 David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album a mildly positive review , citing Arjona 's return to his more mainstream style after the " stripped @-@ down acoustic effort " Poquita Ropa . He compared ( as did Arjona and other critics ) the production values and musical style of Independiente with past albums Animal Nocturno and Historias . Finally , he stated that " Returning fans will revel in this combination of freedom and growth , and appreciate the return of producer Tommy Torres , the man who has been behind the boards for quite a few of Arjona 's most popular releases " ( referring to Torres ' absence from the production of Poquita Ropa ) . 
 David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album a mildly positive review , citing Arjona <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>return to his more mainstream style after the " stripped @-@ down acoustic effort " Poquita Ropa . He compared ( as did Arjona and other critics ) the production values and musical style of Independiente with past albums Animal Nocturno and Historias . Finally , he stated that " Returning fans will revel in this combination of freedom and growth , and appreciate the return of producer Tommy Torres , the man <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> been behind the boards for quite a few of Arjona <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>most popular releases " ( referring to Torres <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'</mark></a>absence from the production of Poquita Ropa ) . 
David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album a mildly positive review , citing Arjona  return to his more mainstream style after the " stripped @-@ down acoustic effort " Poquita Ropa . He compared ( as did Arjona and other critics ) the production values and musical style of Independiente with past albums Animal Nocturno and Historias . Finally , he stated that " Returning fans gon revel in dis combination of freedom and growth , and appreciate the return of producer Tommy Torres , the man have been behind the boards for quite a few of Arjona  most popular releases " ( referring to Torres  absence from da production of Poquita Ropa ) .