Latin superstar, Maria Becerra drops new single “Agora,” the single was teased in December 2022 during a stream where Maria, alongside her producer Xross, sang the chorus.
With lyrics intertwining Spanish, Portuguese, and a touch of English, “Agora” is a ballad with bossa nova influences that speaks of love, pain, and the desire to reconnect. Xross, who produced the track said:
Agora was born from a playful moment with Maria. We were singing in Portuñol just for fun. I grabbed all the instruments—bass, guitar, drums, keys, and synthesizer—and created a quick base for Mari to record something on top. She was thrilled with her Portuguese chorus and uploaded it without imagining it would become something so big.
Maria added:
This song is very special to me. ‘Agora’ took a lot of work. We made five versions, refining and improving the sound and lyrics over the course of a year until we achieved the best version.
The music video, directed by Julian Levy and Lucas Fossati, and produced by Asalto, captures the song’s dreamlike atmosphere by transporting it to a dark mermaid beach from which Maria projects the idea of reflecting on the past she wishes to return to. With a massive display of art and photography, the video, co-starring Francisco Romero (“La Sociedad de la Nieve”), enhances the highly anticipated single using black and white for the first time.