Frente A Frente (which means Face to Face) places us at the exact moment two former lovers realise the spark has gone out. They sit together, yet miles apart emotionally; there is only silence, a handful of memories and the growing urge to cry.
Jeanette paints this breakup with delicate brushstrokes: a forced kiss here, a polite gesture there, but mostly a long, cold night filled with unspoken words. Each repetition of “Solo quedan las ganas de llorar” reinforces the painful truth that every shared laugh, dream and promise has slipped away. It is a bittersweet lesson in accepting the end of a romance while facing the person who once felt like home.
Jeanette is an English-born Spanish singer whose tender voice helped define Spanish pop ballads of the 70s and 80s. She first broke through as the teenage lead of folk-pop group Pic-Nic with “Cállate, niña”, then relaunched solo with the wistful hit “Soy rebelde”.
Her signature song "Porque te vas" reached international fame after featuring in Carlos Saura’s film Cría cuervos in 1976, turning her into a household name across Europe and Latin America. She followed with the album Corazón de poeta in 1981, which yielded favorites like “Frente a frente” and “El muchacho de los ojos tristes.” Today she enjoys cult status and is cited as an influence on Spanish-language indie pop, with renewed attention from the documentary Soy rebelde.