¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?

Not to be confused with ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas?.

¿Dónde jugarán los niños?^[A] (English: Where Will the Children Play?) is the third and fifth overall studio album by Mexican rock band Maná, released in 1992. The album was produced by singer Fher Olvera, drummer Alex González and José Quintana, with recording and engineering done by Benny Faccone. Many consider it the group's best album, as it includes hits like "Oye Mi Amor," "Cachito," "Vivir Sin Aire," "Te Lloré Un Rio," "De Pies A Cabeza" and "Como Te Deseo."

¿Dónde jugarán los niños?
Studio album by Maná
Released	October 27, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Devon Shire (Hollywood) Ocean Way (Hollywood)
Genre	Latin pop pop rock[1]
Length	54:24 (Standard Edition) 65:07 (Special Edition)
Label	WEA Latina
Producer	Fher Olvera Alex González Jose Quintana
Maná chronology
Falta Amor (1990) ¿Dónde jugarán los niños? (1992) Maná en Vivo (1994)
Singles from ¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?
"Oye mi amor" Released: September 7, 1992 "De pies a cabeza" Released: January 11, 1993 "Cómo te deseo" Released: March 15, 1993 "Te lloré un río" Released: May 3, 1993 "Como diablos" Released: June 5, 1993 "¿Dónde jugarán los niños?" Released: July 8, 1993 "Me vale" Released: August 3, 1993 "Cachito" Released: September 13, 1993 "La chula" Released: October 1, 1993 "Vivir sin aire" Released: November 8, 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Critical and commercial performance

¿Dónde jugarán los niños? was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, the band's first top-ten entry.^[4] Selling about 10 million copies worldwide, the album is the eighth best-selling Spanish-language album of all time and the best-selling Spanish-language rock album.^[5][6]

Music critic Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic rated the album four and a half stars out of five, stating, "the album is quite solid, maintaining a consistently strong standard of songwriting throughout, and the production is very professional, if perhaps a bit too glossy for those who like some grit in their music... it's one of those albums that warrants beginning-to-end listening, and it's had a lasting appeal over the years".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"De Pies A Cabeza"	Fher Olvera Alex González	4:35
2.	"Oye Mi Amor"	Olvera González	4:32
3.	"Cachito"	Olvera González	4:46
4.	"Vivir Sin Aire"	Olvera	4:51
5.	"¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?"	Olvera González	4:14
6.	"El Desierto"	Olvera González	4:09
7.	"La Chula"	Olvera González	4:07
8.	"Cómo Te Deseo"	Olvera	4:30
9.	"Te Lloré Un Río"	Olvera	4:52
10.	"Cómo Diablos"	Olvera	3:53
11.	"Huele A Tristeza"	Olvera	4:43
12.	"Me Vale"	González	4:32
Total length:			53:44

Special Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Cómo Te Deseo" (Remix)	Olvera	4:48
14.	"La Chula" (Remix)	Olvera González	5:55

Personnel

• Fher Olvera – lead vocal, electric & acoustic guitars & harmonica, choir
• César "Vampiro" López – electric & acoustic guitars
• Iván González – synthesizers, acoustic piano & hammond organ
• Juan Diego Calleros – bass guitar
• Alex González – drums, bass, percussion, main vocals on "Me Vale", choir

Charts

Chart (1992-1994)	Peak position
Argetinan Albums (CAPIF)[8]	6
Chilean Albums (AFP)[8]	2
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[9]	4
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums[9]	2

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[10]	2× Platinum	120,000^
Chile[11]	8× Platinum	200,000[11]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12]	2× Diamond	2,000,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[14]	12× Platinum (Latin)	856,000[15]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• 1992 in Latin music
• List of best-selling Latin albums
• List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States

Footnotes

1. In this Spanish-language name the album title only keeps one capital letter at the beginning of the title.^[2][3]