| Siempre hace frío | |
| Artist: | Cuco Sánchez |
| A-Side: | "Un corazón olvidado" |
| Released: | 1956 |
| Genre: | Ranchera |
| Label: | Columbia |
"Siempre hace frío" (It's Always Cold) is a ranchera song written by Mexican singer-songwriter Cuco Sánchez in 1956. Sánchez first recorded it as a 45-rpm single for the Mexican record label Columbia.[1] His recording features guitarist Antonio Bribiesca and harpist Benito Martínez. That same year Flor Silvestre sang it in the film La justicia del gavilán vengador, which was released in 1957.
Around the same time, Verónica Loyo and Amalia Mendoza recorded their own versions with the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán for RCA Víctor.
Linda Ronstadt recorded the song for her album Mas Canciones (1991).
| Siempre Hace Frio | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Selena |
| Album: | Siempre Selena |
| Released: | January 27, 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1994 - 1995 |
| Genre: | Tejano, Mariachi |
| Length: | 2:54 |
| Label: | EMI |
| Producer: | AB Quintanilla III |
| Prev Title: | I'm Getting Used to You |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | No Quiero Saber |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
Selena's version has the title "Siempre Hace Frio" and is the first single released from the Siempre Selena album. The song was recorded in late 1994 for the soundtrack of Don Juan DeMarco (1995). Unused on the soundtrack it was then included on the album Siempre Selena. The song was a hit single. It stayed at #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks Chart for 8 weeks.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[2] | 2 | |
| scope=row | US Regional Mexican Songs (Billboard)[3] | 2 | |
| scope=row | Mexico Ranchero (El Siglo de Torreón)[4] | 2 |