''Keiko'' is a special single by Lucerito, dedicated to the orca Keiko that starred in the first of the three

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movies. When the whale was sold to the Reino Aventura (now Six Flags México), the label of Lucerito decided to release this single due to the fame of the whale.

History

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. It opened to the public in March 1982 as the biggest amusement park in Latin America. Keiko was purchased from Marineland in

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, and was one of the new attractions aimed to improve the park. To promote the whale and the park, the park administration made a contract with Musart Records, which released a special single with two songs about the whale. Musart Records had the best selling teen singer to carry out this agreement, Lucerito.

Track listing

# Keiko – 2:57 # Keiko 3000 kilos de Amor – 2:38

References

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