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Siempre Tuya Desde La Raíz

1996 song by Paulina Rubio

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ6127544 ↗
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"Siempre Tuya Desde La Raíz" (English: Open Up Your Heart) is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, taken from her fourth studio album Planeta Paulina (1996). It was released as the album's lead single in July 1996, by EMI Latin. The track was written by Karla Aponte and the music by Cesar Lemos and Rodolfo Castillo, whilst production was handled by Marco Flores. It was recorded in Miami, Florida at South Beach Studios during spring 1996. Musically, it is a dance-pop song that incorporates elements of techno, house, disco, and electronic keyboard instrumentation, whilst the lyrical content talks about Rubio's seduction with sexual metaphors.

Upon its release, "Siempre Tuya Desde La Raíz" received critical acclaim from music critics. Several critics selected the track as a standout from many of her records and compilation, whilst individual reviews commended the production and influence of dance and house elements. An accompanying music video was directed by Fernando de Garay with a concept cosmic "and 70's dance." It was choreographed by Miguel Sahagún.

In 2016, the website UniversoGay includes the song among the "15 best songs to enjoy submission, in Spanish", highlighting the sexual lyrics metaphors.

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The public source identifies “Siempre Tuya Desde La Raíz” as 1996 song by Paulina Rubio. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Siempre, Tuya and Desde.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1996, 2016—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1996. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Siempre, Tuya and Desde providing the first useful test.
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Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6127544. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1996 and 2016.

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This entry incorporates text from “Siempre Tuya Desde La Raíz” 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.