Isabela Merced EP: The Better Half of Me

Isabela Merced is a multi-hyphenate talent who sings in two languages and has acted in films ranging from Sicario: Day of the Soldado to Dora and the Lost City of Gold. But the performer admits she's "first date kinda nervous" to try her hand at Song Association. Celebrating the release of her first-ever EP The Better Half of Me, Merced put her fears aside in a musical race against the clock. Watch to see the artist sing tracks by Ariana Grande, Frank Ocean, Lauryn Hill, and Stevie Wonder. Plus, she expressed her love for Rosalía and revealed her favorite songs off the new EP.





We know Isabela Merced from her acting roles, but now, she’s getting into the music biz with a very unique and impressive debut album, and she’s telling Deco all about it.

Dora the Explorer can sing, everyone!

Isabela Merced, who starred in the live-action “Dora” movie and the “Sicario” sequel is out with a bilingual EP called “The Better Half of Me.”



Isabela Merced (singing): “Step one, you put your arms around me. Step two, we let our bodies do the talking.”

She’s only 18, and she’s already accomplished so much.

Isabela Merced: “It’s all just so weird. Like, sometimes, I just forget. I forget the amazing things that have happened to me, and then, they hit, and I’m like, ‘Whoa, am I supposed to be here? Is this a soap opera? Is this the Truman Show? I don’t know what’s going on!'”



Music is a new venture for Isabela, but it’s something she wants to keep doing.

We’re talking dual threat.

Isabela Merced: “I wanna do a Hailee Steinfeld or J-Lo, ya know? They do it so effortlessly, even though I’m sure it’s difficult.”

What’s difficult is shooting a music video in quarantine, but that’s what Isabela did for her single, “Apocalipsis”.

Isabela Merced (singing): “Apocalipsis, you can’t resist this.”

Isabela Merced: “I like a challenge, and I’ve also kind of wanted to have more confidence in myself as a director and spearheading my own projects, so this was a perfect opportunity to kind of try that.”

It’s also not easy to do bilingual music.