Miami, FL (October 26, 2023) – The record-setting Musica Mexicana Ensemble, Eslabon Armado performed their newly released hit song “La Fresa” for the first time live on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Gabito Ballesteros, the featured artist on the track, accompanied Eslabon Armado on stage as they put on a show-stopping and historical performance for the culture.
The performance fulfilled a lifelong dream for Eslabon Armado, and this performance was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the four young boys turned global sensation. The lead single of Eslabon Armado, Pedro Tovar, expressed his excitement about being in the show, stating “The Tonight Show is one of the top shows in the entire country, and I’ve grown up watching the show since I was a kid. I’ve always seen the biggest stars be on the show, and being able to perform on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon is a major milestone crossed in our career.”
With this groundbreaking performance, Eslabon Armado continues to take 2023 by storm. From becoming the first Musica Mexicana Group to go No. 1 on Billboard’s Global 200 with their decade-defying hit “Ella Baila Sola”, currently having the most streamed Latin song released in 2023 on Spotify, becoming the first Musica Mexicana group to perform on Good Morning America, and now with a performance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, their impact and groundbreaking accolades are only expanding further and further.
The group’s newly released single “La Fresa” featuring the young and rising Mexican artist Gabito Ballesteros is already making waves on streaming platforms, with over 3.5 million+ streams on Spotify and counting. The track, written and produced by Eslabon Armado’s lead singer, Pedro Tovar, centers around the perspective of a girl, who is not looking for validation by being in a relationship. In their recent Rolling Stone article, Pedro described the song as being “for the girls”, stating “It’s about a girl who’s in control because you’re always hearing a guy in a song, and it’s usually about him and then the girl comes in. I’ve always wanted to do a song like [“La Fresa”] but it never worked out, and I think this one has the vibe.”
The track marked Eslabon Armado’s first single since the release of their smash album “Desvelado”, which has accumulated over 1 billion streams on Spotify and is one of the most streamed Musica Mexicana albums of all time.
With both Eslabon Armado and Gabito Ballesteros leading the wave of the new generation of Musica Mexicana, the two young and powerful artists joining forces on the Tonight Show was undoubtedly a historic night to remember for the culture.
