Blanca Mujer
{{Short description|2013 promotional single by Draco Rosa featuring Shakira}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Blanca Mujer
| cover = Draco Rosa feat Shakira - Blanca Mujer.jpg
| alt =
| type = promo
| artist = Draco Rosa featuring Shakira
| album = Vida
| language = Spanish
| English_title = "White Woman"
| released = 4 February 2013
| recorded =
| studio = Phantom Vox Studios (Hollywood, CA){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vida-mw0002427167|title=Vida - Draco Rosa: Overview|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi|access-date=2013-08-17}}
| venue =
| genre = * Rock en español
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=2}}
| label = Sony Music Latin
| writer = Draco Rosa
| producer = * Draco Rosa
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio video|{{YouTube|2F0GuWaXBlE|"Blanca Mujer"}}|type=song}}
}}
"Blanca Mujer" ({{trans|"White Woman"}}) is a song by Puerto Rican singer Draco Rosa from his fourth studio album Vagabundo (1996) and twelfth studio album Vida (2013). It was released on 4 February 2013 through Sony Music Latin as a promotional single featuring Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. Rosa released another duet version of the song on 26 July 2023 featuring Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade. The song is written by Draco Rosa. It is a rock en español, Latin pop, alternative rock and indie rock song, with lyrics about life and death.
Background and release
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| quote = "'Blanca Mujer' is life and death. It speaks of death. 'Blanca Mujer' is that moment, where in that solitude, one hopes to find that white woman".
| source = —Draco Rosa on "Blanca Mujer".{{Cite web |last=Mancilla |first=Alejandro |date=2023-07-26 |title=Draco Rosa se reinventa al lado de Natalia Lafourcade |url=https://labandaelastica.com/las-news/draco-rosa-se-reinventa-al-lado-de-natalia-lafourcade/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=La Banda Elástica |language=en-US}}
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On 25 April 2011, Draco Rosa was diagnosed with cancer: a non-Hodgkin lymphoma, near his liver.{{cite web |author=Roxy Law |date=April 25, 2011 |title=Robi Draco Rosa Diagnosed With Cancer |url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/04/robi_draco_rosa_diagnosed_with.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011043254/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/04/robi_draco_rosa_diagnosed_with.php |archive-date=October 11, 2014 |access-date=March 10, 2015 |work=Heard Mentality}} Going through cancer treatments,{{Cite web |date=2013-06-02 |title=Officially Cancer Free! |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robi-draco-rosa-cancer-free_n_3368736 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=HuffPost |language=en}} he was under quarantine in his California home until 31 December 2012, when he was declared cancer-free.{{Cite web |date=2013-05-31 |title=Draco confirma que está liberado del cancer |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/draco-confirma-que-esta-liberado-del-cancer/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Primera Hora |language=es}} Rosa explained that the process of recording the album supported him in dealing with his cancer treatments, encouraging him to "continue with more desire and energy for life".{{Cite web |last=Telégrafo |first=El |date=2013-04-04 |title=Robi Draco Rosa junto a Shakira cantan 'Blanca mujer' |url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/espectaculos/1/robi-draco-rosa-junto-a-shakira-cantan-blanca-mujer |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=El Telégrafo |language=es-es}} Vida was released on 19 March 2013 and it features duet versions of Rosa's old songs with artists and bands such as Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Juan Luis Guerra, Maná, Calle 13, and Marc Anthony. Rosa commented on the album recording process how "in difficult times, the music, the love and support of the public and all the colleagues who participated in this project has been an inspiration and a source of life".{{Cite web |last=Fucsia |date=2013-01-16 |title=Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz y Shakira cantarán con Draco Rosa en nuevo disco |url=https://www.fucsia.co/noticias-de-moda/articulo/ricky-martin-alejandro-sanz-shakira-cantaran-draco-rosa-nuevo-disco/35503/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Revista de moda, belleza, entretenimiento, horóscopo, turismo y maternidad en Fucsia.co |language=spanish}}
Initially a solo song on Rosa's 1996 album Vagabundo, a duet version of "Blanca Mujer" featuring Shakira was released as a promotional single off Rosa's 2013 album Vida on 4 February 2013. By April 2013, the song received strong radio airplay in Latin America. On 26 July 2023, a version of the song by Rosa featuring Natalia Lafourcade was released. Their duet was recorded from a live performance at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum on 7 December 2013; the singers performed the song together several times during that year.{{cite magazine|last=Villamil|first=Valentina|url=https://es.rollingstone.com/draco-rosa-reimagina-blanca-mujer-junto-a-natalia-lafourcade/|title=Draco Rosa reimagina 'Blanca Mujer' junto a Natalia Lafourcade|trans-title=Draco Rosa reimagines 'Blanca Mujer' alongside Natalia Lafourcade|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=31 July 2023|access-date=14 January 2025|language=es}}
Reception
Omar Sánchez Cárdena from Ramona Cultural outlined how in the original version of "Blanca Mujer" Rosa's fury "radiates desolation and sadness".{{Cite web |last=Cultural |first=Ramona |date=2019-06-23 |title=Vagabundo de Draco Rosa |url=https://www.ramonacultural.com/contenido-r/vagabundo-de-draco-rosa/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Ramona Cultural |language=es}} RPP Editorial Staff praised the duet with Shakira, claiming that "the feeling with which both interpret the song complements each other in such a way that it will surely mark the great return of success" with Vida.{{Cite web |last=RedacciónRPP |date=2013-02-08 |title=Shakira canta junto a Robi Draco Rosa en el tema 'Blanca Mujer' {{!}} RPP Noticias |url=https://rpp.pe/famosos/celebridades/shakira-canta-junto-a-robi-draco-rosa-en-el-tema-blanca-mujer-noticia-565530 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=rpp.pe |language=es}} Primera Hora commented how the duet "undoubtedly marks a new success in Draco's career".{{Cite web |date=2013-02-06 |title=Shakira se une a Draco Rosa para grabar Blanca Mujer-AUDIO |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/notas/shakira-se-une-a-draco-rosa-para-grabar-blanca-mujer-audio/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Primera Hora |language=es}} Bolivar Feijoo from Wow La Revista noted how for the Natalia Lafourcade duet Rosa "made new arrangements that make the experience of listening to it a moving and unforgettable event".{{Cite web |last=Feijoo |first=Bolivar |date=2023-07-27 |title=DRACO ROSA junto a Natalia Lafourcade lanzan "Blanca Mujer" |url=https://wowlarevista.com/draco-rosa-junto-a-natalia-lafourcade-lanzan-blanca-mujer/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Wow La Revista |language=en-US}}
References
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{{Draco Rosa}}
{{Shakira songs}}
{{Natalia Lafourcade}}
Category:Songs written by Draco Rosa
Category:Song recordings produced by George Noriega
Category:Natalia Lafourcade songs
Category:Rock en español songs