Exciting norteño-pop fivesome from Monterrey continues to impress with more musical adventures on this collection of tunes, four written by lead singer Alicia Villarreal. The band tackles its signature melodic polkas and rancheras, but they also surprise with their original country tune "Vas a Extranarme," complete with spirited yelps and whoops. On "Adorable Ladron" the band dives into a bluesy bolero/cumbia that connects. All throughout, Villarreal is in excellent form, injecting a range of emotions. On another of her originals, "Junto a Ti," she pours a flood of needs and wants into an intriguing tale of merging two souls. On the thumping cumbia "Pasion," sparks fly when she sings a duet with pop singer Cristian. But even here it's immediately evident that vocalwise, Villarreal is in a class of her own. Everywhere, her distinctive growly vocals radiate with pain and joy, fear and happiness. --Ramiro Burr