she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991, which she has rejoined on occasion for reunion tours.
Rubio's first two studio albums, La Chica Dorada and 24 Kilates, were commercial successes and made her then EMI Latin's best-selling Mexican female artist. In the mid-1990s, she adopted a more mature and electronic style for her next two albums, El Tiempo Es Oro and Planeta Paulina. Following a series of concerts with Timbiriche and ending her contract with EMI Latin, Rubio's career was interrupted before the release of her fifth album and first with Universal Music Group, the homonym Paulina , which is critically referred to as her best album. Paulina was an international success and made her the best-selling Latin music artist of the Billboard Year-End (2001-2002).
She returned to the top of the charts again with her sixth and seventh albums, the crossover Border Girl and Pau-Latina, respectively. Rubio garnered critical praise, including nominations for the Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award. Her next albums, Ananda and Gran City Pop, were also critically and commercially successful. She followed it with Brava!, which delved into American dance-pop, during the promotion of her eleventh studio album, Deseo, she returned on La Voz... España and La Voz Senior.
Rubio has scored three number one albums on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. Five of Rubio's singles have reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs: "Te Quise Tanto", "Dame Otro Tequila", "Ni Una Sola Palabra", "Causa Y Efecto", and "Me Gustas Tanto", making her the fifth best performing female artist on the chart. Other singles, "Mío", "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" and "Don't Say Goodbye", topped the charts in most Hispanic countries.
Rubio is regarded as a pop icon and is credited Latin pop era-defining during the 2000s. As one of the most influential female Mexican artists, she was included twice in 2012 and 2013 among the "50 Most Powerful Women in Mexico" by Forbes Mexico. Additionally she was included in their "Celebrity 100: Twitter's most-followed superstars" list in 2015. In 2008, Univision ranked her among the most powerful Latin celebrities in the United States and as one of the Greatest Latin Artists of All Time by Billboard in 2020. According to a 2021 ranking by YouGov, Rubio is the 26th most popular Latin music artist and the 17th most famous.
Rubio has been recognised with many honorific nicknames. When she released her debut solo album La Chica Dorada in the early 1990s, several media gave her the title of the album. Since then, she has been known as "La Chica Dorada" ("The Golden Girl"), especially in Mexico and Latin America. By 2000, Rubio achieved internationalization in Europe with her album Paulina, then the Spanish press named her "El Huracán Mexicano" ("The Mexican Cyclone"). During that time, the media also called her "Madonna Latina" especially in United States and Mexico, due to the great similarity of her music videos and provocative shows with the American artist. Rubio was consecrated as an international music star in 2000, and was referred as the "Queen of Latin Pop". In 2014, while serving as a coach on the third season of The X Factor, the Fox television network cemented her title as "Queen of Latino Pop" referring to her as "the Mexican superstar who has sold millions of records, she's spicy."
According to the critic José Noé Mercado, Rubio is an icon of pop culture in Latin America, and thanks to the success of her career "she helps us understand the now of our musical status in the pop and even rock world."[254] Los Angeles Times's Alicia Civita included her in her article on "Latina Women on the War Foot in a Male-Dominated Music Industry" and said that Rubio along with her three other countrywomen of her generation "have managed to beat time with their proposals in order to maintain a certain validity with collaborations with exponents of the new generations."
Paulina identifies as a feminist, and is considered a "feminist icon". On feminism in Mexico she has mentioned to Los Angeles Times in 2002, "the stereotype of the Mexican woman as fragile, full of children and powerless has completely disappeared. I believe I am a woman with a strong character who knows the value of discipline and decisiveness." Spanish journalist Lorena Maldonado from online newspaper El Español wrote "The Mexican, by dint of a summer song and playful music, has more than once put the points on the i's with powerful lyrics", cite Rubio's most feminist songs like "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer", "Causa Y Efecto" y "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes".
In 2002 Premios Oye! recognized Rubio as "Mexican Artist with Greatest International Projection". Univision included her in their list of "Most powerful Latinos" and "25 most influential Mexican musicians" en 2008 and 2011, respectively., She is the fifth female Latin artist on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart with the most number-one singles.
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Dime
Paulina Rubio Lyrics
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Brillan las miradas, mas que las medallas por donde paso
No hago nada por llamar la atención, soy de lo mas normal
No acabo de comprender, lo que les doy sin querer
Que es lo que tengo, para que se mueran por mis huesos
En el espejo soy igual que todas, no veo nada especial
Porque se derriten así, en cuanto empiezo a bailar
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy sexy
Cuéntame ya la verdad
Dime si soy sexy, soy o no soy sexy
Por favor, dímelo ya
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy soy sexy
Cuéntame ya la verdad
Dime si soy sexy, soy o no soy sexy
Por favor, dímelo ya
Si voy al banco, todo mundo se queda mirando
Entro en el mercado y hay terremoto devastador, qué pasa, qué
Porque me persiguen así, a donde quiera que voy
Con ojos de corderos hambrientos, hasta que tengo que salir corriendo
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy sexy
Cuéntame ya la verdad
Dime si soy sexy, soy o no soy sexy
Por favor, dímelo ya
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy soy sexy
Cuéntame ya la verdad
Dime si soy sexy, soy o no soy sexy
Por favor, dímelo ya
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy sexy, dímelo
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy sexy, dímelo
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy sexy
Cuéntame ya la verdad
Dime si soy sexy, soy o no soy sexy
Por favor, dímelo ya
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy soy sexy
Cuéntame ya la verdad
Dime si soy sexy, soy o no soy sexy
Por favor, dímelo ya
The song "Dime" by Paulina Rubio is a reflection on the attention and objectification that the singer receives wherever she goes, despite feeling like she is just an ordinary person. She sings about the stares and attention that she receives, even when she is not trying to draw attention to herself. The lyrics in the chorus, "Dime si soy sexy" (Tell me if I'm sexy), show that she is aware of the way people perceive her and that she wants to know the truth about whether or not she is considered sexy.
Throughout the song, Paulina Rubio questions why people are so drawn to her, even when she feels like she is just a normal person. She sings about how people follow her and stare at her, and how she sometimes has to run away to escape the attention. The line "Con ojos de corderos hambrientos" (With eyes of hungry lambs) paints a vivid picture of the way people watch her.
Overall, the song is a commentary on the way women are often objectified and judged based solely on their appearance, regardless of their personality or talents. Paulina Rubio questions why she is treated differently and wants to know if there is something special about her that makes people so drawn to her.
Line by Line Meaning
Hay fuego cruzado, cada vez que salgo de mi casa
There's always attention and scrutiny whenever she goes out
Brillan las miradas, mas que las medallas por donde paso
People stare at her more than they admire prized possessions
No hago nada por llamar la atención, soy de lo mas normal
She doesn't do anything to attract attention, she considers herself just normal
No acabo de comprender, lo que les doy sin querer
She doesn't understand why people are attracted to her without any effort from her part
Que es lo que tengo, para que se mueran por mis huesos
She doesn't know what she possesses that makes people drawn to her so much
En el espejo soy igual que todas, no veo nada especial
When she looks in the mirror, she sees nothing special about herself
Porque se derriten así, en cuanto empiezo a bailar
She wonders why people seem to be charmed by her dancing moves
No trato nunca de provocar, pero es igual, se que pierdo el tiempo
She never tries to provoke or intentionally draw attention, but she knows it's useless
Si voy al banco, todo mundo se queda mirando
People stare at her even when she's doing mundane tasks like going to the bank
Entro en el mercado y hay terremoto devastador, qué pasa, qué
Her mere presence in public places causes chaos and commotion
Porque me persiguen así, a donde quiera que voy
She doesn't understand why people follow and chase after her wherever she goes
Con ojos de corderos hambrientos, hasta que tengo que salir corriendo
People look at her with a hunger or eagerness that makes her uncomfortable and eventually flee
Dime si soy sexy, dime si soy sexy
She wants to know if people find her attractive
Cuéntame ya la verdad
She wants an honest answer
Soy o no soy sexy
She wants to know if she's truly sexy or not
Por favor, dímelo ya
She's impatiently waiting for the answer
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Cesar Manuel Valle Rojas, Jose Ramon Garcia Florez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Angie Cano
Mi favorita de este disco!!!
NormanJ Gomez
Maravillosa 💙
A p r h o d i t e _ R u b i _ S c a r l e t
Dime que me quieres.. déjame demostrar .. tómate un tiempo y regresa 😘
Juan I. M.
Que alguien haga una versión remix de este tema, es genial la música electro pop que tiene
benjamin abarca
😍😘😘🎶🎶🎶🎼
Epop1 sur
Esta epoca de Paulina no la vivi en si, tenia 6 años y vivo en sudamerica, no era famosa aca en ese entonces (1996), Pero lo descubri cuando la conoci... un tiempo despues... Es un gran disco... tiene algo de esencia... especial... Suena mas sincero, menos comercial.
YOKO
Opino igual y probablemente es porque lo produjo ella, mas algunas letras que compuso para el mismo disco. Es mi favorito.
Jonathan
Especifica el país donde vivías porque soy de Ecuador y este disco si llegó a nuestros países sudamericanos sobre todo a Colombia, Venezuela, Perú y Ecuador. La canción no sonó porque no fue sencillo pero si sonaron Enamorada, Solo por ti y Siempre tuya desde la raíz.
Héctor Miguél
Erasé fué una vez en algún lugar que debio de ser un gran país .
Chane Garcia
De todos los álbumes de Paulina Rubio, ¿Cuál es el que tiene un sonido muy parecido al electro-pop tipo Fangoria?... Hay una canción de ella que es pop con toques electrónicos y es muy buena, sobre todo en la música, pero no recuerdo cuál es...