Daniela Luján
Person · female · Mexico · Mexico City · born 1988 · recording since 1997
Mexican actress and singer
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Also known as 다니엘라 루한
Timeline
1980s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: La Luz Más Clarita
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
Biography
Daniela Luján (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjela luˈxan]; born Daniela Barrios Rodríguez, 5 April 1988) is a Mexican pop singer and actress. She rose to prominence with Una familia de diez, portraying Gabriela "Gaby" del Valle de López, and later appeared in Sortilegio as Lisette Albarrán and De que te quiero, te quiero as Karina Montiel roles that marked her artistic maturity. In her musical career, some critics have referred to her as the "Princess of Cumbia".
Biography
Born on 5 April 1988, to Miguel Barrios Luján and Amalia Rodríguez Gómez, she is the youngest of three daughters.
She started her artistic career at the age of five when she played María on the show Plaza Sésamo (the Mexican version of Sesame Street). She shot to fame in 1996 with the telenovela Luz Clarita, where Daniela played the main character, seven-year-old Luz Clarita. Daniela went on to star in other telenovelas like El diario de Daniela and Primer amor, a mil por hora. She has released two solo albums, one in 1999 titled Por un mundo mejor
Por un mundo mejorSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1A las 2:003:572Así es la vida3:113Por un mundo mejor3:244Codienda monie2:545Es tiempo4:466Son cinco vueltas3:147Sólo tú3:208Porque somos tan libres3:409Salto, salto3:0810Yo soy latina3:49 ("For a better world") and the other in 2001 titled Corazón.com ("Heart.com").
In 2004, she signed a contract with Menudo creator Edgardo Díaz, who is now in charge of her singing career.
In February 2017, she returned to Univision to become the captain of Pequeños Gigantes USA.
In 2024, Luján returned to telenovelas, starring in Papás por conveniencia. Later that year, she competed as "Huesito Peligroso" during the sixth season of ¿Quién es la máscara?, reaching the finale and finishing in third place.
Stage
En El 2000, El Musical Del Nuevo Milenio ... Anahí/Renata (2019-2020)
Cosas de Papá y Mamá ... Luisa (2018)
La Princesa y el Ministro ... Princesa (2018)
La Estética del Crimen ... Bárbara Lláñes (2018)
La Tiendita de los Horrores ... Audrey Fulquard (2017)
Verdad O Reto (2016)
Carrie El Musical (2016)
Una Familia de Diez (2014-2016)
Cenicienta el musical (2010) Teatro Libanés
Wicked (2010) ... Nessarose
Camisa de fuerza (2009–2010)
Cuentos para un día de sol (2009)
Radio patito (2009)
Vaselina (Mexican version of Grease) (2006) ... Licha/Sonia
Centella, tierra de magia y estrellas (2005) ... Princesa Catite
En dónde está el Mago de Oz
Ariel, una historia de mar
Caperucita Roja ... Caperucita Roja
El sueño de una Flor
Film
Sobre Tus Huellas - Carolina (2020)
Charming - Lenore - (Voice - Latin Dub) (2019)
Trolls - DJ Suki - (Voice - Latin Dub) (2016)
Angelito Mio - María De Las Estrellas (1998)
Entre Pancho Villa y Una Mujer Desnuda - Danny - (Participation) (1995)
Host
Lifetime Fashion Studio (2018)
¡Qué Rayos! (2017-2018)
Bailadísimo Junior (2017)
TV de noche... desde la tarde (2012)
Ritmo y Sabor (2004)
Generación del Milenio (2002)
Alebrije Kids (2002)
Soundtracks
1997: La Luz más Clarita
1999: Angelito mío
1999: El diario de Daniela
2002: Cómplices al rescate, el gran final
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 2 | 14.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Luz Clarita2Que Viva La Vida3El Rock de Los Chicos4El Marcianito55, 15, 20, 30...6Alcanzame Una Estrella7Pedimos Paz8Perro Rap9La Felicidad10Luz Clarita (Que Más Te Hace Falta) (Versión Telenovela)11Luz Clarita (Que Más Te Hace Falta) (Versión Pista)1999 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:23
1A las 2:003:572Así es la vida3:113Por un mundo mejor3:244Codienda monie2:545Es tiempo4:466Son cinco vueltas3:147Sólo tú3:208Porque somos tan libres3:409Salto, salto3:0810Yo soy latina3:49
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | El diario de DanielaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 39:051El Diario de Daniela (Tema de la Telenovela "El diario de Daniela")3:48 2Amistad3:00 3En Dónde te Encuentras2:01 4Locos de Amor2:49 5Canción de Martin3:04 6Es Tiempo de Amar3:49 7Es Amor...5:02 8Tema de Natalia3:12 9Sólo Así Triunfarás (Tema de la Pandilla)3:13 10Abrázame2:09 11Ven Conmigo3:28 12Amiga Mía3:30 | Soundtrack | 13 November 1998 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Corazon.comSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 12:201Mas, Mas, Mas2:48 2Mi Corazon.Com3:48 3Volar2:49 4Dame Tu Amor, Amor, Amor2:55 | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Daniela Luján head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 2 | 14.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniela_Luj%C3%A1n_en_Los_Metro_2019_%28cropped%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c0da32bc-053a-4e01-b831-49746f609e7cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c0da32bc-053a-4e01-b831-49746f609e7ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2741075genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2741075seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Luj%C3%A1nbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Luj%C3%A1n
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Mexican singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2741075 · MusicBrainz: c0da32bc-053a-4e01-b831-49746f609e7c
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