Hermanita

"Hermanita"
Single by Aventura
from the album Love & Hate
Released	2004
Format	CD single, Digital download
Recorded	2003
Genre	Tropical
Length	4:35
Label	Premium Latin Music
Writer(s)	Anthony "Romeo" Santos
Producer(s)	Lenny Santos, Anthony Santos, Henry Santos Jeter
Aventura singles chronology
"Llorar" (2003) "Hermanita" (2004) "Angelito" (2004)

"Hermanita" is a song recorded by bachata group Aventura. It served as the group's second single from their third studio album Love & Hate. The song reached big recognition in many Spanish-speaking countries and reached number thirty-three on the Billboard Latin Songs chart while peaking at number three on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart. It also peaked at number twelve in Switzerland and remained charted for twenty-four weeks. This is Aventura's second real-life situation song.

Music video

The music video for "Hermanita" is about Romeo's little sister whose husband abuses her physically and emotionally and "Romeo" shows up to help her after she calls him. She ends up murdering her husband with the gun her brother gave her(Romeo).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 12 US Latin Songs (Billboard)[2] 33 US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[2] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[3] 9

References

1. "Swisscharts.com – Aventura – Hermanita". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
2. "Love & Hate - Aventura: Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
3. "Year In Music & Touring: Top Tropical Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2013-04-08.