With Father’s Day on June 21, Billboard has put together a list of heartfelt dad-related Latin songs, ranging from regional Mexican to tropical to urban to pop.
On the list is Vicente Fernández‘s “El Hombre Que Más Te Amó” (“The Man Who Most Loved You”), a heartfelt ranchera ballad that speaks about the unconditional love and devotion of a father toward his child.
Ozuna’s “Mi Niña” (“My Girl”) also makes the list. It’s a sweet urban-pop track in which the Puerto Rican singer details what it’s like being the father to a beautiful girl. The reggaetón bop features voice notes from his daughter reminding him how much she loves him. “So beautiful, I never imagined having someone like her/ So beautiful, I saw her be born, I also saw her grow up/ So beautiful, I never imagined having someone like/ So beautiful, she came out like her mother,” the Puerto Rican artist chants on the track.
We also highlight Victor Manuelle’s “Algo Le Pasa A Héroe” (“Something’s Wrong With My Hero”), a nostalgic ballad dedicated to his father who passed away in 2018 from Alzheimer’s. A new version dropped in 2020 and features Kany García, Tommy Torres, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Pedro Capó and Noel Schajris.
From Alejandro Sanz’s “Ese Que Me Dio La Vida” (“That Who Gave Me Life”) to Alejandro Fernández’s “Cuando Yo Quería Ser Grande” (“When I Wanted to Grow Up”) and beyond, check out 30 songs you can dedicate to a father figure in your life, arranged in alphabetical order by artist name.
