Alicia Villarreal

Alicia Villarreal (born Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza on August 31, 1974, in Monterrey, Mexico) is a Mexican singer.

Villarreal first performed the song Mundo De Juguetes at Pipo, a national TV show her parents took her to. Her first professional performance was at a church fundraiser.

In 1995, Grupo Límite, group of Musica Grupera with her as lead singer, started touring with the more famous Grupo Bronco. Among their songs were "Acariciame", "Te Aprovechas" and "Solo Contigo". Grupo Limite released six albums altogether, including a live CD recorded in Mexico City.

She divorced from ex-soccer player Arturo Carmona, with whom she had a daughter, Melanie Aidée, in 1999.

In 2003, Alicia released a solo album in the ranchera style titled Soy Lo Prohibido. It launched the single Te Quedo Grande la Yegua. In it, she sings to her man, telling him that she is too much woman for him to handle. It is rumored that she wrote the song about her ex-husband[citation needed].

In 2004, after parting ways with her bandmates, she released another solo album entitled Cuando el Corazón se Cruza. The album was produced by her current husband, Cruz Martínez, and they wrote several of the songs together. The album has garnered her several awards[citation needed], including a Latin Grammy.

Alicia Villarreal performed for the highly televised Selena Vive, where she performed Si Una Vez. She later released this song along with 2 other new songs Punalada Trapera and Ya No Hay Amor on a dual disc of the album Cuando El Corazón Se Cruza. The dual disc also contained 5 remixes to her previous songs and a collection of all her music videos. The dual disc was released first in Mexico then in United States in 2005. She has also released a fragrance in Mexico.

She is currently married to Cruz Martinez of the former Kumbia Kings. In December 2005, she gave birth to a son, Cruz Angelo.

On April 18, 2006, Villrreal released Orgullo de Mujer. The album was produced by Joan Sebastian. Her first single off the album Insensible A Ti (Me Pone A Mil) reached the number one spot and has managed to maintain itself there for several weeks.

In April 2007 she gave birth to her second son and appeared on several talk shows with her husband Cruz Martinez in regards to their issues with AB Quintanilla and the battle with the famous name of the 'Kumba Kings' that then had Cruz swith the bands name to the Kumbia All Starz'.

After several months of problems and confusion Cruz decided to change the groups name to 'Cruz Martinez y Los Super Reyes' along with signing to Warner Music Latina in Mexico.

In August of 2007 Cruz released 'El Regreso de los Super Reyes' with the hit 'Muevelo' that has blown up the air waves and the music charts with only a few days of hitting the music stores.

Cruz Martinez y su Guerra Consentida, Alicia Villarreal have a few upcoming projects that they are working on for their individual careers and also have a project that they are working on together.

On August 20, 2007 Cruz appears on the Cristina Show in Miami and Cristina suprises him by secretly bringing Alicia to the show. Since Cruz Martinez y Los Super Reyes are currently on a promoting tour for their new cd throughout the US and Mexico. Which included an in store on Wednesday, August 15 at the FYE Tu Musica in Downey.