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Mi destino fue quererte

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"Mi destino fue quererte"
Song by Flor Silvestre
from the album La sentimental
LanguageSpanish
Released1964
GenreRanchera
Length3:30
LabelMusart
Songwriter(s)Felipe Valdés Leal

"Mi destino fue quererte" (English: "My Fate Was to Love You") is a ranchera song written by Felipe Valdés Leal in 1940.[1][2]

Recordings

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It was recorded by ranchera singer and actress Flor Silvestre for her studio album La sentimental (1964) and became one of her greatest hits and signature songs.[3]

Chart

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Chart (1966) Peak position
Record World Latin American Single Hit Parade[4] 4

References

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  1. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Part 3. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1941. p. 550. mi destino fue quererte 1940.
  2. ^ "Biografía de Felipe Valdés Leal". Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Flor Silvestre - Mi destino fue quererte (1992 Bogotá concert)". YouTube. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Latin American Single Hit Parade" (PDF). Record World. 30 April 1966. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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