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Canciones que miran de frente la memoria, el dolor y todo aquello que aparece cuando por fin hacemos silencio.","Conocer el nuevo álbum",{"coverAlt":53,"story":54,"action":55,"signatureAlt":56},"Ximena Muñoz rodeada de letras y fotografías durante la creación de La casa de las sombras","La vida me había propuesto ya un par de veces hacer un disco, pero el miedo a sincerarme frente al mundo nunca quiso apaciguarse. Yo, que escribo por oficio, en privado me eché al río de las memorias y, en días largos y solitarios, se sumaron los tantos meses en los que nació \"La casa de las sombras\". Me susurraba sin pausa la versión acústica, discreta y sin nombre de mis historias, pero sonaba fuerte la propuesta del universo de hacerlo en serio, de ponerle foto de portada y escoger sencillo. Entonces me volví valiente y dije: Saquemos del anonimato a mi alma sin filtro.","Leer más","Firma de Ximena Muñoz","es",{"body":59},{"type":27,"value":60,"toc":61},[],{"title":30,"searchDepth":31,"depth":31,"links":62},[],{"home":64,"album":35,"instagram":36,"menuLabel":65},"Inicio","Abrir menú","site\u002Fes","_Mra_Vrr_zCJVZThtWmnZnZG2TUWOvBS_mF2bQUY4l4",[69,177,269,316],{"id":70,"title":71,"body":72,"description":165,"extendedLabel":166,"extension":10,"eyebrow":167,"locale":24,"meta":168,"navLabel":169,"navigation":170,"path":171,"portraitAlt":172,"seo":173,"slug":174,"stem":175,"__hash__":176},"pages\u002Fpages\u002Fbiography-full.en.md","Extended biography",{"type":27,"value":73,"toc":163},[74,78,86,93,100,110,113,124,135,150,157],[75,76,77],"p",{},"At 49, Ximena has built a long list of collaborations with some of the music industry’s most important figures. Among them is Kike Santander, one of the leading producers of the 1990s, with whom she began working at the age of 14. She first sang radio and television commercials, which allowed her to become financially independent, move from Cali to Bogotá and later to Miami, and continue working with Kike Santander as a songwriter under his publishing company, Famous Music Publishing.",[75,79,80,81,85],{},"The first major artist in her career was Alejandro Fernández. Her song ",[82,83,84],"strong",{},"“Me Estoy Enamorando”"," gave its title to this landmark album, which sold more than three million copies and earned Ximena both a gold and a platinum record.",[75,87,88,89,92],{},"She also received five gold and five platinum records through her work with artists including David Bisbal, Ednita Nazario, and Olga Tañón. Her work with Tañón brought further recognition at both the Latin and American Grammy Awards through two albums for which she wrote the first and second singles. Both albums won Best Merengue Album. Her single ",[82,90,91],{},"“Miénteme”"," remained on Billboard’s Top 20 chart for more than 20 weeks.",[75,94,95,96,99],{},"In 2011, her song ",[82,97,98],{},"“A Punto de Llorar”",", recorded by Los Rieleros del Norte, spent 25 consecutive weeks at number one on Billboard’s Latin chart and earned Ximena her first BMI award.",[75,101,102,103,106,107],{},"Ximena has co-written songs with Juanes, Gloria Trevi, Chiquis Rivera, and Luis Fonsi. She also adapted Beck’s ",[82,104,105],{},"“Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard”"," into Spanish. Juanes performed the adaptation at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the premiere concert for the album ",[82,108,109],{},"“Song Reader.”",[75,111,112],{},"Today, Ximena is part of Rebeleon Entertainment, led by multiple Grammy-winning engineer and producer Sebastian Krys, with whom she has worked closely for the past eight years. Since 2011, she has also been part of Warner Chappell Latino, working with Gustavo Menéndez. Ximena was previously part of other major publishing companies, including Máximo Aguirre Music Publishing, where she developed her love for regional Mexican music—a genre that has brought her many successes.",[75,114,115,116,119,120,123],{},"Notable artists with whom Ximena has collaborated throughout her career include Alejandro Fernández, Juanes, Gloria Trevi, David Bisbal, Olga Tañón, Reik, Noelia, Thalía, Alejandra Guzmán, Gisselle, Yolandita Monge, Rogelio Martínez, Paty Cantú, Cumbre Norteña, Bobby Pulido, Anahí, Dulce María, Miriam Rodríguez, Aitana, Danna Paola, Christopher Uckermann, Cristian Chávez, and Kalimba. She also co-wrote most of the songs on ",[82,117,118],{},"“El porvenir”"," with the acclaimed Spanish band Marlango. Ximena contributed to Luis Fonsi’s album ",[82,121,122],{},"“VIDA,”"," which received nominations in several Latin Grammy categories.",[75,125,126,127,130,131,134],{},"One of Ximena’s most rewarding projects was her work on the first and second albums by Chilean artist Camila Gallardo, with whom she wrote most of the songs on both records. The albums received nominations in two different categories: ",[82,128,129],{},"“ROSA”"," for Best Alternative Pop Album at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards, and ",[82,132,133],{},"“MONSTRUO”"," for Best Latin Pop Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards.",[75,136,137,138,141,142,145,146,149],{},"Another important project for Ximena was adapting most of the songs on ",[82,139,140],{},"“Spanish Model”"," from English into Spanish. The album also forms part of Elvis Costello’s ",[82,143,144],{},"“50 Songs for 50 Days”"," \u002F ",[82,147,148],{},"“50 Canciones Para 50 Días”"," and was performed by a range of Latin artists.",[75,151,152,153,156],{},"In recent years, Ximena has worked with Chilean artist Francisca Valenzuela, Gustavo Galindo, Colombian artist ESTEMAN, and the Colombian duo VALE—Valeria and Valentina. La Santa Cecilia, with whom she wrote the single ",[82,154,155],{},"“Quiero verte feliz,”"," was nominated for Best Cumbia\u002FVallenato Album at the 2022 Latin Grammy Awards and for Best Latin Tropical Album at the 65th Grammy Awards in 2023.",[75,158,159,160],{},"Ximena is currently based temporarily in Europe, where over the past two years she has written for upcoming projects by prominent Spanish artists including VEGA, Cirilo, and Sara Sánchez, as well as Turkish artist Murat Evgin and Slovenian artist Klemen Slakonja. 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Con el tema ",[82,189,84],{},", el cual le dio el título a este gran disco, que vendió más de 3 millones de copias y le dio a Ximena un Disco de Oro y un Disco de Platino.",[75,192,193,194,196],{},"También recibió 5 discos de oro y 5 de platino con artistas como David Bisbal, Ednita Nazario y Olga Tañón, con quien ademas, fue reconocida por el Grammy Latino y Americano con dos álbumes para los que escribió primer y segundo sencillo. Ambos álbumes fueron ganadores del Grammy latino y americano en la categoría de Mejor Álbum de Merengue. 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Ximena también participó en el disco ",[82,223,224],{},"“VIDA”"," de Luis Fonsi, el cual fue nominado en varias categorías en los premios Grammy Latinos.",[75,227,228,229,231,232,234],{},"Uno de los proyectos más satisfactorios para Ximena fue en el primer y segundo álbum de la artista chilena Camila Gallardo, con quien escribió la mayoría de los temas en ambos álbumes, los cuales fueron nominados en dos categorías diferentes, incluyendo mejor álbum de pop alternativo ",[82,230,129],{}," en los Premios Grammy Latino 2019, y en la categoría mejor álbum pop latino ",[82,233,133],{}," en la más reciente edición de los Grammy americanos 2021.",[75,236,237,238,240,241,145,243,245],{},"Otro proyecto importante para Ximena fue la adaptación de inglés a español en la mayoría de los temas que fueron parte del disco ",[82,239,140],{},", que también forma parte de ",[82,242,144],{},[82,244,148],{}," del artista inglés Elvis Costello, interpretado por diferentes artistas latinos.",[75,247,248,249,252],{},"En los últimos años, Ximena ha trabajado con varios artistas como la chilena Francisca Valenzuela, Gustavo Galindo y el artista colombiano ESTEMAN y el dúo colombiano VALE (Valeria y Valentina). 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Esto le permitió emprender un camino largo y complejo, lejos de su casa y de lo que se sentía seguro, romper sus propios esquemas y las grandes expectativas familiares, y labrarse una carrera dentro de la industria musical.",[75,328,329],{},"Desde el principio de su carrera, Ximena ha mostrado una facilidad enorme para traducir, con certeza, honestidad y empatía, las emociones más crudas de quienes le han confiado sus historias más íntimas en canciones maravillosas, infiltrando de una manera muy sutil las suyas propias.",[284,331,332],{},[75,333,334],{},"“El arte es la única forma certera en la que podemos sanar y transformar el dolor en belleza.”",[75,336,337],{},"Hoy, después de 25 años de desarrollar una carrera sólida como compositora, Ximena ha decidido romper una vez más con sus propios esquemas y cruzar esa línea que divide al compositor del cantautor. Con la convicción absoluta de que su propia historia necesitaba ser contada, se lanza por primera vez con un disco más que honesto, vulnerable, sin filtro y sin expectativas, tan solo con el propósito de que sus letras y melodías lleguen a los corazones de quienes necesitan escucharlas.",[284,339,340],{},[75,341,342],{},"“No todas las canciones son para sanar; a veces solo las escuchas para acompañar el dolor.”",[75,344,345,346,348,349,212],{},"Después de un proceso creativo complejo durante todo el 2025, Ximena nos presenta ",[301,347,35],{},", una obra de ocho canciones que habla de la vida, el dolor, la muerte y el amor puro, real y profundo. 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