| Afortunado | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 December 2002 | |||
| Genre | Banda | |||
| Label | Musart | |||
| Producer | Joan Sebastian | |||
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Afortunado is an album by Joan Sebastian, released in December 2002 through the record label Musart. [1] In 2004, the album earned Sebastian a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album. [2]
All songs written by Sebastian.
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [3] | 14 |
| US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard) [4] | 7 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] | 19 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] | 35 |
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