"Color Esperanza" (English: Color of Hope) is the
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release s ...
from
Diego Torres's fifth
studio album ''
Un Mundo Diferente''.
Lyrical content and background
The song's lyrics reflect on themes of hope and overcoming hard times in life and the song's uplifting beat reflects the lyrical themes. The song was written by Coti Sorokin along with Cachorro López and Spanish journalist Paco García Caridad. The song was performed on
MTV Unplugged
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featuring group La Chilinguita.
Special performance for the Pope John Paul II
In 2003, the song was performed specially by Torres for the
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
in
Cuatro Vientos Airport
Cuatro is Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the number four.
Cuatro may also refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), name for two distinct Latin American instruments, one from Puerto Rico (see Cuatro) and the other from Venezuela (see Cuatr ...
in
Madrid, Spain
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by the festival of the Youth, in order to welcome the Pope.
Music video
A
music video
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for the song was directed by Nahuel Lerena and Eduardo Pinto with whom Torres has worked in previous videos.
With a simple plot, the video begins with Torres sleeping in a bed, where he later begins to dream and finds himself in a forest where the landscape is green with a beautiful lake where everything revolves around the song.
The music video was nominated for the video of the year on the
MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2002
The first annual MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2002 took place on October 24, 2002, in Miami at the Jackie Gleason Theater.
Nominations
Winners in bold.
Artist of the Year
* Alejandro Sanz
* Diego Torres
* Juanes
* La Ley
* Shakira
V ...
.
Cover versions
*The song has been covered on several singing talent contests as are
La Academia
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,
Objetivo Fama
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, etc.
*
Daniela Romo
Daniela Romo (born Teresa Presmanes Corona; 27 August 1959) is a Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess. During her career, she has sold 17 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
Biography
Born Teresa Presman ...
covered the song for her 2008 album
Sueños de Cabaret.
*In 2013 several Spanish female singers covered the song for the project ''Por ellas'', an initiative against breast cancer. Their version of ''Color esperanza'' became a number one hit in Spain.
Charts
Certifications and sales
2020 version
On May 18, 2020,
Sony Music Latin and
Global Citizen joined forces to release a new version of song to benefit the
Pan American Health Organization
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's (PAHO) response to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The new version featured several Latin American and Hispanic artists:
Lali,
Coti
Roberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin Esparza (born June 14, 1973, in Rosario, Santa Fe), who performs under the stage name Coti, is an Argentine singer-songwriter, best known for collaborations with other Spanish-language artists like Andrés Calamar ...
and
Ángela Torres
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(Argentina);
Thalía
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,
Camila's
Mario Domm
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,
Sin Bandera
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's
Leonel García
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,
Reik
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's Jesús Navarro,
Río Roma
Río Roma are a Mexican Latin pop duo. It consists of brothers José Luis Ortega Castro (born January 17, 1981) and Raúl Ortega Castro (born July 17, 1984).
José Luis is also a prolific songwriter. Famous singers who had recorded songs written ...
and
Carlos Rivera
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(Mexico);
Camilo,
Fonseca,
Manuel Turizo
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,
Jorge Villamizar
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and
Carlos Vives (Colombia);
Pedro Capó
Pedro Capó (born 14 November 1980) is a Puerto Rican singer who is a grandson of Puerto Rican singer Bobby Capó and former Miss Puerto Rico Irma Nydia Vázquez. He studied at Colegio Calasanz in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.
Biography
Pedro pi ...
,
Farruko
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,
Kany García
Encarnita "Kany" García de Jesús (born September 25, 1982) is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on ''Objetivo Fama''. She is widely considered the m ...
and
Rauw Alejandro
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(Puerto Rico);
Ivete Sangalo
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and Dilsinho (Brazil);
Rubén Blades
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(Panama);
Gente de Zona (Cuba);
Mau y Ricky
Mau & Ricky is a Venezuelan Latin pop and reggaeton duo formed by singer-songwriter brothers Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez (born August 17, 1993) and Ricardo Andrés "Ricky" Reglero Rodríguez (born November 21, 1990), both sons of ...
(Venezuela);
El Cigala and
Dani Martín (Spain); and
Leslie Grace
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,
Nicky Jam
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,
Ara Malikian and
Prince Royce
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(USA).
For the
2020 edition of
Premios Juventud
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, the version was nominated for Best Quarantine Song or "The Quarentune", a special category that was created to honor the best songs born during the
COVID-19 lockdowns
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.
Following the success of this version of the song, Peruvian girl group Son Téntacion released a
salsa
Salsa most often refers to:
* Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
Salsa or SALSA may also refer to:
...
cover featuring all female vocals mostly from Peruvian artists such as
Maricarmen Marín
Maricarmen Marín Salinas is a Peruvian actress, cumbia singer, dancer, and TV host. She started as a dancer in the musical show ''"La movida de los Sabados"'' and she became famous as the lead singer of the female technocumbia musical group "Agua ...
and drag queen
Chola Chabuca, and also Puerto Rican singer
La India
Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy ...
.
Paula Arias reunió a las ex Son Tentación en video versión salsa de ‘Color esperanza’
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*List of number-one singles of 2013 (Spain)
This lists the singles that reached number one on the Spanish Promusicae sales and airplay charts in 2013. Total sales correspond to the data sent by regular contributors to sales volumes and by digital distributors. There is a two-day difference ...
References
External links
*
Diego Torres's official website
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2001 songs
2002 singles
Diego Torres songs
Sony BMG singles
Number-one singles in Spain
Song recordings produced by Cachorro López
Songs written by Diego Torres
Songs written by Coti
Songs written by Cachorro López