"En Bancarrota" (English: ''In Bankruptcy'') is a

ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

written, performed and produced by

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singer-songwriter

Braulio Braulio is a given name. *Braulio Estima, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist *Braulio García, a Spanish singer-songwriter who is often credited as "Braulio". *Braulio Guerra, Mexican politician *Braulio Mari, a Spanish sin ...

. The song was produced by himsef and co-produced by Ricardo "Eddy" Martínez. It was released as the second single from his studio album '' Lo Bello y lo Prohibido'' (1986). This song became his first (and to date only) number-one hit at the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart and was later covered by Elvis Martínez, Raulin Rosendo and Floria Márquez. In 1988, "En Bancarrota" was nominated for a

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, on the

30th Annual Grammy Awards The 30th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1988, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Album of the Year went to U2 for ''The Joshua Tree'', and Song of the Year went ...

. losing to ''

Un hombre solo ''Un hombre solo'' ( en, italic=yes, A Man Alone) is a Julio Iglesias album released in April 1987. It achieved worldwide success. The album was composed, arranged and produced by Manuel Alejandro. In 1988, it won the Grammy Award for Best Latin P ...

'' by

Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...

Chart performance

The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 36 on 25 April 1987 and climbed to number-one twelve weeks later. It replace at the top of the chart "

Es Mi Mujer "Es Mi Mujer" (''"It's My Woman"'') is a song written by Luis Gómez Escolar and K. C. Porter, produced by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by Mexican singer Emmanuel. It was released as the second single from his studio album '' Desnudo'' (198 ...

" by

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performer

Emmanuel Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

and was replaced six weeks later by "

Lo Mejor de Tu Vida "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" ("The Best of Your Life") is a ballad written and produced by Spanish singer-songwriter Manuel Alejandro, co-written by Marian Beigbeder, and performed by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. It was released as the first single fro ...

" by Spanish performer

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. *Richard Eddy Martínez – arranger, director, producer *

Braulio García Braulio Antonio García Bautista (; born 1946 in Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands), better known as Braulio, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He began his career in 1971, debuting in a local festival with a song called "Mi a ...

– producer *Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing *Mike Cuzzi – engineer *Ted Stein – engineer *

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– assistant engineer

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