Even the President of Mexico is standing behind Yahritza y Su Esencia after the group faced extreme backlash for comments they made about Mexican food. On Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spent more than 10 minutes defending the Mexican-American group, saying he’d be open to seeing siblings Yahritza, Mando, …
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The members of Yahritza y Su Esencia are apologizing after Mexican fans took offense to comments the group made during a visit to Mexico City. The Mexican-American musicians — siblings Yahritza, Mando, and Jairo Martinez — caught some flak earlier this week after they answered some questions about Mexico City …
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Yahritza Martinez’s voice adds an extra tinge of desamor and pain on a new remix of the already heartbreaking “Qué Agonía” by Ángela Aguilar and Yuridia. “The moment we’ve all been waiting for…” wrote Yahritza on Instagram teasing the collab earlier this week. The official remix arrives months after Yahritza …
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Yahritza y Su Esencia are hitting the road for the very first time. After the trio’s viral success as Música Mexicana’s rising stars, Yahritza y Su Esencia will head on their Obsessed Tour later this year. “We’ve been waiting for this for such a long time! We are so ready …
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As soon as Alex Guerra and Ramon Ruiz discovered 15-year-old Yahritza Martinez on TikTok, they knew she was going to be huge. The high schooler from Yakima, Washington, had been courting a massive following on social media with her shockingly powerful voice, and Ruiz and Guerra — both artists from …
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The guitar strums and soothing bajoloche open Yahritza Y Su Esencia‘s “Siendo Sincero” like a modern corrido — which makes sense, as the song is a cover of Los Del Limit’s hit. But the intro doesn’t prepare you for the voice of Yahritza Martinez. “Cómo les explico lo que pasó? …
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Growing up in Washington’s Yakima Valley, a fruit-growing agricultural region dotted with small towns and apple orchards, Yahritza Martínez and her four siblings were surrounded by Mexican music. Latinos make up more than half of Yakima County’s population, and many of them are migrants from Mexico‘s western state of Michoacán, …
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