La Trenza


La Trenza it is the fifth studio album of the Chilean singer Mon Laferte. Released on 28 April 2017.
At the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards the album received two nominations, Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album while the album's lead single "Amárrame" received three, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song winning the later, this one being the first Latin Grammy Award for Laferte.

Background and recording

In 2016, Laferte began working on the album initially thinking it was going to be called Mon Laferte Vol.2 as a continuation of her previous album.
On the album, several Latin artist collaborated with her different songs including, "Amárrame" with Colombian singer Juanes, "Mi Buen Amor" with Spanish singer Enrique Bunbury and "Cielito de Abril" with Chilean singer Manuel García.
On November 10 2018, she released the deluxe version of the album with four brand new songs and a DVD with recorded performances at the Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago from her Amárrame Tour.

Critical reception

's writer Mariano Prunes said about her music that "she partially switches her attention from her adoptive homeland to the sounds she heard while growing up in Chile", also noticing Laferte "is more interested in offering something for everyone than heading in a completely new direction, as the album smartly mixes North Andean rhythms, vals peruano, cumbia, and a Los Saicos cover, with bolero, ska, ranchera, pop, and ballads", and considered Laferte "a powerhouse melodramatic singer able to emote without sounding strident".

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

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Singles