Francisca Valenzuela Breaks Down 5 Essential Tracks From Her New Album, ‘MALDITA’
Francisca Valenzuela’s seventh album, MALDITA, confronts the contradictions of early motherhood, pairing love and hope with postpartum depression, fear and uncertainty.
– Released on 30 July via her Frantastic Records label, the 12-track album draws on Valenzuela’s first year as a mother.
– The title track presents motherhood as both transformative and overwhelming, echoing Violeta Parra’s “Maldigo El Alto Cielo”.
– Songs including “Bugambilia”, “Malacara” and “Debería Tomar Más Agua” explore emotional strain and confusion.
– “Extracción” depicts breastfeeding, while “No Te Aburras de Mí” considers how parenthood reshapes a romantic relationship.
– Later tracks such as “Nací Necesitándote”, “Año Uno” and “Komorebi” move towards greater confidence and acceptance.
- MALDITA explores motherhood’s difficult, often unspoken emotional realities.
- Valenzuela combines postpartum anxiety with moments of love and renewal.
- The album aims to reduce shame around maternal struggle.