La Fortaleza (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = La Fortaleza
| type = Studio
| artist = Francisca Valenzuela
| cover = Francisca_Valenzuela_La_Fortaleza_Album_Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2020|01|17}}
| venue = {{flatlist|
- Santiago, Chile
- Ciudad de México, México
- Los Angeles, USA}}
| genre = Pop
| length =
| label = Sony Music Chile
| producer =
| prev_title = Tajo Abierto
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = La Fortaleza
| type = studio
| single1 = Tómame
| single1date = July 20, 2018
| single2 = Ya No Se Trata de Ti
| single2date = November 7, 2018
| single3 = Héroe
| single3date = July 26, 2019
| single4 = Flotando
| single4date = January 10, 2020
| single5 = Ven a buscarlo
| single5date = April 24, 2020
| single6 = La Fortaleza
| single6date = July 23, 2020
}}
}}
La Fortaleza (The Fortress) is the fourth studio album by Chilean-American singer-songwriter Francisca Valenzuela. It was digitally released on January 17, 2020, by Sony Music Chile. The album consists of fourteen tracks, including the singles "Tómame" and "Héroe". It won the Pulsar Award for Album of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/culto/2021/06/10/francisca-valenzuela-arrasa-en-otros-premios-pulsar-dominados-por-las-mujeres/|title=Francisca Valenzuela arrasa en otros Premios Pulsar dominados por las mujeres|website=La Tercera|first=Andrés|last=Del Real|date=10 June 2023|accessdate=18 September 2023|language=es}}
Promotion
Valenzuela started promotions in the "Tómame Tour" that visited some casinos in Chile in October 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.enjoy.cl/vina-del-mar/eventos/francisca-valenzuela-tomame-tour/|title=Francisca Valenzuela – Tómame Tour - Enjoy Viña del Mar|last=www.ilogica.cl|first=Ilógica-|website=Viña del Mar|language=es|access-date=2020-01-20}} Two months later, she embarked in a promotional "summer tour" that visited different cities in Chile. She also was part of the 2019 edition of Lollapalooza Chile.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockandpop.cl/2019/01/conoce-por-donde-pasara-francisca-valenzuela-en-su-tour-de-verano/|title=¡Conoce por dónde pasará Francisca Valenzuela en su tour de verano!|date=2019-01-08|website=Rock&Pop|language=es|access-date=2020-01-20}}
On November 18, 2019, it was confirmed that she will take part at the 2020 Festival de Viña del Mar, performing on January 24. She performed for the first time in 2016, as part of the judge panel.{{Cite web|url=https://culto.latercera.com/2019/11/18/francisca-valenzuela-vina-2020/|title=Francisca Valenzuela y Denise Rosenthal se suman a Viña 2020|date=2019-11-18|website=Culto|language=es-CL|access-date=2020-01-20}}
Singles
"Tómame" was released as a single on July 20, 2018. Francisca said that the song was "the first vertebra of a more ambitious album". It was described as a pop song that doesn't hide the sensual side that the title already suggests. At the time of the release, the singer confirmed that this was the first cut from her upcoming fourth studio album.{{Cite web|url=https://culto.latercera.com/2018/07/20/francisca-valenzuela-esta-la-primera-vertebra-disco-muchisimo-ambicioso/|title=Francisca Valenzuela: "Esta es la primera vértebra de un disco muchísimo más ambicioso"|date=2018-07-20|website=Culto|language=es-CL|access-date=2020-01-20}}
"Ya No Se Trata de Ti" was released as a single on November 7, 2018.
"Héroe" was released as a single on July 26, 2019. Valenzuela described the song as an invitation to find the strength to overcome darkness and find the light. The singer performed the song at the closure ceremony for the 2019 Pan American Games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Espectaculos/2019/08/19/958510/Francisca-Valenzuela-y-Heroe-su-nuevo-single-Es-una-cancion-que-habla-sobre-salir-adelante-en-un-mal--momento.html|title=Francisca Valenzuela y "Héroe", su último single: "Habla sobre salir adelante en un mal momento" {{!}} Emol.com|last=S.A.P|first=El Mercurio|date=2019-08-19|website=Emol|language=Spanish|access-date=2020-01-20}}
"Al Final del Mundo" was released on November 8, 2019, and features Chilean pianist Claudio Parra from the Chilean group, Los Jaivas. It was described as a political song that embodies the sentiment from the social movement the country is facing.{{Cite web|url=http://finde.latercera.com/musica/francisca-valenzuela-al-final-del-mundo/|title=Francisca Valenzuela tributa a Chile en su nuevo tema con Claudio Parra|date=2019-11-11|website=Finde|language=es-CL|access-date=2020-01-20}} She also performed the song at the 2019 PanAm Games.
"Flotando" was released on January 10, 2020, a week prior to the album release.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = La Fortalez {{nobold|– Standard edition}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 47:53
| title1 = Nunca Quise Herirte
| length1 = 2:07
| writer1= Francisca Valenzuela
| extra1 = {{hlist|Vicente Sanfuentes|Fernando Herrera}}
| title2 = Héroe
| writer2= {{hlist|Valenzuela|Vicente Sanfuentes|Jarina De Marco}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Francisca Valenzuela|Sanfuentes|F. Herrera}}
| length2 = 3:26
| title3 = Tómame
| length3 = 3:07
| writer3= Valenzuela
| extra3 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|F.Herrera}}
| title4 = Ven a Buscarlo
| length4 = 3:20
| writer4= {{hlist|Valenzuelaa|Max Hershenow}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|F.Herrera|Max Hershenow}}
| title5 = Flotando
| length5 = 4:00
| writer5= {{hlist|Valenzuela|Sanfuentes}}
| extra5= {{hlist|Sanfuentes|Vicente Herrera}}
| title6 = Al Final del Mundo
| note6 = feat. Claudio Parra
| writer6= Valenzuela
| length6 = 4:04
| extra6 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|F.Herrera}}
| title7 = Ya No Se Trata de Ti
| length7 = 3:19
| writer7= Valenzuela
| extra7 = {{hlist|Valenzuela|Sanfuentes|F.Herrera}}
| title8 = No Te Alcanzó
| length8 = 4:33
| writer8= Valenzuela
| extra8 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|Manú Jalil}}
| title9 = Ansiedad (Peleo Con Las Sombras)
| length9 = 2:23
| writer9= Valenzuela
| extra9 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|F. Herrera}}
| title10 = Normal Mujer
| length10 = 3:58
| extra10 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|Ceci Gómez|Max Hershenow}}
| writer10= Valenzuela
| title11 = Amiga Cruel
| length11 = 3:22
| writer11= Valenzuela
| extra11 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|F. Herrera|Hershenow}}
| title12 = Boca
| writer12= Valenzuela
| length12 = 3:12
| extra12 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|F. Herrera|Gómez}}
| title13 = Una Noche Contigo
| writer13= Valenzuela
| length13 = 3:06
| extra13 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|Linus Wiklund}}
| title14 = La Fortaleza
| length14 = 3:55
| writer14= Valenzuela
| extra14 = {{hlist|Sanfuentes|F. Herrera|Roberto Trujillo}}
}}
See also
References
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