Pepe Aguilar Channels Inner Rockstar; Ranchero Singer Announces New Project With Chilean Band Los Bunkers

Pepe Aguilar is distinguishably known for his remarkable songs in the ranchera and mariachi genres, but his new album promises a whole new side of him.

The 46-year-old singer, whose birthname is Jose Antonio Aguilar, revealed that his upcoming studio album will feature many rock tunes in collaboration with Chilean band Los Bunkers and producer Yamil Rezc. In fact, the "Por Mujeres Como Tu" singer has already hit the recording studio and until now has recorded five tracks ---some of which were composed by the South American rock band.

"There's a lot of good vibes, everything runs smoothly and the best part is that it sounds great!," Aguilar said of his team work with the band, reports Diario de Yucatan, stating that the collaboration happened unexpectedly. "I arrived with my songs, and all of a sudden a guitar riff over here, a drum beat over there and I said: 'Let's do this,'" he added.

This is not the first time the singer experiments with new genres, he's already nailed it as a romantic pop crooner! However, he says he will never leave behind his mariachi and rancheras because it's in his blood.

And if the idea of a rockstar Pepe Aguilar does not convince you, let's not forget that as a teenager he was in a rock band, his musical influences include Pink Floyd and The Who and that he once composed music for Julieta Venegas. With that said, let's rock n' roll, Pepe!