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'''
In the United States,
Upon its release,
== Background and composition ==
{{Quote box|width=30em||align=left|style=padding:8px|quote="My message, as in all my music, stands for being fearless to explore who you are. It's never too late to open a new door. Although it's scary to dive into territory that isn't your first language, it still doesn't erase who I am and how I want to express myself in all aspects of what intrigues and inspires me."|source=— Aguilera about embracing her Ecuadorian roots with ''Mi Reflejo''<ref name="embrace">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9408858/thalia-paulina-rubio-christina-aguilera-talk-landmark-2000-albums|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200626163848/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9408858/thalia-paulina-rubio-christina-aguilera-talk-landmark-2000-albums|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2020|title=Thalia, Paulina Rubio, Christina Aguilera Open Up About Landmark 2000 Albums: Exclusive|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Lucas|last=Villa|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>}}
According to her manager Steve Kurtz, Aguilera expressed interest in recording a Spanish-language album before she recorded her
| work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom| date=May 10, 2000| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424803/aguileras-sore-throat-cancels-trip.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025124010/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424803/aguileras-sore-throat-cancels-trip.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 25, 2012 | access-date=August 1, 2008}}</ref> the title's origin came from the Spanish version of the song "[[Reflection (Mulan song)|Reflection]]", which Aguilera recorded for the soundtrack to [[Mulan (soundtrack)|''Mulan'']].<ref name="debut"/>
In 1999, she began recording in Miami with Cuban-American producer [[Rudy Pérez]].<ref name="enespanol">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+aguilera+spanish&pg=PA51|title=Aguilera En Español|first=John|last=Lannert|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=October 23, 1999|access-date=November 20, 2013|volume=111|issue=43|page=51}}</ref> He co-wrote the songs "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido", "Cuando No es Contigo", and "El Beso Del Final". He also composed the Spanish versions of "[[Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)]]" ("Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)"), "[[Genie in a Bottle]]" ("Genio Atrapado"), "[[I Turn to You (All-4-One song)#Christina Aguilera version|I Turn to You]]" ("Por Siempre Tú"), "[[What a Girl Wants (Christina Aguilera song)|What a Girl Wants]]" ("Una Mujer"), and "[[Reflection (Mulan song)|Reflection]]" ("Mi Reflejo"). Aguilera covers Perez's song "[[Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti]]", which was originally performed by Puerto Rican singer [[Lourdes Robles]] on her album ''[[Definitivamente (album)|Definitivamente]]'' (1991).<ref>{{cite web|title=Definitivamente: Overview |work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/definitivamente-mw0000880774| access-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Pérez stated that Aguilera did not know any Spanish while recording; he remedied the problem by phonetically writing out lyrics and included a system that allowed Aguilera to pronounce the "r's" in the songs.<ref name="MRT">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&q=christina+aguilera+mi+reflejo+600%2C000&pg=PA17|title=Rudy Perez Tops Hot Latin Tracks Producers Lists for 2000|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=January 21, 2013|volume=112|issue=53|page=17}}</ref> ''Mi Reflejo'' features a cover of [[César Portillo de la Luz]]'s [[bolero]] "[[Contigo En La Distancia]]".<ref name="Cardona"/> Additionally, Aguilera made a duet with Puerto Rican singer [[Luis Fonsi]] on the ballad "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido".<ref name="roots"/> Aguilera wanted Fonsi to perform a duet with her because she felt that she could relate to him as they "grew up listening to the same things".<ref name="debut"/> "Cuando No es Contigo" is an uptempo [[salsa music|salsa]] song which was arranged by [[Sergio George]]. "Falsas Esperanzas" is another uptempo song in the album which features Cuban musician Paquito Hechevarria performing the piano.<ref name="Gettelman"/>
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==Reception==
===Critical reception===
{{Music ratings
|MC = (56/100)<ref name="MC"/>
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Erlewine"/>
|rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev4score = C<ref name="Browne">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/09/11/mi-reflejo/|last=Browne|first=David|title=Mi Reflejo|date=September 15, 2000|access-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="Lechner">{{cite web|url=
|rev7 = ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''
|rev7score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Gettelman">{{cite web|url=
|rev8 = Sonicnet
|rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="McLeod">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicnet.com/artists/ai_album.jhtml?id=1124132&ai_id=509026|title=Se Habla Español|last=McLeod|first=Kembrew|publisher=Sonicnet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001212165600/http://www.sonicnet.com/artists/ai_album.jhtml?id=1124132&ai_id=509026|date=September 18, 2000|archive-date=December 12, 2000}}</ref>
|rev9 = ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]''
|rev9score = (mixed)<ref name="Piccoli">{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-09-25/lifestyle/0009221060_1_mi-reflejo-latin-pop-por-siempre-tu|title=Only Aguilera's Words Are Spanish|last=Piccoli|first=Sean|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|publisher=Tribune Company|date=September 25, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020202428/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-09-25/lifestyle/0009221060_1_mi-reflejo-latin-pop-por-siempre-tu|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev10 = [[Go.com|Wall of Sound]]
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At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from [[music criticism|mainstream critics]], ''Mi Reflejo'' received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 56, based on seven reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/mi-reflejo/christina-aguilera|title=Mi Reflejo Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=April 28, 2011}}</ref> Stephen Erlewine of [[AllMusic]] described the album as a mirror image of her debut album ''[[Christina Aguilera (album)|Christina Aguilera]]''. He felt that it was a "little too familiar" although he praised recordings as "well-produced"; however, he concluded that the album "doesn't add anything new to her music, since it's just the old music in new clothing."<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web | last=Erlewine|first=Stepehn| title=Mi Reflejo: Overview |work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mi-reflejo-mw0000088462| access-date=August 1, 2008}}</ref> An editor for ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote that Aguilera has yielded a mostly mainstream pop album with Latin inflections.<ref name="bill">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fxEEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+mi+reflejo+christina+aguilera+reviews+and+previews&pg=PA27|title=Reviews & Previews|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=September 16, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|volume=112|issue=38|page=27}}</ref> Eliseo Cardona of [[CDNow]] gave the album a mixed review. While he enjoyed Aguilera's vocal performance, which he described as " precisely, gracefully, forcefully ", he criticized the literal Spanish translation of the lyrics from English, which he said made a "good laugh and a better yawn". He commended "Cuando No es Contigo" as making Aguilera a "credible, expressive salsera" and her cover of "Contigo en la Distancia" as the album's finest moment.<ref name="Cardona">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/artistid=Aguilera*Christina/itemid=1248403/select=review/pubid=7 |title=Christina Aguilera: Mi Reflejo |last=Cardona |first=Eliseo |publisher=[[CDNow]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017215734/http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/pagename%3D/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/artistid%3DAguilera%2AChristina/itemid%3D1248403/select%3Dreview/pubid%3D7 |archive-date=October 17, 2000 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
David Browne of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', who gave the album a C rating, wrote the review in a parody memo from Aguilera's point of view. He mocked at Aguilera's attempt at making a Spanish-language album simply because of her Ecuadorian heritage, criticized her "unnecessary" high note", ballads that "old Latin ladies'll like", and the photos used in the album's booklet.<ref name="Browne"/> Mike Magnuson of [[House of Blues|HOB.com]] wrote a critical review of the album admonishing the photos in the record for attempting to make Aguilera look Latino which he insisted was a bad influence for the younger audience. Though he mentions that "you can count on her agreeable voice" and lauded the use of Latin percussion and horns, he asserted that the record was "purely a marketing scam gone too far."<ref name="Magnuson">{{cite web|url=http://www.hob.com/cdreviews/october2000/001002christinaaguilera/|last=Magnuson|first=Mike|title=Christina Aguilera "Mi Reflejo"|publisher=[[House of Blues|HOB.com]]|date=October 2, 2000|archive-date=January 24, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124061300/http://www.hob.com/cdreviews/october2000/001002christinaaguilera/}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' stated that "Mi Reflejo lacks emotional depth, and her decision to record in Spanish seems more a bid to conquer new chart territory than anything else".<ref name="Gettelman"/>
Sonicnet called its production "superslick" and compared Aguilera's vocals to that of [[Mariah Carey]], completing that the album "almost guarantees that the diminutive diva will expand her colonial powers south of the border. In other words, she's planning to do a reverse [[Ricky Martin]] on us".<ref name="McLeod"/> Ernesto Lechner of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' rated the album two out of four stars comparing her vocals in her debut album and in ''Mi Reflejo'', describing her performance in the latter as "ridiculous". He complained about Aguilera's cover of "Contigo en la Distancia" which he described as a "bloated confection".<ref name="Lechner"/> Kurt B. Reighley from [[Go.com|Wall of Sound]] wrote that the album is "an impressive addition to young Christina's limited canon".<ref name="Reighley"/>
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The lead single of album was "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)", the Spanish version of "[[Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)]]", which was released on August 8, 2000, to Latin radio stations.<ref name="debut">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBAEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle%3Abillboard+%22ven+conmigo%22+%22reflejo%22&pg=PA85|title=Aguilera Makes Spanish Debut On BMG U.S. Latin|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|volume=112|issue=33|page=85|date=August 12, 2000|access-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> The song reached number-one on the [[Hot Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs]] and number two on the [[Latin Pop Songs|''Billboard'' Latin Pop Songs]] charts.<ref name="latinsongs">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=christina aguilera|chart=Latin Songs C}}|title=Christina Aguilera - Chart history: Latin Songs|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref><ref name="latinpopsongs">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=christina aguilera|chart=Latin Pop Songs C}}|title=Christina Aguilera - Chart history: Latin Pop Songs|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> It also peaked at number eight in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Aguilera&titel=Ven+conmigo+%28solamente+t%FA%29&cat=s|title=Christina - Ven conmigo (solamente tú)|work=[[PROMUSICAE]]|language=es|publisher=Hung Medien|date=September 12, 2000|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> The second single, "[[Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti#Christina Aguilera version|Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti]]" was released in December 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxEEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22pero+me+acuerdo+de+ti%22&pg=PA36|title=Christina On Top|last=Cobo|first=Leila|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 23, 2000|access-date=April 29, 2013|volume=112|issue=52|page=35}}</ref> The song reached number eight on the Hot Latin Songs and number five on Latin Pop Songs charts.<ref name="latinsongs"/><ref name="latinpopsongs"/> In Spain, it reached number three on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Aguilera&titel=Pero+me+acuerdo+de+ti&cat=s|title=Christina Aguilera - Pero me acuerdo de ti|work=PROMUSICAE|publisher=Hung Medien|date=March 10, 2001|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> Its music video was directed by Kevin G. Bray.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/christina-aguilera/805268/pero-me-acuerdo-de-ti.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203153420/http://www.mtv.com/videos/christina-aguilera/805268/pero-me-acuerdo-de-ti.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |title=Christina Aguilera - Music Videos |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=December 4, 2012}}</ref> The third single "[[Falsas Esperanzas]]" was released on July 3, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/falsas-esperanzas-mw0000379519|title=Falsas Esperanzas: Overview|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi|access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> The song reached number fifteen in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Aguilera&titel=Falsas+esperanzas&cat=s|title=Christina Aguilera - Falsas esperanzas|work=PROMUSICAE|publisher=Hung Medien|date=June 9, 2001|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> Its music video, taken from her DVD ''[[My Reflection]]'', was directed by Lawrence Jordan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/christina-aguilera/805309/falsas-esperanzas.jhtml#artist=509026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314070517/http://www.mtv.com/videos/christina-aguilera/805309/falsas-esperanzas.jhtml#artist=509026 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |title=Christina Aguilera " Music Videos |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=December 4, 2012}}</ref> "Genio Atrapado" and "Por Siempre Tú" were previously released as singles along with their original versions.<ref name="enespanol"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22por+siempre+tu%22&pg=PA125|title=Hot 100 Spotlight|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=June 24, 2000|access-date=May 1, 2013|volume=112|issue=26|page=125}}</ref> The former single peaked at number thirteen on the [[Hot Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs]] chart while the latter single peaked at number six on the Hot Latin Songs and number two on the [[Latin Pop Songs|''Billboard'' Latin Pop Songs]] chart.<ref name="latinsongs"/><ref name="latinpopsongs"/>
==Legacy and achievements==
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''Mi Reflejo'' debuted at number 27 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] selling nearly 43,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/music/news/g-o-a-t-herds-to-chart-top-1117786670|title = 'G.O.A.T.' herds to chart top|date = 20 September 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NBAEAAAAMBAJ&q=mi+reflejo|title=The Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=September 30, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|volume=112|issue=40|page=100}}</ref> On the same week, the album debuted at number-one on the [[Top Latin Albums|''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums]] chart and replaced [[Son by Four]]'s [[Son by Four (album)|eponymous album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-09-30/latin-albums|title=Mi Reflejo — Week of September 30, 2000|date=September 30, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> It spent nineteen weeks on top of the chart until was it replaced by [[Vicente Fernández]] for his greatest hits album ''[[Historia de un Idolo, Vol. 1]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2001-02-10/latin-albums|title=Historia de un Idolo, Vol. 1 — Week of February 10, 2001|date=February 10, 2001|access-date=April 30, 2013|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> The album debuted at number one on the [[Latin Pop Albums|''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums]] chart where it succeeded ''[[Galería Caribe]]'' by [[Ricardo Arjona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-09-30/latin-pop-albums|title=Mi Reflejo — Week of September 30, 2000|date=September 30, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> It also spent nineteen weeks on top of this chart until it was replaced by ''[[Abrázame Muy Fuerte (album)|Abrázame Muy Fuerte]]'' by [[Juan Gabriel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2001-02-10/latin-pop-albums|title=Abrázame Muy Fuerte — Week of February 10, 2001|date=February 10, 2001|access-date=April 30, 2013|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> According to [[Nielsen SoundScan]], it has sold 487,000 copies in the United States as of 2014.<ref name=salesupdate2014>{{cite web|title=Ask Billboard: Taylor Swift Out-'Shake's Mariah Carey|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6236538/ask-billboard-taylor-swift-out-shakes-mariah-carey?page=0%2C3|work=Billboard|author=Trust, Bary|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> On September 10, 2001, the album was certified 6× Platinum in the Latin field for shipping 600,000 copies by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).{{Certification Cite Ref|artist=Christina Aguilera|title=Mi Reflejo|region=United States|Spanish=yes|type=album|access-date=April 30, 2013}}
Internationally, the album peaked at number two on the Argentine albums chart and was certified platinum by the [[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] (CAPIF).<ref name="argentinecharts"/><ref name="argentinecert"/> ''Mi
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