Parece Que Va a Llover

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"Parece Que Va a Llover"
Single by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz
from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz
ReleasedApril 6, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre Cumbia
Length3:59
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Antonio Matas
Producer(s) A.B. Quintanilla III
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz singles chronology
"Chiquilla"
(2006)
"Parece Que Va a Llover"
(2007)
"Speedy Gonzales"
(2007)

"Parece Que Va a Llover" (English: "It Seems It's Going to Rain") is a charanga song composed by Spanish-Cuban composer Antonio Matas in 1947 (born in 1912 in Palma de Mallorca, he settled in Cuba in 1940). It has been covered by many artists including, Los Panchos, [1] Pedro Infante, [2] [3] Beny More, [4] Joe Quijano [5] and Selena. [6]

It is the second single from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz. "Parece Que Va a Llover" reached #33 on "Latin Regional Mexican Airplay". [7] It was included in the homage album to Pedro Infante [8]

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