"La Guirnalda" ("The Garland") is a song written and produced by Mexican
singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel and first recorded by Spanish performer
Rocío Dúrcal. It was released in 1986 as the first single from
Siempre, Dúrcal's tenth album produced by Gabriel. The song became very successful and is often referred as one of her
signature songs. According to the
Billboard magazine electronic database, "La Guirnalda" holds the distinction for being the first number-one single on the
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart on September 6, 1986, being replaced at the top by Gabriel with "
Yo No Sé Qué Me Pasó"; however, in the printed version of the same chart, titled "Hot Latin 50" for the week of October 4, 1986, the songs appears at number three, following "Yo No Sé Qué Me Pasó" and
Emmanuel's version of "
Toda la Vida". In 1989, Mexican singer
Daniela Romo recorded her own version of the song and included it on her album
Quiero Amanecer con Alguien. The music video for the song was shot at
Puerto Vallarta Beach, Mexico.