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1998 single by Pepe Aguilar
"Por Mujeres Como Tú " ("Because of Women Like You") is a song by Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar from his 1998 studio album of the same name.[ 1] The song won Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Song of the Year and was nominated in the category of Regional Mexican Hot Latin Track of the Year.[ 2] It also won the Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican Song of the Year in 1999 .[ 3] In addition, the track was recognized as song of the year on the Regional Mexican field at the ASCAP Latin Awards.[ 4] In 1999, Puerto Rican salsa singer Tito Rojas covered "Por Mujeres Como Tú" on his studio album, Alegrías y Penas .[ 5] Rojas' version peaked at #1 on the Tropical Airplay , his second and final #1 before his death.[ 6] Rojas' cover was nominated in the category Tropical Song of the Year at the 2000 Lo Nuestro Awards , but lost to "Píntame " by Elvis Crespo .[ 7] It was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the ASCAP Latin Awards under the salsa category in 2000.[ 8]
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^ Lannert, John (24 April 1999). "10th Annual Latin Music Conference" . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 17. pp. LM-3. Retrieved 6 March 2016 .
^ "Lo Nuestro – Historia" . Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications . Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2014 .
^ "Congratulations to the 1999 El Premio ASCAP Award Winners" . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 26. June 26, 1999. p. 55. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2013 .
^ "Tito Rojas - Alegrias y Penas Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" . AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2022 .
^ Cobo, Leila (December 27, 2020). "Tito Rojas, Iconic Puerto Rican Salsa Singer, Dies at 65" . Billboard . Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Anchea, Maximo (April 27, 2000). "El 5 de mayo entregan Premio Lo Nuestro a Musica Latina en Miami". El Nuevo Hudson (in Spanish). Advance Publications .
^ "ASCAP Congratulates Our 2000 'El Premio' Winners" . Billboard . Vol. 112, no. 21. May 20, 2000. p. 16. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2012 .
^ "Pepe Aguilar Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ "Pepe Aguilar Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^ a b "1998: The Year in Music" . Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-66. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2013 .