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- 1 2 3 "Chocolate que derrite". Anuarios El País Digital - Montevideo - Uruguay. 2001. Archived from the original on 2005-09-24. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ "Grupo "Chocolate" perdió a cuatro de sus cinco integrantes". Emol.com. 2001-09-26. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ "Chocolate Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ "Chocolate Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ "Chocolate Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ Herrera, Magdalena (2001). "Chocolate que derrite". El País (in Spanish).