Hermanita

"Hermanita"
Single by Aventura
from the album Love & Hate
Released	2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Tropical
Length	4:35
Label	Premium Latin Music
Songwriter(s)	Anthony "Romeo" Santos
Producer(s)	Lenny Santos, Anthony Santos, Henry Santos Jeter
Aventura singles chronology
"Obsesión" (2002) "Hermanita" (2003) "Llorar" (2004)
Music video
"Hermanita" on YouTube

"Hermanita" is a song recorded by bachata group Aventura. It served as the group's main single from their third studio album Love & Hate. The song reached big recognition in many Spanish-speaking countries and reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 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 older 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 Italy (FIMI)[1] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 12 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] 33 US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[4] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 48 US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[6] 9

References

1. "Aventura – Hermanita". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
2. "Aventura – Hermanita". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
3. "Aventura Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
4. "Aventura Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
5. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
6. "Year In Music & Touring: Top Tropical Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 25 December 2004. Retrieved 2013-04-08.