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Visa Para Un Sueño (English: Visa for a dream) is the third single by Dominican artist Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4:40 from their fourth studio album Ojalá Que Llueva Café. It was released in 1989 by Karem Records and a year later in Spain.[1] The track is a merengue that provides a social commentary about the vicissitudes of obtaining a visa to travel to the United States to work, get better life conditions, escape of the poverty on the third world countries and the state of mind that many Dominicans has.[2][3] The track was inspired on the illegal trips to Puerto Rico that many Dominicans take every year to find better living and working conditions.[4][5][6][7]

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"Visa Para Un Sueño"
Single by Juan Luis Guerra
from the album Ojalá Que Llueva Café
B-side	"Como Abeja Al Panal"
Released	1989
Recorded	1988–89
Genre	Merengue
Length	32:05
Label	Karen Records
Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology
"Reina Mia" (1989) "Visa Para Un Sueño" (1989) "Woman Del Callao" (1989)

The track is considered one of Guerra classic hits and is included on the artist every setlist tour since Ojala Que Llueva Cafe Tour (1990–91). The song reached the first places on some territories in Latin America and Peru national airplay.[8] Eventually, the track receive moderate airplay on Spain in 1991.[9] The track is included on the compilation Grandes Éxitos Juan Luis Guerra y 440 (1995). Also it was covered live on the albums A Son de Guerra Tour (2013) and Entre Mar y Palmeras (2021). Initially the track was released as a double single along with Como Abeja Al Panal in 1989.[10] The track was released as a doble single along with Ojalá Que Llueva Café in Colombia[11] and a B-side of La Gallera in Dominican Republic.[12]

Tracklist

• Dominican Republic 7", 45 RPM Single (1989)[1]
  • Side A: Visa Para Un Sueño
  • Side B: Como Abeja Al Panal
• Spain 7", 45 RPM Single (1990)[1]
  1. Visa Para Un Sueño
  2. La Gallera

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Peru (UPI)[13]	6

References

На других языках

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- [en] Visa Para Un Sueño

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[es] Visa para un sueño

Visa Para Un Sueño es el tercer sencillo del artista dominicano Juan Luis Guerra y 4:40 de su cuarto álbum de estudio Ojalá Que Llueva Café. Fue lanzado en 1989 por Karen Records y un año después en España. [1] El tema es un merengue que brinda un comentario social sobre las vicisitudes de obtener una visa para viajar a los Estados Unidos a trabajar, obtener mejores condiciones de vida, escapar de la pobreza en los países del tercer mundo y el estado de ánimo que tienen muchos dominicanos. [2] [3] La pista se inspiró en los viajes ilegales a Puerto Rico que muchos dominicanos realizan cada año para encontrar mejores condiciones de vida y trabajo. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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