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It struck her how quietly things could change—how a chapter could end, or a season turn, without any fanfare at all. There was no announcement, no crescendo of music. Just a leaf falling, just a room growing dark, just a woman deciding, finally, to close the book and stand up. There was no announcement, no crescendo of music
It was in the early 1980s, however, that she truly found her calling in music. She signed with EMI Capitol, launching her singing career with the release of her debut studio album, La Verdad De La Verdad in 1980, under the label EMI Capitol De Mexico. Marcela recorded a string of hit albums with EMI, including her eponymous Marcela Rubiales (1980), Échale un quinto al piano (1982), ¡Muy norteña! (1983), Papaloteando (1985), Tropical sabroso al estilo de Marcela Rubiales (1988), Yo seré como siempre (1991), and Nada con exceso (1993). These albums produced memorable ranchera classics such as "Cariño de mi cariño," "Terroncito azucarado," "Échale un quinto al piano," "Besos y Copas," and "Qué Esperabas de Mí," solidifying her place as a major star in Mexican music throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She signed with EMI Capitol, launching her singing