Selena - Como La Flor (Letra/Lyrics)

"Como la Flor" ("Like the Flower") is a song by American singer Selena, taken from her third studio album, Entre a Mi Mundo (1992). The song was released as the second single from Entre a Mi Mundo in June 1992, by EMI Latin. It was written by Selena's brother and music producer, A.B. Quintanilla and backup vocalist of Selena y Los Dinos, Pete Astudillo. A.B. conceptualized the song in 1982, admiring a family selling illuminated plastic flowers at their concert in Sacramento, California. It would take A.B. ten years to write the song, finding it challenging to write about a plastic flower that he felt was lyrically unappealing. In 1992, A.B. began having an infectious melody stuck in his head, he ran out of the shower of their hotel room in Bryan, Texas, pulled out a keyboard, and immediately began working on it with Astudillo. It took A.B. 20 minutes to complete the music while it took Astudillo another hour to put the lyrics together. Lyrically, the protagonist addresses her former love interest who abandoned her for another partner. Agonizing, she confesses that she is unsure of her ability to ever love again, wishing her former partner and his new love interest the best. Musically, "Como la Flor" is an uptempo and danceable Tejano cumbia torch song that fuses between tropical and cumbia rhythms with reggae and pop music.
Released: June 1992
Recorded: AMEN Studios
Genre: Tejano cumbia
Length: 3:02
Label: EMI Latin
Songwriter(s): A.B. Quintanilla Pete Astudillo
Producer(s): A.B. Quintanilla
"Como la Flor" received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised Selena's emotional delivery in conveying the song's lyrics of heartbreak and loss. It peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart while it became one of the most-played songs throughout Latin music radio stations in the state of Texas. Jose Behar, president of EMI Latin, booked Selena for a press tour in Monterrey, Mexico. Following Selena's visit, "Como la Flor" peaked at number three on Mexico's Grupera Songs chart, her first commercially successful single in the country. At the 1993 Premio Lo Nuestro, "Como la Flor" won Regional Mexican Song of the Year. It was nominated for Single of the Year at the 1993 Tejano Music Awards, though was removed in preliminaries a move that was criticized by music critic Rene Cabrera.
Since its introduction as part of Selena's set list and as its popularity grew, she either opened or closed her concerts with "Como la Flor". During her live renditions, "Como la Flor" was often played in a downtempo form while Selena performed a flamenco-inspired floreo hand gesture. She mournfully sings the title in a cadenza that is seductive and emotional with a dramatic pause similar to the flin styles of bolero singers Chavela Vargas and La Lupe. She follows this with her enunciations of agony and the beating of her chest singing "como me duele" ("how it hurts me") before the song transitions into an upbeat tempo. Her live performances have received critical acclaim from music critics and scholars who found Selena's performance as an encapsulation of Latino mournfulness while praising the singer's stage presence, choreography, and emotional tones. "Como la Flor" was the closing number for Selena's final live performance in Bryan, Texas on March 19, 1995, as she was shot and killed on March 31. "Como la Flor" has been regarded as Selena's signature song, her "trademark", and has become a posthumous epithet and swan song. Selena's dominance on the Latin music charts in the 1990s is credited to "Como la Flor" which has become one of her "most celebrated songs" and has since become part of the Texas musical cannon.
"Como la Flor" has been named one of the best Latin pop songs by Rolling Stone magazine. It has since been covered by various artists including recordings by Jackie Cruz, Angela Aguilar, Francisca Valenzuela, and Cristian Castro. Selena's performances of "Como la Flor" has been dramatized by Jennifer Lopez in the 1997 biopic film by Warner Bros. and in 2020 by Christian Serratos in Selena: The Series on Netflix. It is the name of a biography written by The New York Times writer Joe Nick Patoski. Contemporary reviews remain positive, with essayist Ilan Stavans suggesting the emergence of Latin pop in the United States in the 1990s is attributed to the popularity of "Como la Flor". While scholar Deborah Parédez attributed its success to Selena's usage of the underexplored genres of African American music into Tejano music. "Como la Flor" has been certified 9× Platinum (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which denotes 540,000 units consisting of sales and on-demand streaming. "Como la Flor" currently holds the Guinness World Record for most video uploads of people lip syncing to a single song in one hour.
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[@monkey1780]

this is the best song I don't care what people say.

[@elizabethvictoriaselena]

Facts!

[@Spookymonth_idk]

Exactly

[@immortalcupids]

ONG

[@laylaj1222]

agreed

[@hannah4406]

Yes is the dest song for ever

[@micheehm]

Was eating in my favorite Mexican restaurant yesterday and overheard this song playing on the speakers. Brought a tear to my eye. I don't speak Spanish (need to learn it.) But, regardless, what a beautiful song from a beautiful artist who was taken too soon from this world.

[@madebyme1379]

Me too

[@RhondaPierce]

Still listening in 2023! Selena was so special. Nobody compares to her❤

[@ThePlaymatedoll]

Yes❤

[@zarsyyya]

SAME

[@rickmostacero8204]

Love her awesome person

[@StarryNight_XO233]

I miss her: (

[@StarryNight_XO233]

FR

[@perla_S]

2024 here anyone?

[@iLikeEnglishAcademy]

Me

[@milaniamireles1015]

Me

[@Selena381]

Me

[@abcdeolivarez7226]

🖐️

[@KyreynaRamirez-Relleno-ct8tw]

Sí! 😃

[@Ghostface_R124]

Rest in peace Selena your music will forever carry your soul and will reflect just how happy of a person you where

[@cheerupalex]

THIS IS THE SONG ME AND MY FRIENDS ALWAYS SING IN CHOIR ITS LIKE OUR CELEBRATION SONG

[@trektroveee]

I love ur Nayeon pfp!

[@user-hp4cq2hh6h]

I miss her😢😢😢

[@Localgachatuber]

I have a talent show and I'm singing this song

[@Kayzblog]

Canciones así son la mayor razón que me enseñé a mi como hablar español... Es una canción que toca mi corazón. 🥺❤️

[@Vida_fan_wonka_oficial1245]

SELENA ES LA DIOSA DE LA MÚSICA ✨🌟

[@Vida_fan_wonka_oficial1245]

@@---hh4lj a Ta weno

[@Vida_fan_wonka_oficial1245]

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[@Vida_fan_wonka_oficial1245]

@@---hh4lj tu mamá por si acaso xd 📸🤡

[@---hh4lj]

@@Vida_fan_wonka_oficial1245 que cosa de mi mamá? No haces sentido. 😂😂😂

[@Vida_fan_wonka_oficial1245]

@@---hh4lj-le toma foteto- 🤡📸
Turip ipipipipip,🙀📸

[@richarddedios4055]

Gone but never forgotten. RIP Selena Quintanilla Perez 1971-1995. Dear, future generations, never let her legacy die. ❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@user-py9oy1yq4q]

For real
❤❤❤

[@chan4ll]

learning this song for a show really happy ❤️❤️

[@esskwsalaaz]

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[@Roseslamourr]

How did your show go?

[@chan4ll]

@@Roseslamourr It was good we did it for our school

[@Roseslamourr]

@chay1805 Yayy I'm so happy for you! Congrats! This is one of my favorite songs. It makes me so happy to know that you all did well.

[@MariaPomaquiza-fe4yy]

Me too

[@user-xf2le7nl8w]

The fact that she wasn't fluent and learned phonetically is amazing

[@user-re4um4nn5u]

Not true she was fluent

[@coconutellaxx]

⁠she wasn’t born in Hispanic countries or states or continents >3 she learned phonetically ❤@@user-re4um4nn5u

[@ShaniaLee-lu9wq]

@@user-re4um4nn5uSelena wasn’t fluent, she had to learn Spanish

[@ayyyitsemmmmis]

@@user-re4um4nn5uyeah she wasn’t

[@itzqwing]

Lyrics>>>>>
Yo sé que tienes un nuevo amor
Sin embargo, te deseo lo mejor
Si en mí encontraste felicidad
Tal vez, alguien más te la dará
Como la flor con tanto amor
Me diste tú, se marchitó
Me marcho hoy, yo sé perder
Pero, ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Si vieras cómo duele perder tu amor
Con tu adiós te llevas mi corazón
No sé si pueda volver a amar
Porque te di todo el amor que pude dar
Como la flor con tanto amor
Me diste tú, se marchitó
Me marcho hoy, yo sé perder
Pero, ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Como la flor con tanto amor
Me diste tú, se marchitó
Me marcho hoy, yo sé perder
Pero, ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!

[@jbs2012]

Confundiste la letra.

[@jbs2012]

@Anthony Leos Hello

[@dairaguardia6568]

❤️

[@Aly_Kat71055]

Is It just me or am I always on the verge of crying when I hear this song?💔🕊️

[@FvtNamii_]

Even though I’m Vietnamese, this song is the best. No one can change my mind.

[@user-wk5rf5qq5e]

I am Mexican and American so I understand words from this song

[@joannealcala1557]

we all miss selena

[@danielrodriguez5115]

Me 😭😭😭😭

[@kyaravrolijk]

Still listening in 2024!

[@rihannavlogs2459]

YEP

[@coromotoandrade8827]

Que bonito esté video de Selena Quintanilla Pérez como la flor 🙍

[@alyalmanza423]

I. Love. You. Selena. Rest. In. Peese. We. All. Love. You. Sooooo. Much. And. If. Your. Seeing. This. I. Olweese. Wanted. To. See😢. I. Love. You. So. Much😊

[@brendalopes111]

Amo essa música ❤

[@Dominique223]

R.i.p Selena we will all miss you🙏🙏🕊🕊

[@jaymclaw4626]

😢❤ what a beautiful soul taken from us

[@howtobuildhouses7929]

i love you selena

[@marlonsergio4032]

🎉❤ love you 💕😘

[@Yourbest_friend4eva]

My choir class is singing this for Spanish Haratage month and im so happy

[@jaylawhite2889]

I love Selena ❤️❤❤❤ idk spanish but I love this song so much its my favorite spanish song ❤❤❤R. I. P Selena Quintanilla Perez 💖💖💜💜💜

[@angellanambalirwa7804]

Me and you both

[@curtisrandolph1887]

I like the frito bandito song.

[@johnnyRandomadness]

The cadence in the part where she says marchito...is so gorgeous

[@GuadalupeAideHernandezGalaviz]

Cómo me hubiera gustado conocer a Selena y me encantan sus canciones y la película me hace llorar mil veces que la veo😭😭😭

[@Icelatte_vevo]

Tomorrow is the talent show for my school I’m gonna sing this song 😊

[@papipepino.]

How it go

[@ia1313]

Im singing this song at my concert in choir this month😊

[@naoconejita1974]

Sabemos q no esta con nosotr@s selena pero siempre estara en nuestros corazones 🥺💕

[@esskwsalaaz]

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[@Creedance-Lily]

*she*

[@andpeggy5383]

@@Creedance-Lily ?

[@jbs2012]

es una ella no un el.

[@riceqq]

TE AMO MUCHO SELENA

[@Kidsrool328]

Still listening in 2024 not letting anyone take my dream like what Selena say rest in Pease Selena always in are heart ♥️ R.I.P LOVE YOU SO MUCH

[@little-kid2486]

Rest in pease Selena ❤❤❤

[@txmblrrqttxmblrrqt6608]

Yo sé que tienes
Un nuevo amor
Sin embargo, te deseo lo mejor
Si en mí, no encontraste
Felicidad
Tal vez, alguien más te la dará
Como la flor (como la flor)
Con tanto amor (con tanto amor)
Me diste tú
Se marchitó
Me marcho hoy
Yo sé perder; pero
Ah-ah, ay
Cómo me duele
A ah-ah, ay
Cómo me duele
Si vieras cómo duele
Perder tu amor
Con tu adiós te llevas mi corazón
No sé si pueda
Volver a amar
Porque te di todo el amor que pude dar
Como la flor (como la flor)
Con tanto amor (con tanto amor)
Me diste tú
Se marchitó
Me marcho hoy
Yo sé perder; pero
Ah-ah, ay
Cómo me duele
Ah-ah, ay
Cómo me duele
Como la flor (como la flor)
Con tanto amor (con tanto amor)
Me diste tú
Se marchitó
Me marcho hoy
Yo sé perder; pero
Ah-ah, ay
Cómo me duele
Ah-ah, ay
Cómo me duele
Ah-ah, ay
Cómo me duele

[@nobodysperfect06]

I don’t speak Spanish but i love this song, so beautiful and moving

[@DelanoHolloway-cf7fy]

It's something about how she say Me diste tu and como me duele make me keep restarting the whole song lol

[@aleezaioelu2753]

Rest in Peace and Love Queen Selena Quintanilla 🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@kanadou]

El conductor de mi autobús todavía juega esto camino a la escuela🩷😭

[@antoniorios5852]

Es la mejor canción 😃

[@faygoyt246]

Watched the selena movie in spanish class and i love it. Also could you make the video of the same song but try to put in an English version?

[@esskwsalaaz]

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[@brendamcgee5503]

I Love This Song 😍🙋🏾‍♀️✝️♥️

[@Peppergreat2763]

Me to

[@user-fz1sp6qc5v]

IA reina selena Nos dejó sus canciones ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉😢

[@mariagamez7014]

PLEASE I WANT THIS SONG FOR FOREVER!!!❤️

[@elizabethvictoriaselena]

LET'S GOOO
1M VIEWS FOR COMO LA FLOR!!

[@lauraornelas7886]

Mi favorita

[@musicfarookkhanthedon]

I love this song . Im from suriname 🇸🇷

[@jellaamalensi]

Me 2

[@anarbelyscortez2330]

Me encantan tus musicas Selena 🎉

[@cesarrodriguez-yl3ck]

Rest in peace Selena.❤

[@sebastienmolano]

She's singing in heaven! I can hear her voice!

[@jayvoorhees1925]

I had to do a Spanish dance final, and this was the song 🎵 ❤

[@ebarahona200]

Rest in peace, Selena❤

[@inesgonzalez4029]

Hermosa canción piel de gallina❤🎉

[@kiwibirds1702]

Amo a Selena ❤

[@esskwsalaaz]

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[@Angel.0559]

This and amor prohibido are the best songs

[@kadence359]

FR

[@curtisrandolph1887]

What about Barney the dinosaur’s “I love you, you love me”?

[@Realnairah]

My favorite song of Selena ❤❤❤😘😘😘😘

[@user-xq1oh7wr8v]

❤hermosa❤ canción❤

[@YareliResendiz-dp7ef]

I love her so much I don’t why that had to happen to her

[@nequag]

Selena for ever ♾️

[@Dead_channel88]

I’m a no sabo but I still love this song

[@yarinethrodriguez4564]

Nadie puede comparar a mi reúna selena❤️❤️

[@shialovern475]

❤❤❤❤ Rest in Heaven Selena

[@victoriaperez8317]

I miss her she died now i sing her songs i always do😔😭

[@victoriaperez8317]

Rip selena

[@joy8623]

The baseline to this is crazy ❤❤❤

[@sabastiansmars6462]

Toda vía en 2024 🎉. Viva Selina !!

[@audioa41]

Sheesh when you look up the lyrics… she knows how to write a song!

[@stevenserna910]

She knew to surround herself with great talented people. I kind'a think maybe AB, and Pete Astudillo had a lot to do with the music and lyrics, but, I know only Selena could interpret the song like the way she uniquely did.

[@user-jz4ln8pv5j]

Stll listening

[@user-ou5cp4oz2m]

❤❤bella está canción 😍

[@CruzCross]

I love your songs

[@raptina453]

I love this song thanks

[@Naturalshorts726]

I love this song so much!

[@simonbedard5595]

Me encanta la escucho cada dia

[@user-wk5rf5qq5e]

Rip Selena 🕊️ 🌺

[@arianaalvarez2315]

Pero esa canción me la sé de memoria 😅😅 casi no tanto pero si me encargo de aprenderla bien 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🥺☺️

[@user-cx9hx8vb3z]

Hermosa canción 🎉❤

[@user-ln2mf5us9n]

I love her so bad

[@bessyaceituno3368]

i love you selena i love your music como la flor my name is ariana

[@WilbertInfante-uq1qg]

MY FAV SONG❤❤❤❤

[@MiaMel-nn2oo]

Selena is the best and absolutely no one can change my mind whatsoever!♥️♥️

[@CarmenGonzalez-tl9so]

Me encanta esa canción ❤❤

[@Khoudiangom4501]

So good that we're doing it for are talent show in schools

[@ChelseArt]

Selena Quintanilla es mi Idola es la patrona de la musica

[@jaclynnava7373]

IM NOT EVEN MEXICAN BUT THIS STILL FIRE

[@frozanmjuma6878]

Love love love you Selena❤ I’m not Latin but loved you and your songs since childhood. 🇦🇫

[@lolitacalderas5808]

I miss you selena❤❤

[@wesleythompson2481]

This is one of my all time favorite songs and I love so much to listen from my favorite Tejano singer Selena😍🥰💖💜💙🌈🦄📱

[@torovalentina2967]

Te extrañamos mucho Selena quintanilla 🎉💜💜

[@arianaalvarez2315]

Me encanta esta canción la amooo ❤❤ solo soy fan de Selena porque la quiero my 👍🏻👍🏻☺️🥺🤭🤭

[@danielparra7644]

I love you so much ❤

[@MochiCherryKittyCat1149]

I LOVE SELENA SHE MINE👹👹👹 anyways she's the prettiest and the queen and she slays i love her music and i am singing the music como the FLORRRR!!!!!

[@OrchidRenfrow]

I love your energy

[@eleyseeleyse26]

Omg I love her ❤❤

[@2020Damian7]

Frr this song is fire

[@keillarymedina5463]

I still like this song to this day

[@Maria2317-io3vt]

Escuchar ❌
Canta asta desaojarte ✔️

[@Koolarrow1987]

Es la palabra de té! Simplemente la día yò sahi te! Mi salinas! Ahora un esprimeria!

[@ValeArroyo-wi3pu]

Still listening 🎧 to this in 2024 she is amazing 🤩

[@EmilyDaisy-qf3ry]

Fr

[@deltalibokmeto2988]

I love your song Selena so much 😭🥺

[@samueldorsainvil1521]

otra vez en 2023 escucho esta musica 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jazzyclub6339]

Best song ever. I am mexican, so I know all the words

[@GabbyMagallon-fu8sm]

The best song ever

[@josegalvan2041]

Como la flor

[@AshleyVilleda-qd3cl]

I love this song ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mariagaldamez5947]

Love this song

[@ErikaSalas-fo2ym]

Hola República Dominicana 😊