Discover the story of the song > Macarena – Los del Rio

- Macarena is a song of the Spanish group Los del Río, released in 1993.
- It appeared on the album A mí me gusta in 1994, and the single became a worldwide hit in 1995 and 1996.
- In 2002, the song was ranked first on the list of "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders" by VH1.
- The choreography of Mia Frye in the video, directed by Vincent Calvet, contributed greatly to the success of the song and made it a summer anthem.

- Los del Río is a duo of artists, Antonio Romero and Rafael Ruiz, who compose together since the 1960s.
- In 1992, while the group was touring Venezuela, they were spotted by the impresario Gustavo Cisneros at a party attended by the president Carlos Andrés Pérez.
- A flamenco dance teacher, Diana Patricia Cubillán Herrera, gave a demonstration, and the group's singer, Romero, improvised a little song to encourage her: Dale a tu cuerpo alegría, Ma'dalena, que tu cuerpo e' pa' darle alegría y cosa' buena',.
- On this basis, the duo wrote a song about a woman named Macarena.
- Originally, Los del Río used the name "Magdalena" for their song, but they changed it later because a song by the Spanish singer Emmanuel had become popular under the same name.