"La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" (
Castilian for "The Cat Under the Rain") is a song performed by Spanish singer and actress
Rocío Dúrcal released as the second
single
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from her twenty-second
studio album
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''
Confidencias'' (1981), known as ''La gata'' in the European market.
A commercial and critical success, "La Gato Bajo la Lluvia" saw success in Spanish-speaking countries becoming a best-selling single in both the Hispanic American and Spanish markets. It is one of
Rocío Dúrcal's signature songs.
The song gives the name for the European version of the album, which is named ''La gata''.
Commercially the song received success specially in
Mexico, where it sold a million copies and it is one of the best-selling singles in the country.
Composition
Songwriter Rafael Pérez Botija has said that "La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" was not inspired from a real situation that had happened to him but from a character he creates every time he wants to write a song. During the making of the song he would only imagine what the situation of a heartbreak would feel like.
Dúrcal has stated that even though the song did not come from a real-life experience it still expresses the feelings of a real heartbreak.
References
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1981 songs