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Vive
Mexican superstar Lucia Mendez is in full diva mode on Vivir, her first album since 2000's Dulce Romance, a collection of classic bolero tunes. Vivir is a vanity project at every angle, from the glamour-shot CD artwork to the schizophrenic genre-swapping. It also makes for a lot of glossy fun. Mendez duets with Los Tucanes de Tijuana's Mario Quintero on "La Pareja Dispareja," a convincing opposites-attract cumbia. She covers Juan Gabriel's "Si Quieres" and also tackles tunes by Kike Santander (Thalia, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez) and tropical troubadour Frankie Marcos, who produced much of the album. There are spicy salsa interludes, smoldering ballads and disco ditties, but Mendez hardly breaks a sweat. She knows how to make the most of her limited vocal range and tackles every song with a glamorous aplomb. For pure nostalgia, dig "Corazon de Piedra." The original ballad version was sung by Mendez as the theme for her 1985 soap-opera Tu o Nadie and topped the Latin charts. Featured here as the album closer, it becomes a campy club track you'll have a hard time resisting on the dance floor. --Joey Guerra
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Tracks| 1 | Aunque Me Duela el Alma | | 2 | Eubano Est? Loeo | | 3 | Pareja Dispareja - Los Tucanes de Tijuana | | 4 | Que Te Ruegue Tu Madre | | 5 | Si Quieres | | 6 | Vive | | 7 | As? Soy Yo | | 8 | Atr?pame | | 9 | Almas Gemelas - Los Tucanes de Tijuana | | 10 | Coraz?n de Piedra |
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