Carita Triste

"Carita Triste"
Single by Ana Mena and Emilia
English title	"Sad Face"
Released	August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30)
Genre	Pop dance-pop[1] electropop[2]
Length	2:55
Label	Sony Spain
Songwriter(s)	Ana Mena María Emilia Mernes Andrés Torres Mauricio Rengifo Sara Schell Guedez
Producer(s)	Andrés Torres Mauricio Rengifo
Ana Mena singles chronology
"Cinema spento" (2024) "Carita Triste" (2024)
Emilia singles chronology
"Alegría" (2024) "Carita Triste" (2024) "Novio Gangsta" (2024)
Music video
"Carita Triste" on YouTube

"Carita Triste" (transl. sad face) is a song by Spanish singer Ana Mena and Argentine singer Emilia. Written by Mena, Emilia, Sara Schell Guedez, Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, and produced by the latter two, the song was released by Sony Music Spain on 30 August 2024. It marks the second collaboration between Mena and Emilia, following the 2019 single "El Chisme".^[3]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Carita Triste" directed by The Panda Bear Show was released the same day the song premiered.^[4] The clip illustrates a failed romantic relationship in which both singers are betrayed by the same man. Instead of succumbing to their pain, they choose to exact revenge, all set to an "irresistibly danceable melody".^[5]

Synopsis

The music video begins with Ana Mena and Emilia moving into a mansion on the outskirts of town, where they are seen enjoying time with a man played by top model Xavier Serrano. As the narrative unfolds, the two women discover that they have both been deceived by the same man. In response to the betrayal, Mena and Emilia transform their appearances from innocent to vengeful. They crash a high-society family gathering, armed with golf clubs, and proceed to destroy the opulent setting. The video features a dramatic scene where they pour wine over the man, reminiscent of the blood scene in Stephen King's Carrie, but with a "less macabre twist".^[3]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Carita Triste"

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[6]	18
Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[7]	7
Ecuador Pop (Monitor Latino)[8]	5
Paraguay Pop (Monitor Latino)[9]	9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10]	6
Spain Airplay (Monitor Latino)[11]	7
Spain Top 50 Radios (PROMUSICAE)[12]	7

References

1. "Emlia Mernes estrenó su "Carita triste" junto a Ana Mena". Paralelo 32 (in Spanish). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
2. "Emilia y Ana Mena lanzan "Carita Triste", su esperada colaboración electro pop". Quiero (in Spanish). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
3. Palao, Alberto (30 August 2024). "Ana Mena y Emilia se vengan de la alta sociedad en 'Carita triste'" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
4. "Emilia y Ana Mena lanzan "Carita Triste", un pegadizo electropop". Filo News (in Spanish). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
5. "Estrenos destacados de la semana: Emilia Mernes, Ana Mena, Becky G y más". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
6. "Emilia – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Emilia. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
7. "Top 20 Argentina – General – Del 9 al 15 de Septiembre, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
8. "Top 20 Ecuador – Pop – Del 9 al 15 de Septiembre, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
9. "Top 20 Paraguay – Pop – Del 16 al 22 de Septiembre, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
10. "CARITA TRISTE – Ana Mena ft. Emilia". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
11. "Top 20 España – General – Del 9 al 15 de Septiembre, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
12. "Top 50 Radios Weekly". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 16 September 2024.