Viva el Príncipe (English: Long Live the Prince) is the thirteenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Cristian Castro, released on 30 November 2010 by Universal Music Latino.

5 on the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) album chart and received gold certifications in Colombia and Venezuela.

Viva el Príncipe received a positive review from David Jeffries of Allmusic praising Botija's production and Castro's vocal delivery.

It earned a negative review from an editor of Terra Networks who felt that the album did not add anything to the originals.

The project for Viva el Príncipe began in 2008 after Castro, who was one of the selected artists, interpreted one of José's songs during a tribute concert.

[2] Castro recalled growing up in the same neighborhood with José, who often invited him over for parties and studied with his children in the same college.

[3] When he heard José's song "La Navel del Olvideo" for first time, Castro said: "I promised to be a singer someday and to sing ballads.

[5] The album was recorded in August 2010 at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida,[6] produced by Botija.

[7] The album covers ten of José's most recognized works such as "La Navel del Olvido", "El Triste", and "Gavilan o Paloma".

[11] Castro was initially disappointed with the project as he did not want to solely imitate José's vocals, Ferrer's absence and his desire to record Jose's lesser known songs.

[13] He later retracted his statement, commending Botija and referred to the disc as his best, only lamenting he could not record José's lesser known songs.

[22] On 2 June 2011, Castro announced the "Viva el Príncipe Tour" consisting of 121 shows including the United States and twelve countries in Latin America.

[23] The tour began in Mexico where he performed in Guadalajara on 24 June 2011,and sang in Tabasco, Jalisco, and Puebla.

[25] On 28 July 2011, Castro began the tour's US leg in Chicago, Illinois, performing in Texas, California, Florida and Puerto Rico.

[26] The tour continued on to South America where Castro performed in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.

[27] Castro also performed in Spain and mentioned the difficulty of promoting in the country, as ballads are generally not well-received on radio stations.

[47] At the 12th Latin Grammy Awards, Castro received a nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Album, which went to Franco De Vita for En Primera Fila.

[49] At the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, it was nominated Latin Album of the Year but lost to Formula, Vol.