24 Kilates ("24 Karats") is the second studio album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released by EMI Capitol de México on November 16, 1993.

The recording sessions took place in Spain during the summer of 1993, coinciding with Rubio promotion her first concert tour in South America.

24 Kilates received mixed reviews from music critics, who considered the album rock-oriented sound with influences of jazz, funk, and dance.

After leaving Timbiriche in 1991, she began planning her first solo musical production, while filming her scenes for soap opera Baila Conmigo.

Rubio signed with Capitol Latin in June 1992, and released her debut studio album, La Chica Dorada, on October 20, 1992.

In the midst of an extensive promotion through South America, her label prepared some songs with Don Matamoros, C. Sánchez, C. Valle, J.R. Florez, and Freddy Marugan.

"Maldito Amor" is a rock-influenced song[4] that lyrically deals with not getting stuck in a relationship, but that in the end, the love between two lovers is accomplish.

The offbeat "Nada Puedes Hacer" contains unusual rhythms, key changes, stuttering guitar sounds, and sad lyricism.

The second single, "Él Me Engañó", released on February 3, 1994, was accompanied by Rubio's first music video with an expensive production, directed by Daniel Gruener.

"Vuelve Junto A Mí" was a single released only in United States and had a positive commercial performance, peaking at number 20 on the Hot Latin Tracks,[6] without promotion.

In his book La Balada: Un Mensaje Universal by the Colombian writer Carlos Bolívar Ramírez alludes 24 Kilates emphasizing that "Its pop-rock style is very convincing and the poetic lyrics are of good quality".