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. The song was released in January 23, 1995 by Karen Records. The track encompasses merengue with soukus. The song was a recipient of a

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(BMI) Latin Award in 1996. Commercially, it reached the top ten on the ''

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and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States. It also received moderate airplay in Europe.

Tracklist

* Spain CD Single (1994) *# El Beso De La Ciguatera (Radio Version) – 4:10 *# El Beso De La Ciguatera (Maxi Version) – 4:50

Charts

References

1995 songs 1995 singles Juan Luis Guerra songs Songs in Spanish Songs written by Juan Luis Guerra {{1990s-song-stub