"Una y Mil Veces" (English: A Thousand and One Times) is a written by Cuban singer-songwriter Donato Póveda and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Cristian Castro on his fourth studio album El Deseo de Oír Tu Voz (1996).[1] The song received airplay on Latin pop radio stations in the United States and peaked at No. 17 on the BillboardLatin Pop Airplay chart.[2] It was later covered by Puerto Rican salsa singer Jerry Rivera on his sixth studio album Fresco also released in 1996.[3] Rivera's version peaked at No. 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart, becoming his third number one song on the chart.[4] Rivera's version was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1997 ASCAP Latin Awards on the tropical field.[5]