It’s quite possible that El Día de Los Locos, as celebrated in La Vela de Coro, has its roots as far back as the Roman Empire, which celebrated Saturnalia at the same time of year. Both festivals, historically, involve turning the social order on its head, with slaves dressing like their masters.

La Vela is a small town in the state of Falcón, on the northwest coast of Venezuela, where every December 28th Los Locos [“The Crazy Ones”] arrive wearing colorful and elaborated costumes. The whole town becomes a party, with businesses closing and people dancing in the streets. It’s a tradition that could be in any magical realism novel and that desperately struggles to not fall into oblivion.

Italian pop star Eros Ramazzotti teams up with Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin in this duet, “No Estamos Solos” (“We are not alone”—or, “Non Siamo Soli” in its Italian version). Born in Rome, the 44-year-old Ramazzotti is no duet virgin: He’s recorded songs with the late Luciano Pavarotti, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Cher and Carlos Santana, to name a few.

Not every day do two huge talents like Enrique Iglesias and Juan Luis Guerra get together. Spanish pop royalty and one of the most recognized Dominican faces decided to blend their styles and create this lovely song!

Listen to the Spanish version of Enrique Iglesias' "Escape," a bonus track from the 2002 reissue of the 2001 chart-topping album with the same name.

Listen to Spanish singer-songwriter, model, and actor, Enrique Iglesias' single, "Mentiroso," or "Liar," from his 2002 album entitled Quizás (Perhaps).

Spanish singer/songwriter, Enrique Iglesias, became the biggest seller of Spanish-language albums of the nineties within five years of beginning his career and subsequently made a successful crossover into the mainstream English language market. His hit single, "Alguien soy yo" is from his 2007 Spanish language album entitled Insomniac.

Enrique Iglesias' first single from his compilation album entitled Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Exitos was "¿Dónde están corazón?" and became his eighteenth hit on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Enrique Iglesias sings about wanting to be his lover's hero in his hit single, "Héroe."

Enrique Iglesias implores his love to "feel the rhythm" with him in his hit single, "Ritmo Total."

This is one of those tunes that might stick in your head, but don’t worry, it’s a good one! From the album that bears the same name as the song, Amores Lejanos, the prolific Enanitos Verdes sing about the trials of distant love. Go ahead and sing along, no one is watching!

In this fun video that reminds us a bit of Elvis Costello, Enanitos Verdes front man Marciano Cantero contemplates new looks, and a bevy of fine looking ladies give their critique. The band formed in their native Mendoza back in the late 70s, but still cranks out hits to this day.

Who is this woman that Marciano Cantero met in Denver one winter evening? (Madonna?) It may have been a temporary affair, but the song it inspired has endured, proving to be one of the Enanitos Verdes’ biggest crowd pleasers, as you can see from this concert footage.

Enanitos Verdes’ album En Vivo was recorded live in Tijuana, Mexico and Phoenix, Arizona (USA). The song "Tu Carcel" was written and first performed by Marco Antonio Solís, so it’s a real crowd pleaser with the Mexican and Mexican-American audiences.

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