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. It was released as the first single from the studio album '' Boca Rosa'' (1988). The song became Carrasco's first number-one single on the ''Billboard''

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chart and also was nominated for a

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at the 1st Lo Nuestro Awards. "Boca Rosa" debuted in the chart at number 49 on September 3, 1988 and climbed to the top ten four weeks later. It reached the top position of the survey on October 22, 1988, replacing " María" by

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singer

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and being replaced four weeks later by

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' " Si El Amor Se Va". "Boca Rosa" ranked at number 21 in the Hot Latin Tracks year-end chart of 1988. Chantelle and

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also recorded their version of the song.

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