Julieta Venegas memoir 'Norteña' recounts childhood and family control
Julieta Venegas has published her memoir 'Norteña. Memorias del comienzo' (Las Afueras, 2026), recounting her childhood in Tijuana, Mexico, before fame. The book includes an episode where her father made her and her sister Yvonne listen repeatedly to a cassette about the perils of premarital relationships after catching them kissing boyfriends. A companion album is planned for release in the coming months.
Key facts
- Julieta Venegas published memoir 'Norteña. Memorias del comienzo'
- Publisher: Las Afueras, 2026
- Book covers her childhood in Tijuana before fame
- Episode: father made her and sister Yvonne listen to cassette 100 times and transcribe it
- Cassette was a conference on women's 'perdition' if involved with men before marriage
- Father brought the cassette after finding daughters kissing boyfriends
- Companion album to be released in coming months
- Memoir is Venegas's first book
Entities
Artists
- Julieta Venegas
- Yvonne Venegas
Institutions
- Las Afueras
Locations
- Tijuana
- Mexico