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A Voice Silenced, A Legacy Begins: Mexican Rising Star Chuy Montana’s Debut Album Arrives Posthumously

Street Mob exec Cindy Gaxiola reflects on completing Chuy Montana’s LP 'No Fue Suerte' with his family & collaborators like Fuerza Regida and Armenta.

Found busking with his guitar for traffic-bound listeners at the Tijuana-San Ysidro crossing, Jesús Cárdenas (real name) was discovered by JOP of Fuerza Regida, whose belief in Chuy’s talent led to him signing the young artist to Street Mob Records in 2023. On Thursday (June 26) night, Street Mob Records releases Montana’s posthumous debut album: No Fue Suerte, an 11-track collection featuring collaborations with some of the most buzzworthy names in regional Mexican music today, including Fuerza Regida, as well as Calle 24, Clave Especial, Armenta and more. His lyrics blend confessional candor with poetic imagery — a talent that stands out most on the album’s eerily foreshadowing focus track, “Perdón Mamá.” Featuring Juanpa Salazar and menacing accordion riffs, the song opens with the chilling lines: “ Perdón, mamá, no fui lo que quisiste/ Yo se que ahorita tú te encuentras triste/ Mi cuerpo ahí estaba tirado, el charco rojo, empapados ” (“Forgive me, mom, I wasn’t what you wanted/ I know that right now you’re feeling sad/ My body was lying there, the red puddle, soaked”).

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