ol , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁tracks ▁" I ▁Love ▁You " ▁and ▁" V ida ▁de ▁Per ro ", ▁which ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁" los ▁Pic ad ientes ▁de ▁C abor ca ". ▁ ▁The ▁art work ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Gustav o ▁A . ▁Rod rig uez ▁N ava , ▁a ▁Mexico ▁City ▁based ▁visual ▁artist . ▁ ▁O fr enda ▁al ▁M ict lan ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁while ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁visual ▁artist ▁T x ema ▁Nov elo , ▁under ▁the ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁V ale ▁Ver gas ▁Dis cos . ▁The ▁debut ▁album ▁immediately ▁struck ▁a ▁ch ord ▁with ▁thousands ▁of ▁Mexican ▁listen ers ▁who , ▁like ▁Cir er ol , ▁grew ▁up ▁lov ing ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁them es ▁he ▁touch es ▁upon . ▁Whether ▁talking ▁about ▁a ▁beautiful ▁ch ola ▁( La ▁Ch ola ), ▁about ▁ste aling ▁money ▁from ▁his ▁mom ▁and ▁taking ▁p ills ▁( Cl on az ep am ▁Blues ), ▁middle ▁class ▁bit ters weet ▁heart ache ▁( Cre ma ▁D ul ce , ▁Cl ase ▁Media ), ▁or ▁issu ing ▁a ▁Mex ical i ▁excess ive ▁heat ▁warning ▁( H ace ▁Much o ▁Cal or ), ▁the ▁album ▁includes ▁what ▁are ▁now ▁considered ▁class ics ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁canon , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁laid ▁back ▁pot ▁sm oking ▁anth em ▁To que ▁y ▁Rol ( which ▁was ▁r ated ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁best ▁song ▁of ▁