Mexican Pop Trio Belanova Will Reunite for First U.S. Tour in Six Years
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Belanova vocalist Denisse Guerrero vividly remembers how she felt after she performed “Rosa Pastel” with Carla Morrison in Mexico City last November. It was her first time onstage in years, and she wasn’t sure if she’d ever return to performing full-time again.
“I got offstage and it was cathartic,” Guerrero says. “It felt so good both biologically and in my soul. [Singing] es lo mío [is my thing] and making music helps you heal.”
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Six years after the era-defining pop trio’s last tour, Belanova are back. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the group will return to the U.S. on its 12-date Vida en Rosa Tour this spring.
The tour is produced by Live Nation and Frias Entertainment, and Belanova — made up of Guerrero, keyboardist Edgar Huerta, and bassist Ricardo Arreola — will stop in cities including Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, and Miami Beach. (Separately from the tour, the group will also perform at P’al Norte, Mexico City’s Vive Latino, and Austin’s edition of Bésame Mucho in March.)
“I’ve wanted to focus on the gratitude I have for our audience,” Guerrero says. “As an artist, you do what’s in your nature to center yourself and write a song, but you sometimes wonder if no one will be interested. The fact that people lend us their ears is incredible.”
The tour arrives as a new generation of Latin pop listeners has discovered the group’s music — sugary, synth-pop songs such as “Cada Que,” “Por Ti,” “Niño,” and “Me Pregunto” — on TikTok, while an older generation of Belanova fans has reconnected with the band’s lyricism and nostalgia. (Newer Mexican pop stars, including Danna Paola, have also cited the Belanova’s unique, bubbly sound as inspiration.)
“I recently saw that my little neighbors were having a party, and they were singing ‘Rosa Pastel’ a todo pulmón. It was so cool to see,” says Huerta.
“It makes me so happy to see that new generations listen to our music,” adds Arreola. “We’re lucky that people didn’t forget about us.”
Guerrero is honest, though: She wasn’t sure if she was ready to come back to the group. “But I owe it to the public,” she says. “I was having existential crises, and at many moments, I thought, ‘What if I had a different career or job?’ But I realized that [performing] is even good for my health.”
Guerrero says she’s looking forward to seeing the response to the tour during a time when Latin music has taken over global stages. She points to the success of Peso Pluma and Karol G. (Both won Grammys on Sunday.) “Before, we would rarely be recognized,” she says. Guerrero also says she’s a “big fan” of Kali Uchis and begged a friend to bring her a vinyl pressing of Uchis’ Orquídeas from the U.S. “I love what she’s doing,” she says.
On the new tour, the group will perform songs from their stacked discography — their seventh and last album, Viaje al Centro del Corazón, arrived in 2018. Belanova also does not plan to return to the studio or release new music anytime soon. (“Personally as an artist and human, I’m barely landing,” Guerrero says.)
“Time will tell, and we’ll see how things progress,” Guerrero explains. “I don’t think an album will come, at least for now.”
“It’s like coming back from summer vacation,” adds Huerta. “There are some nerves about being back onstage.”
Tickets for the Vida en Rosa tour will go on sale to the general public on Friday, while fans can access presale tickets starting Tuesday.
Vida en Rosa Tour
April 24 – San José, CA @ San Jose Civic
April 26 – Inglewood, CA @ YouTube Theater
April 28 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
May 8 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
May 11 – Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Theatre
May 24 – El Paso, TX @ El Paso County Coliseum
May 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
June 7 – Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jack Gleason Theatre
June 8 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
June 20 – Irving, TX @ The Pavillion at Toyota Music Factory
June 21 – Hidalgo, TX @ Payne Arena
June 23 – Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
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