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"En Bancarrota"
Song

"En Bancarrota" ("In Bankruptcy") is a song written, performed and produced by Spanish singer-songwriter Braulio García. It was released in 1987 as the second single from his studio album Lo Bello y lo Prohibido. This song became his first (and to date only) number-one hit at the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and was later covered by Elvis Martínez, Raulin Rosendo and Floria Márquez.[1]

"En Bancarrota" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance, losing to Un Hombre Solo by Julio Iglesias.[2]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 36 on June 17, 1989 and climbed to number-one twelve weeks later.[3][4] It replace at the top of the chart "Como Tú" by Mexican singer José José and was replaced six weeks later by "La Incondicional" by Luis Miguel.

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 1

Personnel

This information adopted from Allmusic.

See also

References

  1. ^ "En Bancarrota / Performers". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Here are the nominees for the 30th annual Grammy..." United Press International. January 14, 1988. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "En Bancarrota - Week of June 17, 1989". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1989-06-17. Retrieved 2009-04-24. [dead link]
  4. ^ "En Bancarrota - Week of August 26, 1989". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1989-08-05. Retrieved 2009-04-24. [dead link]