▁based ▁in ▁Miami ▁and ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁and ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁photograph er ▁and ▁director ▁Ric ardo ▁Cal der ón , ▁Universal ▁Music ▁México ' s ▁executive ▁H umber to ▁Cal der on ▁and ▁B M G ' s ▁Mi ri am ▁Sommer z . ▁Although ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁market ed ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁label , ▁distribution ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁Warner ▁Music . ▁Ar j ona ▁commented ▁many ▁times , ▁that ▁he ▁considered ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁independent ▁raised ▁more ▁comprom ise ▁than ▁freedom , ▁saying ▁that ▁" In side ▁the ▁word ▁' Ind ep endent ', ▁even ▁when ▁it ▁sounds ▁like ▁extreme ▁freedom , ▁there ' s ▁a ▁big ▁amount ▁of ▁comprom ise ▁and ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁administr ate , ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁possible , ▁such ▁independence ." ▁ ▁Independ iente ▁was ▁composed ▁and ▁written ▁within ▁one ▁year , ▁and ▁marks ▁the ▁fourth ▁time ▁Ar j ona ▁had ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Tommy ▁Tor res , ▁who ▁had ▁helped ▁writing , ▁compos ing , ▁producing ▁and ▁providing ▁backing ▁vocals . ▁The ▁other ▁three ▁albums ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁two ▁artists ▁had ▁worked ▁together ▁are ▁Qu ién ▁D ijo ▁A yer , ▁in ▁which ▁Tor res ▁helped ▁producing ▁the ▁singles ▁" Q ui én " ▁and ▁" Qu iero ", ▁and ▁offering ▁additional ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁versions ▁of ▁Ar j ona ' s ▁hits ; ▁ 5 to ▁P iso , ▁and ▁Ad ent ro , ▁respectively . ▁Also , ▁in ▁the ▁album , ▁Ar j ona ▁returned