![]() ![]() Ĭommercially in Latin America, it reached number one in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama, and was a top-five hit in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Honduras. "Esperanza" was included on the set list of Iglesias's second world tour-the Cosas del Amor Tour, where he embarked on the same year. The single received the Song of the Year award at the inaugural Ritmo Music Awards in 1999, and was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year on the Pop/Ballad field at the ASCAP Latin Awards. Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle praised Iglesias's "nuanced vocal" style and the song's "winsome" arrangement however, Russell McCrory from The Monitor was less favorable towards the track, where he felt that "Esperanza" was too similar to his 1995 debut single " Si Tú Te Vas". ![]() It won Video of the Year at the 11th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1999. The video features Argentine model Inés Rivero, whom Iglesias is attempting to resuscitate after drowning while also reminiscing about the past with her. Its music video was filmed in Malibu, California and directed by Emmanuel Lubezki. "Esperanza" was released as the lead single from the album on 7 September 1998 by Fonovisa Records. The song was later included on Iglesias's compilation albums The Best Hits (1999) and the deluxe edition of Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Éxitos (2008). One of the ballads from the album, "Esperanza", was written by Iglesias and Chein Alonso Garcia and is a "confessional song of forgiveness and love". Cosas del Amor, which was released on 22 September 1998, features a collection of power ballads. It was produced by Spanish producer Rafael Pérez-Botija, who had previously worked with Iglesias on his past records. On 30 July 1998, Iglesias announced that he was recording his third studio album, Cosas del Amor, at Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, California. ![]() Commercially, it reached number one in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama as well as the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the United States, while becoming top-five hit in Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador. "Esperanza" also won "Song of the Year" and an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award in the same year. Filmed in Malibu, California, the accompanying music video for "Esperanza" was directed by Emmanuel Lubezki, which won Video of the Year at the 11th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1999. Upon "Esperanza"'s release, one reviewer lauded Iglesias's vocals and the song's arrangements while another found it too similar to his debut single " Si Tú Te Vas". A power ballad, it is a confessional song of love and forgiveness. It was co-written by Igleias and Chein García-Alonso with Rafael Pérez-Botija handling its production. " Esperanza" (English: "Hope") is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias for his third studio album Cosas del Amor (1998). 1998 single by Enrique Iglesias "Esperanza" ![]()
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