[1] Ancarola's musical style is a mix of folk and jazz, with social justice themes, and she is considered a part of the Chilean New Song movement.

Ancarola began her musical career in the 1980s, winning a prize at a festival organised by the magazine La Bicicleta y el Café del Cerro, a publication associated with the Chilean New Song movement.

Her subsequent albums, Pasaje de ida y vuelta (Return ticket – 2000) and Jardines humanos (Human Gardens – 2002), further developed her Latin American fusion style, the former receiving an Altazor Award.

[4] "Victor came from a poor family, but despite this he managed to transcend and cultivate himself... to become an icon of our music," Ancarola said regarding the album's release.

[6] Ancarola's musical influences include Víctor Jara, Violeta Parra,[7] Milton Nascimento, Chabuca Granda, Silvio Rodríguez and Chico Buarque.