Overview

• The Secretaría de Cultura announced eight semifinalists from the U.S. East region during the presidential morning conference on July 18.
• Weekly live regional semifinals will air Sundays from August 17 through September 28, leading to the October 5 grand finale at Mexico City’s Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris.
• More than 18 public and state broadcasters—including Canal 22, Canal 11, Capital 21 and IMER—will carry the competition alongside digital streaming on official Cultura platforms.
• Over 5,000 video submissions from Mexican and Mexican-American artists aged 18 to 34 were narrowed down through state and regional eliminations to 48 semifinalists across six U.S. and Mexican zones.
• Launched under President Sheinbaum’s “México canta por la paz y contra las adicciones” program, the contest aims to revalorize diverse musical genres and strengthen cultural ties with the diaspora.