Guapa (song)

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"Guapa"
Single by Diego Torres
from the album Distinto
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2010[1]
Recorded2010
GenreLatin pop, soft rock
Length3:24
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Diego Torres, Noel Schajris, Luís Cardoso
Producer(s)Rafael Arcaute, Diego Torres
Diego Torres singles chronology
"Hasta Cuándo"
(2007)
"Guapa"
(2010)
"Mi Corazón Se Fue"
(2010)

"Guapa" (English: "Pretty") is a Latin pop song co-written and performed by the Argentine pop singer-songwriter Diego Torres and released on February 15, 2010, as the first single from his seventh studio album.[1]

Song information[edit]

The song is co-written by former Sin Bandera, Noel Schajris and Luís Cardoso, and produced by himself and Rafael Arcaute.[2] The song managed to provide Diego with a number-ten chart entry on the Billboard Top Latin Songs which peaked at number one, becoming on his first number one single on the chart, also is charted at number one on the Latin Pop Songs, making his second number one on this chart after "Se Que Ya No Volverás" in 1997.[3]

Music video[edit]

Diego and his "guardian angel" in the music video.

The music video was filmed in Argentina in February 2010 and was directed by Jorge Caterbona with whom Diego has worked in other videos. In the video, Diego is accompanied by a guardian angel in his daily life. The video features Ricardo Darín who narrates the voice of the angel, Andrea Prieta as his wife and Federico D’Elia as his strict boss.[4]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Guapa"Diego Torres, Noel Schajris, Luís Cardoso3:24

Charts and sales[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Perú (UNIMPRO) [5] 8
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] 46
Spanish Airplay Chart[7] 7
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[8] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 1
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[10] 5
Venezuelan Airplay Chart[11] 42
Venezuelan Latin Airplay Chart[12] 14

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2010) Position
US Latin Songs[13] 46
US Latin Pop Songs[13] 17

Certifications[edit]

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Argentina[14] Gold (CAPIF)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Guapa" single by Diego Torres iTunes.com Accessed May 6-2010
  2. ^ Guapa - Credits[permanent dead link] Diego Torres official website
  3. ^ Trust, Gary (2010-05-19). "Chart Beat Wednesday: The Script's Epic Journey". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  4. ^ MAÑANA EL ESTRENO DE GUAPA EL NUEVO VIDEO MUSICAL DE DIEGO TORRES Archived 2013-02-05 at archive.today
  5. ^ UNIMPRO August 2010 Top 20 Perú
  6. ^ "Diego Torres – Guapa" Canciones Top 50.
  7. ^ "Promusicae TOP 19 RADIO SEMANA 19: Del 8 al 14 de Mayo de 2010" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  8. ^ "Diego Torres Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Diego Torres Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Diego Torres Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Ascensos de la Semana > Record Report" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  12. ^ "Top Latino > Record Report" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  13. ^ a b "2010 Year-End Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  14. ^ Diego Torres coronó con éxito rotundo la primer etapa de trabajo con su celebrado álbum Distinto[permanent dead link] Universal Music Argentina Accessed June 1, 2010

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