Jimena Barón
Jimena Barón, also known as J Mena, is an Argentine singer and actress whose songs, from “La Tonta” to “La Cobra,” turn personal experiences into pop and cumbia.
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Overview
- From
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Also known as
- J Mena
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and actress
- Solo breakthrough
- La Tonta, 2017
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How it started.
Before her music reached fans as J Mena, Jimena was a child actress. She appeared in the 1998 film El faro as young Aneta and worked on television in Gasoleros. Later roles included Los Roldán, Casi Ángeles and Esperanza mía.
Finding her own voice.
In 2017, she released her first solo single and debut album, La Tonta. The album won the 2018 Gardel for best new pop artist album. Her acceptance speech spoke to women who had been discouraged from pursuing their dreams.
Becoming La Cobra.
She introduced the name J Mena with La Cobra in 2019, bringing a story of recovery and self-belief into her music. That year she won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin America South Act. Her third album, Mala Sangre, followed in 2023 through Sony Music Argentina.
Where fans find her now.
Her music has moved between Latin pop and cumbia, including the Ulises Bueno collaboration El amor de mi vida. In 2026 she joined the judging panel of Es mi sueño, while Netflix announced her return to fiction in El amor es otra cosa.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2024El amor de mi vidaSinger with Ulises Bueno
- 2023Mala SangreRecording artist
- 2019La CobraSinger
- 2017La TontaSolo recording artist
Film & TV
- 2026El amor es otra cosaAnnounced lead cast; in production
- 2026Es mi sueñoJudge
- 1998El faroYoung Aneta
Awards
Quotes
Brindo por menos tontas y más mujeres valientes.Jimena Barón, 2018 Premios Gardel acceptance speech, reported by LA NACION
She spoke after La Tonta won best new pop artist album, dedicating the award to women pursuing their dreams.
Trivia
- She began writing El amor de mi vida during a summer in Quequén.
- She named her father’s tribute song Atrás del sol, and says performing it is harder than listening to it.
- She adopted Lucy after meeting the dog on the set of El amor es otra cosa.
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