A six-year-old girl in Mexico City loses her father and stops speaking for an entire year. She grows up to become Thalia, the queen of Latin pop and queen of telenovelas, whose voice reached an estimated two billion people. This episode looks past the shiny persona to the mechanics of her survival through trauma, controversy and tragedy.

We trace her path from childhood ballet and Timbiriche to solo stardom, the Satanism accusations that backfired into fame, and the Tres Marias telenovelas that made her a global phenomenon. We also confront the darkness behind the radiance: her sisters’ kidnapping, Lyme disease, miscarriages, and the stripped-down acoustic album that proved her connection was always real.

• How ballet and piano pulled her out of a year of silence
• The controversy that launched her from teen idol to adult star
• Telenovelas broadcast in 180 countries reaching two billion people
• Building a business empire across fashion, eyewear and radio
• Primera Fila and enduring 55 weeks at number one in Mexico