"Nieva, Nieva" (English: "Snowing, Snowing") is a song performed by the Mexican singer

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, written by Cesar Valle and C. Sánchez and produced by

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. The song was recorded in Madrid, Spain, through the promotion of Rubio's debut album, ''

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'' and the recording sessions for her second album. It was eventually released as the lead single from her second studio album '' 24 Kilates'' on September 29, 1993. The song received positive reviews from most music critics, who considered it stood out on the album and praised it as a strong single. Commercially, "Nieva, Nieva" was a success, reaching number-one in Mexico and becoming popular on television music videos. It also became Rubio's fifth song to feature on

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chart. According to ''

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'', "Nieva, Nieva" is one of the 10 hits that has defined Rubio's musical career. In 2022, ''

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'' named the song as one of the "5 greatest hits of 1994 in Mexico".

Reception

Critical response

For the '' 24 Kilates'' record, the songs features brushed guitars magnify, especially the heartbreak of "Nieva, Nieva"; lyrics such as "Nieva, Nieva en mi primavera / Un mundo irreal" sound to fantasize with someone who is out of reach, not defiant. The

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n writer Carlos Bolívar Ramírez in his book ''La Balada: Un Mensaje Universal'' was very positive towards the song, writing that "Her pop-rock style is very convincing and lyric poetry is good quality".

Chart performance and success

In September 1993, "Nieva, Nieva" was released in Mexico. The song became Rubio's first song to peak at #1 on the Mexico Singles Chart, and it became the #2 song played on the music videos channel TeleHit in February 1994. On the year-end by the TeleHit chart, "Nieva, Nieva" also reached the top 20. The song was also successful and popular beyond Mexico. It reached number eight in San Salvador as well as the top thirty on the US ''

. "Nieva, Nieva," along with " Mío" and " Amor de Mujer," is considered one of the songs that marked a generation in Mexico during the 1990s, according to ''

''.

Music video

Directed by Ángele Flores and filmed in September 1993 in

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, some of the locations where the "Nieva, Nieva" video was in "You Are The Star" mural, painted by Tom Suriya, on a wall in the

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section. The video showed Rubio in various costumes with her dancers in front of different backdrops. Some of the outfits are typical of a woman in the 1990s, while others are dresses inspired by mythology and other eras. The "Nieva, Nieva" music video was nominated the "Most Popular Music Video" at the Premios Eres held in 1994 in Mexico. The music video sets out to depict the song's lyrics and also to show Paulina Rubio's evolution as a singer in her second album '' 24 Kilates:'' she is still a golden girl, with the same dreams but stronger this time. In one scene from the video, Paulina observes the face of

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as she passes through the mural "You Are The Star," reaffirming her strong inspiration from the Hollywood actress.

In Popular Culture

The song is mentioned in the Latin American dub of the anime

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in one episode, in which James of

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alludes a fragment of the song, saying: ''"Nieva, Nieva, en mi primavera."''

Credits and personnel

- lead

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

* C. Valle -

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Songwriter A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...

, Producer * C. Sánchez/C-Sánchez -

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* Walter Tesorierie -

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Charts

Weekly charts

References

Bibliography

* {{authority control 1993 singles Paulina Rubio songs Songs in Spanish 1993 songs EMI Latin singles Song recordings produced by Miguel Blasco