In 1982, Lucero appeared in her first telenovela, Chispita ("Little spark"), costarring with such actors as Enrique Lizalde and Angélica Aragón, among others. From that moment on, her talent was seen as promising. Curiously, with her emergence as a singer, Lucero did not sing the theme song for Chispita; rather, that opportunity was given to Timbiriche, the most popular teenybopper group in México at that time. Regardless, her acting earned her two awards, with her first TVyNovelas Award and an Azteca de Oro Award. With these accolades, Raúl Velasco invited Lucero to perform and record the main theme of the musical pageant América, Esta Es Tu Canción (America, this is your song). In 1982, she released her first album through Musart Records, titled Él (Him).
