Reencuentro (song)

"Reencuentro" (transl. "Reunion"), also known as "Patria Querida" (transl. "Beloved Homeland"), is a song performed by Salvadoran singer-songwriter Álvaro Torres featuring Puerto Rican-Colombian band Barrio Boyzz. It was produced by Álvaro Torres and Víctor Torres, recorded in 1994 in Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA, and released on Torres' album Reencuentro in 1995. The song samples the traditional Central America melody of the "Torito Pinto dance". "Reencuentro" is a patriotic song, manifesting the impediment for distance and the yearning to return to the country where the subject belongs.

In April 1995, the song was a success in Latin America and the United States, reaching the position 11 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and number 3 in the Latin Pop Airplay chart. The music video was nominated in Lo Nuestro Awards in the category "Video of the year". It was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1996 BMI Latin Awards. "Reencuentro" was also included in the 1996 album Voces Unidas, a project made for the Olympic Games "Atlanta 1996".