Mexican singer-songwriter Lupita Infante, granddaughter of the legendary Pedro Infante, released this Friday her latest album, called ‘Aunque me duela’, which stands out for its “ranchero feeling” and offers refuge to her audience in the midst of an “alarming” social climate in the United States.
“They are original songs. It comes with that ranchero feeling, with that break-and-rip vein cutter where you want to get your tequila out. I don’t know why we are like that, maybe so masochistic, that we like to be hurt by the music and we like to feel and we like to let off steam,” the singer explained in an interview with EFE.
The release of the album, consisting of eight tracks, comes just seven months after the release of the album ‘Las de Infante’, a tribute in which he reimagined 23 of his grandfather’s most emblematic songs, along with artists such as Colombian Manuel Medrano and Mexican David Aguilar.
“It was something very beautiful,” Infante said, emphasizing that for her it is “a constant homage” that she pays to her grandfather with her musical career.
‘Aunque me duela’ has the goal of connecting with the public, and to do so, the singer decided to focus on a very common experience: heartbreak.
“I feel like there are different stages of a romantic relationship, or sometimes not necessarily romantic, when it ends, and it gives you that courage that you want to send that person away,” he summarized about the subject matter of several of the songs.
Infante also indicated that he has enjoyed this album much more than the previous ones, and continues with his goals of “creating new repertoire for mariachi music”.
“Growing up in the United States, I think mariachi has always been a symbol of roots, culture and tradition. It’s a music that I love and respect very much, and that I think it’s important to continue and keep evolving,” he added.
Infante was the only woman nominated for the Latin Grammy for Best Regional Song last year, and although she did not win the award, she assured that such recognition was never the goal when creating the album, although she admitted that the desire is always there.
Lupita Infante wants to stand out with her album ‘Aunque me duela’.
In addition to commercial success, the album also seeks to serve as a refuge in a social climate in the United States that the artist defines as “alarming”, due to the strict immigration policy of President Donald Trump’s administration.
“They are literally kidnapping people in the street; people like your gardener, who are out there, they see him and say no, he is not here, we have to take him away. They see him and say no, this is not from here, we have to take him away (…) I have never seen anything like this; it is worrying,” he warned.
Infante performed at the May Day March and Rally in Los Angeles, organized by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights at MacArthur Park, in support of immigrant rights and worker protections.
A type of event that he assured during the interview is now especially important in order to find a point of unity.
“With this administration they are changing things very fast, and it is not for the benefit of working people,” he lamented.
That’s where his songs, he argues, try to remind the public of where they come from and why they should remain proud of their roots.
“It’s important not to lose our joy. That has always been part of what I like to do. To be able to remind my public that we should be proud of who we are, where we come from, what we are doing and that we really contribute a lot to this country with our work and our culture,” Infante said, reported Agencia EFE.
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