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{{Infobox song
| name       = Cómo Fui a Enamorarme de Ti
| cover      =
| alt
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| type       = single
| artist     = [[Los Bukis]]
| album      = [[Y Para Siempre]]
| released   = {{Start date|1989|08|07}}
| recorded   = 1989
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Grupera|Grupero]] [[Sentimental ballad|slow ballad]]
| length     = 4:31
| label      = [[Fonovisa Records|Fonovisa]]
| writer     = [[Marco Antonio Solís]]
| producer   = Marco Antonio Solís
| prev_title = A Donde Vayas
| prev_year  = 1989
| next_title = Me Dió Coraje
| next_year  = 1990
}}
'''"Cómo Fui a Enamorarme de Ti"''' (English: ''How Could I Have Fallen in Love With You'') is a song written and produced Mexican singer-songwriter [[Marco Antonio Solís]], and performed by him as the lead singer of [[Los Bukis]]. It was released as the second single from his 12th studio album ''[[Y Para Siempre]]'' (1989). This song became their second number-one single in the [[Top Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart]], after "[[Y Ahora Te Vas]]" one year prior.
The song lyrics were also used as the basis for the screenplay of the film of the same name released in 1991, and is widely recognized as one of the [[signature song]]s of the band, this track has been covered several times, including versions by [[Lucero (actress)|Lucero]], [[Yolanda del Río]], [[Tito Nieves]] and Los Tri-O.<ref name="performers">{{cite web |title=Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti &nbsp;— Performers |work=Allmusic |publisher=Macromedia Corporation |url={{Allmusic|search|all/como+fui+a+enamorarme+de+ti|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=November 4, 2009 }}</ref>
==Background==
"Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti" was released as the second single from ''[[Y Para Siempre]]'' (1989), a studio album released by [[Los Bukis]]. The song lyrics, about an unrequited love, were also the basis for the script of the film of the same name, directed by Sergio Olhovich and released in Mexico on May 21, 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Como fui a enamorarme de ti (1991) |publisher=Internet Movie Database |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142190/ |accessdate=December 9, 2009 }}</ref> The plot of the film was a love story between Marco Antonio Solís and a girl, played by Mexican actress Lourdes Munguía.<ref>{{cite web |title=La Historia de Los Bukis |language=Spanish |url=http://www.losbukis.net/historia.htm |accessdate=December 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705092026/http://www.losbukis.net/historia.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The song has been also included on several [[compilation albums]] released by [[Los Bukis]], including their two number-one albums ''[[30 Inolvidables (Los Bukis album)|30 Inolvidables]]'' (2002) and ''[[Crónica de Dos Grandes]]'' (2004);<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Bukis &nbsp;— Charts and awards &nbsp;— Billboard albums |work=Allmusic |publisher=Macromedia Corporation |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p29002/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=June 16, 2009 }}</ref> also has been [[cover song|covered]] by a handful of performers, including Banda Flamante, [[Yolanda del Río]], Grupo Everest, Grupo Santa Clara, [[Lucero (actress)|Lucero]], La Nueva Luna, Estela Núñez, Oro Norteño, [[La Arrolladora Banda El Limón]], [[Los Rieleros del Norte]] and [[Johnny Rivera]].<ref name="performers"/> The track also can be found in the compilation album entitled ''La Historia Continúa, Vol. 2'', which was the best-selling Latin album of 2005 in the United States and received a [[RIAA certification|Platinum certification]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marco Antonio Solís &nbsp;— Gold & Platinum |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=marco%20antonio%20solis&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |accessdate=December 14, 2009 }}</ref>
The [[music video]] for the song received a nomination for the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Best Latin Video by a Duo or Group.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Jackson Leads List Of Music Video Awards Nominees |date=October 13, 1990 |page=43 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1990/1990-10-13-Billboard-Page-0041.pdf|journal=Billboard|accessdate=June 10, 2023}}</ref>
==Chart performance==
The original version of the song debuted on the [[Top Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart]] (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) at number 35 on August 26, 1989, and climbed to the top ten nine weeks later.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti &nbsp;— Week of October 7, 1989 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=October 2, 1989|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1989-10-28/latin-songs |accessdate=December 9, 2009 }}</ref> It reached the top position of the chart on December 9, 1989, replacing "[[Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha]]" by Puerto Rican-American performer [[Chayanne]] and being replaced two weeks later by [[Emmanuel (singer)|Emmanuel]]'s "[[La Chica de Humo]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti &nbsp;— Week of December 9, 1989 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=December 9, 1989 |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=1989-11-09 |accessdate=December 9, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=La Chica de Humo &nbsp;— Week of December 23, 1989 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=December 9, 1989 |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1989-12-23/latin-songs |accessdate=December 9, 2009 }}</ref> "Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti" returned to the top of the chart on January 13, 1990, for another two weeks, being succeeded by the song "[[La Cima del Cielo]]" performed by Venezuelan singer-songwriter [[Ricardo Montaner]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti &nbsp;— Week of January 13, 1990 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=January 1, 1990|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1990-01-13/latin-songs |accessdate=December 9, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=La Cima del Cielo &nbsp;— Week of February 3, 1990 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=January 1, 1990|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1990-02-03/latin-songs |accessdate=December 9, 2009 }}</ref> The song spent 39 weeks within the Top 40 and became the sixth top ten single for the group in the chart, and the second number-one hit, after "[[Y Ahora Te Vas]]" (1988).<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Bukis &nbsp;— Charts and awards |work=Allmusic |publisher=Macromedia Corporation |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p29002|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=December 7, 2009 }}</ref>
Colombian group Los Tri-O, a project created by producer Johny Gutiérrez who held auditions to form a [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]] [[ballad]]s-oriented trio, also recorded a version of the track for their album ''Canciones del Alma: De Marco Antonio Solís''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Tri-O &nbsp;— Biography |work=Allmusic |publisher=Macromedia Corporation |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p359936|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=December 14, 2009 }}</ref> This version peaked at number 33 in the Latin Songs chart in United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canciones del Alma: De Marco Antonio Solís &nbsp;— Los Tri-O |work=Allmusic |publisher=Macromedia Corporation |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r670646|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=December 14, 2009 }}</ref> Puerto Rican performer [[Tito Nieves]] also released his own version of the song on his tribute album to Marco Antonio Solis, ''Canciones Clasicas de Marco Antonio Solis'', and peaked at number 20 in the ''Billboard'' [[Latin Tropical Airplay]] chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tito Nieves &nbsp;— Charts and awards |work=Allmusic |publisher=Macromedia Corporation |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p29326|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=December 14, 2009 }}</ref>
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