En Bancarrota

"En Bancarrota" (English: In Bankruptcy) is a ballad written, performed and produced by Canarian singer-songwriter Braulio. It was released by CBS Discos (now Sony Music Latin) in early 1987 as the second single from his studio album Lo Bello y lo Prohibido (1986). This song became his first (and to date only) number-one hit at the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and was later covered by Elvis Martínez, Raulin Rosendo and Floria Márquez.[1]

"En Bancarrota"
Single by Braulio
from the album Lo Bello y lo Prohibido
Released1987 (1987)
Recorded1986
GenreLatin pop · Latin ballad
Length4:27
LabelDiscos CBS International
Songwriter(s)Braulio
Producer(s)Braulio · Ricardo Eddy Martínez
Braulio singles chronology
"Juguete de Nadie"
(1986)		 "En Bancarrota"
(1987)		 "Noche de Bodas"
(1987)

In 1988, "En Bancarrota" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance, on the 30th Annual Grammy Awards. losing to Un Hombre Solo by Julio Iglesias.[2]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 36 on April 25, 1987 and climbed to number-one twelve weeks later.[3][4] It replace at the top of the chart "Es Mi Mujer" by Mexican performer Emmanuel and was replaced six weeks later by "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Spanish performer Julio Iglesias.

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 1

Credits and personnel

This information adopted from Allmusic.

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See also

References
  1. "En Bancarrota / Performers". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  2. "Here are the nominees for the 30th annual Grammy..." United Press International. January 14, 1988. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. "En Bancarrota - Week of April 25, 1987". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1987-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  4. "En Bancarrota - Week of May 30, 1987". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1987-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
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