Para Volver a Amar
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"Para Volver a Amar" is a Latin pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...

 song written and performed by Kany García
Kany García
Encarnita "Kany" García De Jesus is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on Objetivo Fama...

. The song was chosen as the third single from Kany's second album, Boleto De Entrada
Boleto De Entrada
-Standard Edition:-Deluxe edition:* Tracks confirmed by Amazon.com -Critical response:The album "Boleto de Entrada" has received mostly positive reviews....

. The song was released to radio on May 18, 2010.

Background

The song "Para Volver a Amar" was chosen to be the theme song for the new campaign for the Office of Women of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 against domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...

. This new campaign is to alert young women about the physical and emotional abuse.
The song was also chosen to be the theme song for the Mexican telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...

, titled "Para Volver A Amar".

Track listing

US Promo CDR
  1. "Para Volver a Amar" (Radio Edit) – 3:35
  2. "Para Volver a Amar" (Main Version) – 3:47
  3. "Para Volver a Amar" (Digital Version) – 3:40

Music video

The music video for "Para Volver a Amar" was filmed in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 and was directed by William “Pipo” Torres. The video is part of an educational campaign of the attorney of women in Puerto Rico. With the video and song, Garcia seeks to bring a crucial message for these times: that violence against women is unacceptable. The music video was filmed on May 25, 2010
The concept of the music video is very simple, shot on a set with a white background. It shows Kany in two different outfits, playing the guitar in some parts of the video. Throughout the song, lyrics are being display in the background. The music video is followed with a commercial with Kany talking about domestic abuse.

Awards/Nominations

Awards ceremony Award Result
Premios TVyNovelas
Premios TVyNovelas
The TVyNovelas Awards, also known as the Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honour the best Mexican television productions, especially telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony is held in Forum Mundo Imperial in Acapulco...

 
Best Theme Song

Chart performance

"Para Volver a Amar" was released to radios on May 18, 2010 and it made it debuts on the charts the following week. On Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Latin Pop charts, it debuted at #39, with the following week jumping 12 spaces to land at #27. It stayed at the same position for 2 weeks, on where later it landed at #22. In Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

, the song has peaked within the top 20.

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Spanish Contemporary Chart
PROMUSICAE
Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry...

27
US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay
Latin Pop Airplay
Latin Pop Airplay is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information from pop music usually in Spanish. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with Mañana by Cristian Castro being the first song to reach number-one...

21
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