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Becky G Talks “Baraja Bendita,” Her Return to Acting and Wrapping a Boxing Film at Billboard Latin Music Week

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7 days ago

October 21, 2026

Becky G is building on every front at once. In a Superstar Q&A at Billboard Latin Music Week on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, the singer and actor sat down with Billboard co-chief content officer Jason Lipshutz to talk about her fifth studio album, her return to acting, and the bigger table she wants Latin women to build together.

Her fifth album, Baraja Bendita — “the blessed deck of cards” — was released in August. Becky G described the record as genreless and Spanglish: music made for fun rather than to fit a strict sonic blueprint, reflecting the lessons she has learned and the artist she has always been.

Acting, she revealed, is firmly back in the plan. She recently wrapped a boxing film that resonated with her on a “soul level,” a coming-of-age story built around community and mental-health themes. Having started acting at age 9, she said she wants to do more of it — and not only in front of the camera. Producing and directing are both ambitions she named.

The conversation also turned to the women of Latin music, and Becky G delivered the session’s most quoted line: “There was one seat at the table. And I think now the season we’re in is we’re building our own table.”

It is a fitting summary of where she stands: a fifth album that plays by her own rules, a film in the can that carries real personal weight, and creative ambitions that now extend beyond the camera. Becky G’s next chapter is not a reinvention — it is an expansion.

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Víctor Manuelle Brings the Parranda Home on ‘La parranda es nuestra’

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5 days ago

October 23, 2026

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Víctor Manuelle is starting Christmas early — and inviting everybody. The Puerto Rican salsa star released La parranda es nuestra on Friday, October 23, through Sony Music Latin: 12 songs, his fourth Christmas album, expanding last year’s six-track EP La parranda es mía into a full-length celebration.

The guest list reads like a tropical hall of fame. Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Nieves, José Alberto “El Canario,” Elvis Crespo, Joseph Fonseca and Alfonso Vélez all appear, turning the album into a cross-generational parranda — the door-to-door Christmas party tradition at the heart of Puerto Rican holiday culture.

The night before release, Manuelle premiered “La gozadera en Navidad” with Elvis Crespo live on stage at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami. It was a fitting stage: that same week, his 2025 holiday EP stood as a Billboard Latin Music Awards finalist for Tropical Album of the Year.

The album also refreshes his own holiday staples in new 2026 versions, including “Quiero parranda,” “Ya se ven las bombillitas” and “Los polvos del Sahara.” His favorite, he says, is “Yo me voy para mi tierra,” the story of an emigrant who never makes it home — and the album is dedicated to the Puerto Rican diaspora celebrating far from the island.

La parranda es nuestra is out now: salsa, aguinaldos and an open door, wherever Puerto Ricans gather.

That the album expands a six-song EP into a 12-song event says something about the demand: last year’s La parranda es mía was strong enough to earn a Billboard Latin Music Awards finalist slot for Tropical Album of the Year, and this year’s edition answers with more songs, more legends and a full season to run.

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