Mexican Singer-Songwriter Silvana Estrada has had a busy year. She’s on tour with Chilean artist Mon Laferte, released Vendran Suaves Lluvias (y el tiempo prudente) — the extended version of her acclaimed 2025 album — and was named the Creative Chair for Latin Music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Oh yea, she was also nominated for six Latin Grammys, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and on Thursday night she walked away with the statuette for Best Singer-Songwriter Song for her track “Dime.”
Estrada is known for her blend of indie-folk, jazz and traditional Mexican genres. Her poetic lyricism and poignant voice work together to accompany listeners through grief, loss and love, and listeners were allowed into the inner workings of her artistic process on that extended edition of Vendran Suaves Lluvias.
I spoke with Estrada about her evolving relationship with songwriting, self-producing her sophomore album and what's to come with her new role as Creative Chair for Latin music at the L.A. Philharmonic.
