Muchacha Triste

"Muchacha Triste"
Single by Los Fantasmas del Caribe
from the album Caramelo
Released	1993
Format	Promo
Genre	Latin music
Length	4:07
Label	Rodven Records
Writer(s)	Luis Alva
Producer(s)	Luis Alva
Los Fantasmas del Caribe singles chronology
"Muchacha Triste" (1993) "Ella Es" (1993)

"Muchacha Triste" ("Sad Girl") is a song written and produced by Luis Alva for the Venezuelan group Los Fantasmas del Caribe for their debut album Caramelo (1993).^[1] The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the United States in 1993 and ended as the fifth best-performing song of the year in the country.^[2][3] The song was nominated Pop Song of the Year at the 1994 Lo Nuestro Awards.^[4]

Los Super Reyes version

"Muchacha Triste"
Single by Cruz MartĂ­nez Y Los Super Reyes
from the album El Regreso De Los Reyes
Released	2008
Format	CD, digital download
Recorded	2007
Genre	Cumbia
Length	3:26
Label	Warner Music Group
Writer(s)	Luis Alva
Producer(s)	Cruz MartĂ­nez
Cruz MartĂ­nez Y Los Super Reyes singles chronology
"Serenata (Estrellita MĂ­a)" (2007) "Muchacha Triste" (2008) "Yo SerĂŠ" (2008)

"Muchacha Triste" was covered by Cruz MartĂ­nez Y Los Super Reyes. It is the third single from the album El Regreso De Los Reyes.

References

1. "Caramelo - Los Fantasmas del Caribe". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
2. "Los Fantasmas del Caribe - Chart history: Latin Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
3. "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 110 (48): LMQ3. November 28, 1998. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
4. GonzĂĄlez, Fernando (May 16, 1994). "Lo Nuestro, Billboard Honor Latin Singers". The Miami Herald (The McClatchy Company). (subscription required (help)).