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264:Latin pop
250:Alex Cuba
230:Billboard
197:Latin pop
139:Alex Cuba
1365:The Ride
1196:Maneater
1136:Folklore
934:The Ride
906:Folklore
799:Archived
767:Archived
745:Archived
702:Archived
683:Archived
648:Archived
451:producer
365:Synopsis
257:producer
208:flamenco
175:"Fuerte"
75:Recorded
67:Released
59:Language
29:"Fuerte"
1411:CorazĂłn
1257:Mi Plan
1153:Explode
920:Mi Plan
592:Mi Plan
430:Mi Plan
254:hip hop
238:Mi Plan
217:Mi Plan
210:artist
205:Spanish
180:YouTube
62:Spanish
52:Mi Plan
1288:Fuerte
668:EW.com
525:Charts
509:Madrid
489:
465:guitar
268:techno
193:Fuerte
89:Length
1231:Do It
1186:Loose
1167:Força
1076:songs
913:Loose
513:Spain
459:drums
351:Apple
306:Timba
106:Label
1485:Jump
544:IFPI
535:Peak
359:VEVO
345:The
270:and
1274:Más
1160:Try
595:by
554:US
549:47
353:'s
178:on
37:by
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