''Los Momentos'' ("The Moments"), the sixth studio album by Mexican recording artist

Julieta Venegas Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...

, was released 19 March 2013 by

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. The first single from ''Los Momentos'' is "Tuve Para Dar," and the album features collaborations with

Ceci Bastida Ceci Bastida is a Mexican singer-songwriter. Ceci was born in Tijuana, Baja California, México. and is well known for playing keyboards and vocals in Mexico's punk rock band Tijuana No! at the age of 15. Bastida also played keyboards for forme ...

Natalia Lafourcade María Natalia Lafourcade Silva (; born 26 February 1984) is a Mexican pop-rock and folk singer and songwriter who, since her debut in 2002, has been one of the most successful singers in Latin America. Lafourcade's voice has been categorized a ...

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and

Rubén Albarrán Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (born February 1, 1967) is a Mexican musician, singer, song writer, music producer, and activist. He is a member and founder of the alternative rock band Café Tacvba. As singer and frontman of Café Tacvba, the arti ...

(vocalist from

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Background

After Venegas' last performance on her worldwide "Otra Cosa Tour," she announced a break to begin recording her new studio album. She stated in an article with the Mexican newspaper ''Milenio'' that it would be recorded from home so she could play the dual role of recording artist and mother. After a nine-month hiatus from performing, the "European Tour July 2012" was announced on July 4, 2012 with scheduled stops in

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, several cities in

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and

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. Upon return from the tour to

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in August, Venegas continued recording her album and posted its progress with photos and videos on her official website as well as her Facebook fan page. On October 8, 2012, she performed a series of concerts in

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where she spoke to the press about the new album which would be produced by herself and producer Yamil Rezc. On October 16, 2012 Julieta Venegas announced on

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, "I have the title for the album! It's called Los Momentos ... and the first single is called ''Tuve para dar.''"

Promotion

On January 18–20, 2013, Julieta Venegas performed at the Festival de Olmué in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

, and on March 5, 2013 she visited Volkshaus Zurich in Zurich,

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to promote the album.

Track listing

Singles

The first single will be released from this album is "Tuve para dar" which will be released in November 2012. The song was inspired by the situation in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and the difficult times the country is experiencing. The video for the single was recorded in

and released along with the single and was directed by Gregory W. Allen and Yvonne Venegas.

References

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