In 1998, Pulido released his third studio album "Llegaste a Mi Vida", which peaked at number two on the Regional Mexican Albums chart and at number eleven on the Top Latin Albums chart. The only single to appear on the Latin singles chart, "Pedire", peaked at number 28 on the Hot Latin Tracks chart. Pulido's album won five of twelve nominations at the 1998 Tejano Music Awards; winning Male Vocalist of the Year, Male Entertainer of the Year, Tejano Crossover Song of the Year for "¿Dónde Estás?", and Tejano Album of the Year. The same year, "Desvelado" and "Llegaste a Mi Vida", each sold 100,000 units in Mexico—an unprecedented milestone for the singer. In September 1998, Pulido released his first live album "En Vivo: Desde Monterrey Mexico", which was recorded on April 24, 1998, The album became the singer's fourth top-ten U.S. recording and peaked at number 21 on the Top Latin Albums chart. in a sold-out concert at the Auditorio Coca-Cola in Monterrey, becoming the first Tejano "grupo" musician to do so. In March 1999, he released his fourth studio album "El Cazador", which produced the top-thirty Regional Mexican Airplay single "Cantarle a Ella". Pulido became the youngest recipient to be awarded the Orgullo de la Frontera from the Fiestas Mexicanas in February 1999. In an April 1999 interview, Pulido expressed interest in recording a Latin pop album and said he was not interested in crossing over and recording English-language albums.