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"Puente" is a latin pop song by Guatemalan recording artist Ricardo Arjona, released on August 9 2010 as the lead single from his twelfth studio album, ''Poquita Ropa'' (2010). The song was written by Arjona, who produced it with longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their stage name Los Gringos. Two versions of the song were made, one of them being a mixture of salsa, merengue along with Cuban music influences; and the other an acoustic version made with piano and percussion. Lyrically, "Puente" is a song related to the actual situation of Cuba and the immigration to the United States. The song received critical praise, with a critic stating that it "brings the album to an extraordinary conclusion", and received comparisons with Fito Páez song "Habana". Commercially, "Puente" did not attain commercial success, managing only to reach number 36 on the US ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Songs chart. An accompanying music video for "Puente" was released in August 2010. It was directed by Joaquín Cambré and filmed between Mexico and Argentina. The clip, which showcases the problematic issues of migration in Cuba, was filmed by Arjona while he was on the Quinto Piso Tour with the collaboration of children from 5 to 13 age old. As of 11 July 2012, the video has reached 1.4 million views on YouTube. ==Background== With ''Poquita Ropa'', Arjona wanted to drastically change his musical style. He tried to use as few instruments as possible, resulting in a production that sounds like a capella performances. Arjona said about the album, "music and women look better with little clothes",〔("Arjona desnuda sus canciones en "Poquita ropa" ) (in Spanish). Union Radio. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.〕 and that "they (songs ) are like women; they get things up and are so concerned about this that they forget that the less clothes, more beauty. The songs are often overwhelmed by ourselves, because we saturate them with arrangements looking to exalt their qualities and we end up hiding them."〔 Arjona produced the album with the assistance of Dan Warner, who has worked with Shakira, Celine Dion and Christina Aguilera.〔("Ricardo Arjona tiende hoy su Puente" ). ''La Nación''. Retrieved on 28 March 2012.〕 Jason Birchmeier from Allmusic commented that ''Poquita Ropa'' "finds Arjona at his most naked, backed by spare arrangements of acoustic guitar, piano, and Hammond B-3 along with occasional touches of strings, woodwinds, and chorus vocals." ''Poquita Ropa'' was the first album that Arjona recorded without producer Tommy Torres, whose last production was ''5to Piso'' (2008). The album is similar in style to Arjona's work on ''Galería Caribe'' (2000).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Puente (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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