# Esquinas (album)

Esquinas (English: Corners) is the third Spanish-language studio album by American singer and songwriter Becky G. It was released on September 28, 2023, through Kemosabe, RCA Records and Sony Music Latin.
"2ndo Chance" with Iván Cornejo, debuted at number 34 on the Hot Latin Songs. "Por el Contrario", with siblings Leonardo Aguilar and Ángela Aguilar, debuted at number 19 on Latin Digital Song Sales and debuted at number 17 in the Hot Latin Songs.

## Background and title

On August 25, Gomez announced the title of her upcoming third studio album being Esquinas, and that it would be coming "soon". The album is Regional Mexican, her first in the genre, as a tribute to her grandparents, who emigrated from Mexico to the United States. Explaining its title, Gomez stated:
   "I have always identified as not this side or that side of the streets that raised me, but the corner where two flags, two cultures, two languages meet."
It revealed that the album has new collaborations with Iván Cornejo, DannyLux, Yahritza y su Esencia, Chiquis, Ángela Aguilar, Leonardo Aguilar, and the previously released collaborations with Gabito Ballesteros and Peso Pluma.

## Singles

On March 30, 2023, Gomez and Peso Pluma released their collaboration "Chanel" as the lead single from Esquinas.
On June 28, 2023, Gomez released her collaboration with Gabito Ballesteros, the song "La Nena" as the album's second official single.
On September 14, 2023, Gomez released "Querido Abuelo" as the third single. The song is a tribute to her grandfather and her roots.
On September 28, 2023, a music video for the fourth single "2ndo Chance" was released on the singer's YouTube channel. The song features the singer Ivan Cornejo. The music videos contains some cameos, including all the artists that joined the singer on the album.
In December 2023, due to the success through the platform TikTok, the song "Por el Contrario", in collaboration with Ángela and Leonardo Aguilar, was released as the fifth and final single of the album. The music video was released on December 13, on the singer's official YouTube channel.

## Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Esquinas" :
| Organization | Year | Category | Result |
| Premios Juventud | 2024 | Best Regional Mexican Album | Nominated |
| Latin Grammy Awards | 2024 | Producer of the Year | Won |
| Lo Nuestro Awards | 2025 | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Lo Nuestro Awards | 2025 | Album of the Year – Mexican Music | Nominated |

## Critical reception

Year-end lists :
| Publication | List | Rank |
| Billboard | The 25 Best Latin Albums of 2023 | — |
| Rolling Stone | The 100 Best Albums of 2023 | 16 |
| Rolling Stone | The 50 Best Spanish-Language Albums of 2023 | 12 |
| Variety | The 10 Best Latin Albums of 2023 | 8 |

## Commercial performance

Esquinas debuted at number 109 on the US Billboard 200, including number 7 on the Top Latin Albums and number 3 on the Regional Mexican Albums charts with 11,000 album equivalent units.

## Track listing

Notes
* signifies a miscellaneous producer.
* signifies a vocal producer.

## Personnel

Musicians
* Becky G – vocals
* Daniel Uribe – guitar (tracks 1, 9)
* Iván Cornejo – guitar (1)
* Casta – keyboards (2, 3, 9, 10)
* Édgar Barrera – keyboards (2), guitar (10)
* DannyLux – bass, guitar (2)
* Alex Luna – guitar (2)
* Leonardo Gama – guitar (3, 6–8, 13)
* Luis Gomez – keyboards (6)
* Catherine Ochoa – background vocals (7)
* Richard Bravo – percussion (9)
Technical
* Luis Barrera Jr. – mastering (1–3, 6–12), mixing (1–3, 6–13)
* Marcelo Rivera – mastering, mixing (4)
* Ernesto Fernández – mastering, mixing (5)
* Édgar Barrera – mastering (13), engineering (2, 6)
* Alejandro Ramirez – engineering (1–3, 6–13)
* Carlos Molina – engineering (1–3, 6–13), vocal engineering (5)
* Paulo Uribe – engineering (1–3, 6–13)
* Casta – engineering (2)
* Mazzarri – engineering (2)
* Simone Torres – engineering (4)
* Jose Lizarraga – engineering (7)
* Richard Bravo – engineering (9)
* Namln King – engineering assistance (1, 2, 6, 11)
* Josh Kay – engineering assistance (3, 7, 10, 12)
* Rubén Castro – engineering assistance (4)
* Melissa Hermosillo – engineering assistance (5)
* Michelle Núñez – engineering assistance (5)
* Andrew Castillo – engineering assistance (8, 9)
* Javier Arriagada – engineering assistance (13)

## Charts

Chart performance for Esquinas :
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 109 |
| US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard) | 3 |
| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) | 7 |

### Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Esquinas :
| Chart (2023) | Position |
| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) | 79 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Esquinas :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) | Gold | 70,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

Release history for Esquinas :
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
| Various | September 28, 2023 | digital downloadstreaming | KemosabeRCASony Latin | |