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"Enamorada" is a song by the Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio from her fourth studio album, Planeta Paulina (1996). The song was released on January 4, 1997, as the final single from the album, and her final one for the EMI Music label. "Enamorada" was written by Rubio with Cesar Valle and produced by Rubio and Marco Flores. Backed by synthesisers and keyboards, it is a dance-pop track. The lyrics revolve around a love deception, involving a homosexual man.

"Enamorada" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, some of whom highlighted the track as an album stand-out and commended the lyrical and vocal delivery. The song has ended up becoming an anthem for the LGBT community; Uruguayan writer Charli Farinha Toni alluded to "Enamorada" as a "gay anthem" in her novel Desafíos en los Caminos. According to El Siglo de Torreón, the song is one of the 10 hits that has defined Rubio's musical career.

In January 2002 an English version was released for US rhythmic radio only, titled "I'm So In Love" to promote the compilation album I'm So in Love: Grandes Éxitos (2002).

Music video

A music video for "Enamorada" was directed by Fernando de Garay, which showed a homosexual couple and the rainbow flag openly on television. A theme that was still considered a taboo at that time. Over time, critics and journalists praised Rubio as one of the first Latin artists to open up to the LGBT community. The staff of the Spanish women's magazine MujerdeElite wrote " was one of the first singers in the 1990s to incorporate gay images in her music videos" referring to the music video for "Enamorada", where she shows a homosexual couple. The publication quoted, "Since then, she has been the diva of choice for her upbeat, infectious music, full of eroticism and sexuality."

Track listing

Mexican CD single

1. "Enamorada" (Album Version)
2. "I'm So In Love (Enamorada)" (English Version)
3. "I'm So In Love" (Mijangos Classic Mix)
4. "I'm So In Love" (Mijangos Classic Edit)

References

1. Ruiz, Diana (18 May 2013). "Ellas y el pop dance de los 90" (in Spanish). Filmeweb Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Farinha Toni, Charlie (11 November 2012). Desafíos en los caminos. Edición Kindle. p. 262. ISBN 9789896978396. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
3. Magallanes, Aldo (September 24, 2018). "Los 10 hits de Paulina Rubio". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved March 2, 2019.
4. "Promo Only Rhythm Radio January 2002". archive.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
5. "Danna Paola se enamora de un chico gay". cscnoticias.com. CSC Noticias. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
6. "Lady Gaga, Madonna y Britney Spears: los iconos gays de las Fiestas del Orgullo Gay, en Madrid". MujerdeElite Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
7. Enamorada (Mexican CD single liner notes). Paulina Rubio. EMI Music. 1997. 200 647.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

• Paulina Rubio songs
• 1996 songs
• 1997 singles
• EMI Latin singles
• LGBTQ-related songs
• Songs written by Paulina Rubio
• Gay-related songs