RAÚL HERNÁNDEZ JR. LETS HIS MUSIC SPEAK FOR HIM IN ESENCIA

“ESENCIA means honesty, means identity, and defines who we are,” says the singer about a ten-song album that moves through different ways of telling and feeling Mexican music.

MIAMI, FL. August 21, 2026 | There are things one inherits, and others one ends up making one’s own. In ESENCIA, Raúl Hernández Jr. draws from the sounds that have shaped his life to tell his story from a more personal place. Without chasing a single formula across songs, the album shifts according to what each story calls for.

There are ten tracks. “Ni Lo Intentes,” the project’s focus track, speaks from the pride of someone convinced they’ve left a mark impossible to erase. In “Prisionero de tus Brazos,” love appears through total surrender, while “Amor Prisionero” pits two things that rarely carry equal weight against each other: affection and money. “El Machete” changes the terrain entirely, reviving the narrative style of the corrido to follow the story of a racehorse and the wins that built its fame.

“For me, ‘De la Tierra al Cielo’ marks a before and after in my career. ESENCIA means honesty, means identity, and defines who we are. There are ten songs, and none resembles the other. That’s what makes the album feel dynamic from start to finish,” shares Raúl Hernández Jr.

That distinction between one song and the next runs through the entire album. Corridos, rancheras, ballads, rhythmic ballads, and cumbia coexist without forcing the record to stay within a single sound. Five of its songs were chosen as singles, and all ten have their own audiovisual piece.

The album’s title ends up saying exactly what was intended. ESENCIA brings together the roots that have accompanied Raúl Hernández Jr. all along with the music that now carries his name.

TRACKLIST

1. En La Habitación

2. De La Tierra Al Cielo

3. Ni Lo Intentes

4. Prisionero de tus Brazos

5. Amor Prisionero

6. El Cariño de Mi Madre

7. Como Estás Tú

8. Si te Vuelves a Enamorar

9. El Machete

10. La Pelota De Lolita

About Raúl Hernández Jr.

Raúl Hernández Jr. is one of the most important names in the new generation of regional Mexican music. Born in Monterrey, the son of Raúl Hernández, founding member of Los Tigres del Norte, he grew up with the genre in his blood and decided to forge his own path early, leaving high school to devote himself entirely to music. He came up through top-tier norteño groups before launching as a solo artist in 2017, and in 2019 had one of the most significant moments of his career when he recorded alongside Lalo Mora Jr. a song that both of their fathers had recorded separately decades before, closing a generational circle that few artists ever get to live. In March 2026 he signed with Warner México. His music doesn't ask anyone to know the last name to understand it. It arrives on its own.