Flor Pálida ("Pale Flower") is a song written and performed by Cuban singer-songwriter

Polo Montañez Polo Montañez (June 5, 1955 - November 26, 2002) was a Cuban singer and songwriter. Early life Montañez was born Fernando Borrego Linares in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, on a farm known as ''El Brujito''. At an early age he worked vario ...

. It was recorded for his second and final studio album ''Guitarra Mía'' (2002). It is the tenth track on the album. On the review of the album, Newsreview.com editor Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia praised the song as "so beautiful, with its plaintive violin and heart-stirring vocals".

Marc Anthony version

In 2013, American recording artist

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gra ...

covered "Flor Pálida" on his album '' 3.0''. Released as the third single from the album, Anthony's cover was arranged and produced by American musician Sergio George. Hector Aviles from Latino Music Cafe called Anthony's cover "a great tribute to Polo’s original version with his performance." New York Times editor Ben Ratliff referred "Flor Pálida" along with "Espera" and "Cautivo de Este Amor" as the "best of the kind". A.D. Amorosi of the '' Philadelphia Inquirer'' called the song "impresionante".

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