Spirit Mix (3:38) and Zero Club Mix (6:23). The song had airplay success in Latin American radio stations and reached the top spot in Chile.[8] The song reached number two in Guatemala.[9] Former Rugby player Kenny Logan performed a samba to Mujer Latina on the popular British TV series Strictly Come Dancing (series 5) in 2007.[10] 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.[11][12] In March 2019, Country music singer Cliona Hagan danced a Salsa to the song on week 9 of Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 3).[13]

• 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 (De onde sou) was also released and was included in the Brazilian edition of the album.

Promotional singles:

• 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 Rosalinda (1999).

• Echa Pa'lante: released as the second promotional single from the album, an English version was included in the Dance with Me movie soundtrack, and the original version was performed in Thalía's soap opera Rosalinda. The version in the movie is completely different from the original song, even changing its message. The original song, in this album, was a political protest song against the ruling PRI in the 1997 Mexican parliamentary elections.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Por Amor"	Kike Santander	3:55
2.	"Noches sin luna"	Santander, Miguel Jose Velasquez	3:59
3.	"Mujer Latina"	Santander	3:38
4.	"Amor a la Mexicana"	Mario Pupparo	4:25
5.	"Rosas"	Héctor Martínez, Pupparo	4:36
6.	"Echa pa'lante"	Emilio Esfefan Jr., Javier Garza, Pablo Flores, Roberto Blades	3:52
7.	"Ponle remedio"	Blades	4:09
8.	"Es tu amor"	Santander	4:38
9.	"De dónde soy"	Karla Aponte, Cesar Lemos	3:57
10.	"Dicen por ahí"	Aureo Baqueiro	3:57

Brazilian Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Menino lindo" (Menina linda)	Luciano Sotelino	4:11
12.	"De onde sou" (De Donde Soy)	Carla Aponet, Cesar Lemos	3:56
13.	"Noites Sem Lua" (Noches sin luna)	Kike Santander,Migel Jose Velasquez	3:57

European Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Amor a la Mexicana" (Cuca's Fiesta Edit Mix)	Mario Pupparo	3:46
12.	"Por amor" (Primera Vez Remix)	Kike Santander	4:39
13.	"Mujer Latina" (Remix España)	Kike Santander	3:53

USA Re-release edition (2005)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Amor a la Mexicana" (Emilio Mix)	Mario Pupparo	3:59
12.	"Por amor" (Primera Vez Remix)	Kike Santander	4:39
13.	"Mujer Latina" (Remix España)	Kike Santander	3:53
14.	"Amor a la Mexicana" (Cuca's Fiesta Mix)	Mario Pupparo	6:44

Por Amor (French Edition of Amor a La Mexicana)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Amor a la Mexicana" (Cuca's Fiesta Edit Mix)	Mario Pupparo	3:46
2.	"Por amor"	Kike Santander	3:56
3.	"Piel Morena" (Hitmakers Radio Edit)	Kike Santander	3:54
4.	"Noches sin luna"	Kike Santander,Migel Jose Velasquez	4:00
5.	"Mujer Latina"	Kike Santander	3:38
6.	"Rosas"	Héctor Martínez, Mario Pupparo	4:39
7.	"Echa pa'lante"	Emilio Esfefan Jr., Javier Garza, Pablo Flores, Roberto Blades	3:54
8.	"Ponle remedio"	Roberto Blades	4:09
9.	"Es tu amor"	Kike Santander	4:37
10.	"De dónde soy"	Karla Aponte, Cesar Lemos	3:58
11.	"Dicen por ahí"	Aureo Baqueiro	4:00
12.	"Amor a la Mexicana"	Mario Pupparo	4:26

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[14] 3 Greek International Albums (IFPI Greece)[15] 3 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 4 Spain Albums Chart (Promusicae)[17] 22 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[18] 6 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[19] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Peak position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[20] 39

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[21]	2× Platinum	120,000^^
Chile (IFPI)[22]	3× Platinum	70,000[22]
Colombia (ACPF)[23]	—	14,638[23]
Greece (IFPI Greece)[24]	2× Gold	15,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[25]	Gold	140,000[26]
Philippines (PARI)[26]	Platinum	40,000[26]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
United States (RIAA)[27]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^^
Summaries
Worldwide	—	1,300,000[3]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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