Titanic – the Mexico City-based duo of composers Héctor Tosta and Mabe Fratti – have shared ‘La dueña’, the latest single from their upcoming second album Hagen. The strikingly dramatic ballad comes paired with a video by José Ostos. Check it out below.

“I remember that we were in Austria waiting backstage to do a show as an opener for Ben Howard,” Tosa recalled. “I was playing the guitar just to warm up for the show but noodling around and fell in love with a very simple progression of chords. A progression that I have played a million times and that you can find it in a million songs. I don’t know why but in that particular time I fell in love with it. Then, when we were on the plane going back to México, I started to write in my notebook a lot of options of a heartbroken elegant and classic old lady that felt betrayed by love. In that year I was going very often to a karaoke bar in Mexico called el Timon de Cortez and I just realised how good it feels to sing a ballad with all your heart.”

“Growing up anywhere in Latin America, telenovelas inevitably become part of your DNA,” Ostos added. “They’re more than stories—they’re an emotional state, a particular sense of humour, a cinematic style. When Mabe and Héctor first shared ‘La dueña’ with us, we ended up talking about Rocío Dúrcal and the rich imagery surrounding the romantic ballad. This video is our homage to that world.”