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Julieta Venegas Turns Memory Into ‘Norteña’ at LAMC: ‘It Made Sense to Write a Memoir About My Relationship to Music’
Julieta Venegas discussed how memory, migration and her Baja California background shaped her new album and memoir, both titled Norteña, during a Latin Alternative Music Conference panel in New York. She said the paired projects helped bring her back to Mexico and offered a personal exploration of music, family and place rather than a conventional norteño record.
The Tijuana-raised singer began developing the work while living in Buenos Aires and missing Mexico and her family, drawing on research into Baja California and a family photography project. She recalled learning piano, joining the band Chantaje as a teenager and identifying first as a songwriter; she also discussed collaborations including “Lo Siento BB:/”, which reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “La Línea” with Yahritza y Su Esencia, about the human impact of border separation.
In short
- Venegas unveiled the personal inspirations behind Norteña.
- The album and memoir explore family, migration and Baja California.
- She also reflected on songwriting, collaborations and border separation.
Explained simply
Julieta Venegas is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Tijuana who has built a career in pop and alternative music. She has gained international recognition for collaborations on chart hits and is known for exploring themes related to migration and the border between Mexico and the United States.
She has created an album and a memoir exploring her personal relationship with music, her family and her roots in Baja California. These are intimate artistic works about her heritage rather than conventional commercial products.
Venegas developed these whilst living away from Mexico and missing her homeland and family. The projects draw on family photographs and memories of her own journey as a musician.