""My first thought [when walking into the hotel] was, 'Thank God there's sunlight,'" said Estrada, who sat across from me inside a busy coffee shop at the Encore resort in Las Vegas. Her face was illuminated by precious sun rays beaming through the window. "I get to receive sunlight, I can see green trees - and there's a little fountain with fish.""
""I'm a big fan of being busy," said Estrada. "I feel like I need to do something all the time in order to have value. But I don't want to feel guilty when I'm resting... It's great to always have a passion, but it's a little bit harmful to do things from the place of needing to be functional.""
Silvana Estrada noticed Las Vegas's lack of natural light and chose a hotel with sunlight, trees and a fountain. She released her sophomore album, Vendrán Suaves Lluvias, on Oct. 17, a 10-track orchestral folk record reflecting on loss. She performed for NPR's Tiny Desk, completed a European tour, and began a North American tour that extends into 2026 with U.S. and Mexico dates. Estrada values being busy but is learning not to feel guilty about resting after three chaotic years spent laboring intensely on the album.
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