"Sopa de Caracol" ("Snail Soup") is a song performed by the Honduran

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. It was originally written by Belizean singer Hernan "Chico" Ramos and translated to Spanish by Banda Blanca. The song was released by Sonotone Music in 1991 and achieved international success, peaking at number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs in the United States. The track included elements of

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and

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, and has been used as a promotion for the Ladino region of Honduras. The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) chart at number fifteen in the week of 19 January 1991, climbing to the top ten the following week. "Sopa de Caracol" peaked at number one on 16 March 1991, replacing "

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" by Chilean singer

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and being succeeded by " No Basta" by Venezuelan singer-songwriter

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two weeks later. The song ended 1991 as the fifth best-performing Latin single of the year in the United States, was awarded the Silver Seagull at the

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, and received a Lo Nuestro Award nomination for Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year, which it lost to

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's "Burbujas de Amor". Its music video was directed by Chad Domenencis and received a nomination in the Latin field for Best Duo or Group and Best Director at the 1991 ''Billboard'' Music Video Awards.

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, Banda Maguey, Los Flamers, Wilkins, and Tony Camargo have all recorded

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s of the track.

Elvis Crespo version

In 2013, Puerto Rican-American singer

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and Cuban-American rapper

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covered "Sopa de Caracol" and released it as a single on 30 July 2013 on Crespo's studio album ''One Flag''. Their version peaked at #41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs and #1 on the Tropical Songs charts.

Chart performance

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Elvis Crespo version

Chart performance

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