"Color Esperanza" (transl. Color of Hope) is the
lead single
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A similar term, "debut ...
from
Diego Torres's fifth
studio album
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''
Un Mundo Diferente
''Un Mundo Diferente'' ( English: ''"A Different World"'') is the fifth studio album by Argentine singer-songwriter Diego Torres, it was released on October 31, 2001, through Sony Latin.
Album information
Mostly comprises different traditio ...
''.
Lyrical content and background
The song's lyrics reflect on themes of hope and overcoming hard times in life and the song's uplifting beat reflects the lyrical themes. The song was written by
Coti Sorokin
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along with Cachorro López and Spanish journalist Paco García Caridad. The song was performed on
MTV Unplugged
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featuring group La Chilinguita.
Special performance for the Pope John Paul II
In 2003, the song was performed specially by Torres for the
Pope John Paul II
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In his you ...
in
Cuatro Vientos Airport
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** Cuatro (Venezuela)
** Puerto Rican cuatro
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in
Madrid, Spain
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by the festival of the Youth, in order to welcome the Pope.
Music video
A
music video
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for the song was directed by Nahuel Lerena and Eduardo Pinto with whom Torres has worked in previous videos.
With a simple plot, the video begins with Torres sleeping in a bed, where he later begins to dream and finds himself in a forest where the landscape is green with a beautiful lake where everything revolves around the song.
The music video was nominated for the video of the year on the
MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2002.
Cover versions
*The song has been covered on several singing talent contests as are
La Academia
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,
Objetivo Fama
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, etc.
*
Daniela Romo
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Biog ...
covered the song for her 2008 album
Sueños de Cabaret.
*In 2013 several Spanish female singers covered the song for the project ''Por ellas'', an initiative against breast cancer. Their version of ''Color esperanza'' became a number one hit in Spain.
Charts
Certifications
2020 version
On May 18, 2020,
Sony Music Latin
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History
In ...
and
Global Citizen joined forces to release a new version of song to benefit the
Pan American Health Organization
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's (PAHO) response to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The new version featured several Latin American and Hispanic artists:
Lali,
Coti
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and
Ángela Torres
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(Argentina);
Thalía
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,
Camila's
Mario Domm
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,
Sin Bandera
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's
Leonel García
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,
Reik
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's Jesús Navarro,
Río Roma
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José Luis is also a prolific songwriter. Famous singers who had record ...
and
Carlos Rivera
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Early life
Rivera w ...
(Mexico);
Camilo,
Fonseca,
Manuel Turizo
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,
Jorge Villamizar and
Carlos Vives
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(Colombia);
Pedro Capó
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,
Farruko
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,
Kany García
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and
Rauw Alejandro
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(Puerto Rico);
Ivete Sangalo
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and
Dilsinho (Brazil);
Rubén Blades
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(Panama);
Gente de Zona
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(Cuba);
Mau y Ricky
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(Venezuela);
El Cigala and
Dani Martín (Spain); and
Leslie Grace
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,
Nicky Jam
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,
Ara Malikian and
Prince Royce
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(USA).
For the
2020 edition of
Premios Juventud
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, the version was nominated for Best Quarantine Song or "The Quarentune", a special category that was created to honor the best songs born during the
COVID-19 lockdowns
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.
Following the success of this version of the song, Peruvian girl group Son Téntacion released a
salsa
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* Salsa (food), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
Salsa or SALSA may also refer to:
Arts and ent ...
cover featuring all female vocals mostly from Peruvian artists such as
Maricarmen Marín and drag queen
Chola Chabuca, and also Puerto Rican singer
La India
Linda Bell Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), known professionally as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the L ...
.
Paula Arias reunió a las ex Son Tentación en video versión salsa de ‘Color esperanza’
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
*List of number-one singles of 2013 (Spain)
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References
External links
*
Diego Torres's official website
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2001 songs
2002 singles
Diego Torres songs
Sony BMG singles
Number-one singles in Spain
Song recordings produced by Cachorro López
Songs written by Diego Torres
Songs written by Coti
Songs written by Cachorro López