Silvana Estrada - Como Un Pájaro

About this episode

Silvana Estrada discusses her song 'Como Un Pájaro' and the creative process behind it.

Silvana Estrada is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Veracruz, Mexico. She won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist in 2022, and she’s been nominated for three others, including for her song “Como Un Pájaro,” which is the song that we talked about for this episode. It’s from her second album, which came out in 2025, but she started writing the song several years before that. So we talked about all the different versions of this song, and a couple of versions of Silvana herself, that emerged throughout the process. For more info, visit songexploder.net/silvana-estrada.

People in this episode

Host: Hrishikesh Hirway

Guest: Silvana Estrada

Topics covered

• music
• songwriting
• Latin Grammy
• artist journey
• song versions

Keywords

• Silvana Estrada
• Como Un Pájaro
• Latin Grammy
• songwriting
• music production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Latin Grammy

Books & works: Como Un Pájaro

Places: Veracruz, Mexico

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