La Nena de Argentina
La Nena de Argentina (Spanish for The Girl from Argentina) is the second studio album by Argentine singer María Becerra. It was released on 8 December 2022 through 300 Entertainment. La Nena de Argentina was supported by five singles: "Ojalá", released on 1 June 2022; "Automático", released on 8 September 2022; its title track of the same name released on the same day as the album's release; "Desafiando el Destino", released on 12 January 2023; and "Adiós", released on 30 March 2023. Background
After the release of her debut album, Animal, in 2021, María Becerra embarked on her very first concert tour, the Animal Tour. Next year in January 2022 while still touring, Becerra confirmed that she was working on her second studio album with a release date set for that same year. On 2 February 2022, Becerra released "Felices x Siempre". On 29 April 2022, Becerra revealed via Twitter that her second studio album would be titled La Nena de Argentina, as well as confirming "Felices x Siempre" as the lead single. Becerra would later reveal that the album would be completely by herself, with no collaborators on it, in contrast to her debut album. On 1 June 2022, "Ojalá" was released as the next single. Becerra began teasing the release of "Automático" via TikTok on July, and would officially release it on 8 September 2022. Later that same month, Becerra confirmed the exclusion of "Felices x Siempre" from the album and that there would be 12–14 tracks present. On 28 November, the official cover art for La Nena de Argentina was released. The tracklist for the album was teased each day on Becerra's social media up until the fifth of December when the complete tracklist was revealed. The album was officially released on 8 December 2022. Conception

The phrase "La Nena de Argentina" translates from Spanish to "The Girl from Argentina". Becerra explained on the name, stating: "It represents many important things for me, above all, the representation of my country, and that is what fulfills me the most." She added: "Suddenly I see posts like "how nice what our girl from Argentina is achieving". People identify me as a part of the country, I think that is very nice, it is a very beautiful representation. I carry that flag with great pride and much respect." "La Nena de Argentina is my artistic personality and it defines me because I love my country and I want everyone to know that I’m Argentinian". On a later interview with Out Now, she described the album as herself, stating: "I wanted it to be me, María, the girl from Argentina. This is reflected on how I love making music, and how I’m fascinated by all genres. These songs showcase my two facets, the wildest side, of sexual tension and seduction, and my sensitive side, emotional and dramatic." Release and promotion
The album was released on 8 December 2022, through 300 Entertainment. It was released on digital download and streaming. Singles
"Ojalá" was released on 1 June 2022 as the lead single from the album. It was promoted at the 2022 Premios Tu Música Urbano and a live video for Windows Gallery Sessions  was released. The track would peak inside the top 2 in Argentina and top 10 in Uruguay. "Automático" was released on 8 September 2022 as the second single from the album. It was performed at the Los40 Music Awards and TikTok awards in 2022 and 2023 respectively. It peaked inside the top 5 in Argentina at number 4 and inside the top 20 of Spain. "La Nena de Argentina" was released on 8 December 2022 as the third single from the album, the same day as the album's release. It peaked inside the top 25 in Argentina. "Desafiando el Destino" was released on 12 January 2023 as the fourth single of the album. It was performed at the Fiesta Nacional del Sol San Juan. It peaked inside the top 60 in Argentina. A live version was released on 8 May 2023. "Adiós" was released on 30 March 2023 as the fifth single from the album with a live version featuring Argentine band Ráfaga. The song peaked inside the top five. Other songs

"Felices x Siempre" was released on 2 February 2022 and was intended as the lead single from the album, but was eventually scrapped from the final track list. Live stream
On 15 December 2022 Becerra did a 7-hour live stream via YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Instagram where she promoted the album's release by having special guests including Nico Cotton and Xross, main producers of La Nena de Argentina. She revealed the behind-the-scenes for each track, danced through various challenges and more. Accolades

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

2022 albums
María Becerra albums
Spanish-language albums