Danna Paola Is Putting Her ‘Childstar’ Past to Rest With Her Most Honest LP Yet

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Thania Garcia Despite being only 28, Mexican singer-songwriter Danna Paola has already lived a complete life of an entertainer with a 20-plus-year career.

On “Childstar,” the Mexican singer and actor’s new LP, Danna — who recently announced she’s dropping her last name — is reclaiming the narrative of her youth when she first earned her stripes as a child star in telenovelas that constantly played on television both stateside and across Latin America. “Childstar” is Danna’s most layered project to date.

House and electronic music replace the bubblegum pop Danna served fans in her early discography, and the change is drastic. Danna knows this. “I think some of my fans are waiting for me to release reggaeton or Latin pop,” Danna tells Variety. “I do wonder how they’ll react to some of the songs on this record but I’m really only here for me at this point… I don’t want to disappoint anyone but I would not be living my life if I just kept following the suggestions that other people are making for me.” In 2020, Danna finished her last acting stint on Netflix’s “Élite,” which helped her gain a stake in the United States and other parts of Latin America.

She subsequently announced her intentions to step away from acting, and that same year, she released “Sie7e+,” which birthed her biggest single yet, 2020’s “Mala Fama.” The latter has been streamed over 340 million times on Spotify, helping define her as a pop star to watch.