After participating in different bands in her native city, regional Mexican singer Alicia Villarreal joined successful Grupo LÃmite, playing along with accordionist Gerardo Padilla, guitarist Sergio Ponce, bassist Jesús Cantú, percussionist Carlos RamÃrez, and drummer Juan Cantú. Grupo LÃmite debuted with the release of Por Puro Amor in 1995, becoming a top-selling group soon after. Alicia Villarreal's first solo album, called Soy Lo Prohibido, was produced by Homero Patón and released by the Latin division of Universal in 2001.