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Es Demasiado Tarde

1990 single by Ana Gabriel

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 16, 2026
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"Es Demasiado Tarde" is a song written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel. It was released in 1990 by CBS Records and first included on the compilation album México, Voz y Sentimiento which also featured songs performed by Luis Angel, Vikki Carr, Aida Cuevas, Lorenzo de Monteclaro, Antonio De Jesús, Pedro Fernández, Hermanas Huerta, Tania Libertad, Angelica Maria, Lucía Méndez, Angeles Ochoa, Gilberto Parra, Gerardo Reyes, Cuco Sánchez, Cecilia Toussaint, Yuri and Flor Yvon. The song became Gabriel's fourth number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart, after "Ay Amor", "Simplemente Amigos" and "Quién Como Tú". Personalidad: 20 Éxitos was the first Gabriel album to include the song. "Es Demasiado Tarde" is a song about a woman who refuses to take her lover back after the end of their relationship. Gabriel also addressed this issue in her song "Tú lo Decidiste" in 1994. The song earned the Lo Nuestro Award for Best Pop Song.

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