Why do I sing in Spanish? with Perla Batalla

Perla Batalla is one of the great defenders of Spanish in the United States. In this interview, conducted by Silvia Grijalba, director of the Cervantes de Albuquerque and renowned music journalist, she explains some of the keys that led her to carry out projects such as organizing a tribute concert to Leonard Cohen in which Spanish and American musicians performed their songs. in Spanish. Battle's career has been closely linked to Cohen's. For 30 years he was a showgirl on his albums and live and toured the world with him. In this interview he acknowledges that part of regaining his love for Spanish was thanks to Cohen. Of Mexican descent, Batalla was born in Los Angeles. Her father owned a popular record store called “Discoteca Batalla”, where Perla listened to Mexican and Argentine classics, her mother's country of origin. Their albums, which alternate Spanish and English, demonstrate that love for mixing, "Mestiza" is one of his best-known hits. Currently, this Grammy-nominated artist is preparing the project “Discoteca Batalla”, live, which she talks about in the interview.