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Fulanito (song)

2021 single by Becky G and El Alfa

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ107102359 ↗
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"Fulanito" is a song by American singer Becky G and Dominican rapper El Alfa. It was released by Kemosabe and RCA Records on June 3, 2021, as the second single from Gomez's second studio album, Esquemas (2022). A dance for the song became viral on the TikTok app.

Music video

The music video was released alongside the song on June 3. The music video was directed by both and shot in Miami, Florida.

Live performances

Becky G and El Alfa performed "Fulanito" together for the first time at the Premios Juventud on July 22, 2021. Gomez performed the song at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 14 and 21, 2023.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2021, 2022, 2023—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2021-06-04. The account is most persuasive where Fulanito, song and single can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “Fulanito (song)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.