

Even before dropping her debut album, Zhamira Zambrano had already made her mark in the Latin pop world. With songs like “Dicelo” and “extrañándote” done as duets with her husband Jay Wheeler, the Venezuelan singer expanded upon her earlier singles while honing her skills further. With the arrival of Curita Para El Corazón, the now mononymous artist offers up her most substantial work to date, a heartfelt outing that rightfully centers her perspective. Her flair for the romantic manifests regularly, speaking to the irresistibility of true love on “salto de fe” and expressing sincere outbursts of affection on “canela.” Balancing that out are well-crafted counterpoints like the cutting ballad “quisiera ella” and the trepidatious “lista de espera,” each serving as protective armor against betrayal. On “otra vez,” her latest team-up with Wheeler, she addresses the relatable if fraught complications of second chances, where lustful urges clash with sobering practicality. Yet that’s not the couple’s only collaboration on deck, as they later give their aforementioned joint single “extrañándote” an update with a closing salsa reimagining of the original.