"Baila Mi Rumba" (''"Dance My Rumba"'') is a dance song written by Isidore York,

Rudy Pérez Rudy Amado Pérez (born May 14, 1958) is a Cuban-born American musician, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer, musical director and singer, as well as entertainment entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His area of specialty is b ...

and V. M. Hernández, produced by Pérez and

Emilio Estefan, Jr. Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father ...

, and performed by

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singer José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma". It was released in 1989 as the lead single from his

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''Tengo Derecho a Ser Feliz'' (1989), and became his second number-one single in the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart after "

Y Tú También Llorarás "Y Tú También Llorarás" ( en, italic=yes, And You Will Cry Too) is a ballad written and produced by British singer-songwriter Albert Hammond, co-written by Anahí van Zandweghe, and performed by Venezuelan singer-songwriter and actor José ...

" in 1987. The success of the song led its parent album to its peak at number two in the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums. "Baila Mi Rumba" is one of Rodríguez'

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s and the recipient of a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance, which it lost to

José Feliciano José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) () is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song " ...

's rendition of "

Cielito Lindo "Cielito Lindo" is a popular Mexican song '' copla'', popularized in 1882 by Mexican author Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (c. 1862–1957). It is roughly translated as "Lovely Sweet One". Although the word ''cielo'' means "sky" or "heaven", it is ...

". Often included on

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collections by the singer, most of the time on edited versions, as in ''The Best of Jose Luis Rodríguez: Ultimate Collection'' where it was shortened from its original length of 6:31 to 3:22.

Chart performance

The song debuted in the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 33 in the week of April 29, 1989, climbing to the top ten four weeks later. "Baila Mi Rumba" peaked at number-one on July 15, 1989, on its twelfth week, holding this position for seven consecutive weeks, replacing "

La Incondicional "La Incondicional" (The Unconditional") is a pop song written, produced, and arranged by Spanish Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released in 1989 as the third single from his studio album entitled ''Busc ...

" by

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

and being replaced by

Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. S ...

with "

Simplemente Amigos "Simplemente Amigos" (English: ''Just Friends'') is a ballad written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel and was produced by Mariano Pérez Bautista. It was released by CBS Discos (now Sony Music Latin) on March 20, 1989, as ...

". It ranked second in the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1989, spent 29 weeks within the Top 40 in United States, and has been covered by several performers including Beto y sus Canarios, Alfredo y sus Teclados and Tony Camargo.

Weekly charts

References

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Chart performance

Weekly charts

See also

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