recorded "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" by request of Sergio George, who was producing Cruz' (then) new album; the lyrics for the song came related to the incident that Cruz had with Andy Montáñez on political issues for some years and because of these differences, the "Guarachera" was booed in Puerto Rico. While praising Cruz attitude, who was able to successfully overcome this difficult time with the public, Osorio said: "¡Oye, esa negra es brava y tiene tumbao!" ("Hey, that woman is fierce and has tumbao!), "¡Celia camina de frente!" (Celia walks up to the front!); thus was born the idea for the song. This track was nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards, Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2002 ceremony. "La Negra Tiene Tumbao'" spent 89 weeks in the Latin Tropical Airplay chart and peaked at number two in the Hot Latin Songs chart. Osorio also wrote the Spanish lyrics for "Soy Tu Lluvia", a track included on Soy, an album released by Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán which also was awarded a Latin Grammy. Osorio and Alejandra Guzman wrote Spanish lyrics for "Amor En Suspenso", a song written by Roxanne Seeman and Philipp Steinke, for Guzman's Único album released in November 2009, reaching Gold status in Mexico. Osorio also composed the last track recorded by Celia Cruz before her death: "Rie y Llora" ("Laugh and Cry"); the song reached number-one on the Latin Tropical Airplay and earned Osorio a Latin Grammy in 2004 for Best Tropical Song. The writer stated about his relation with Cruz: "Celia [Cruz] asked for the song to be the main theme of the album, because she was very identified." Osorio also was nominated for Best Tropical Song at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2010 for the track "Sueño Contigo", co-written by Jorge L. Chacin and performed by Tecupae featuring Cabas. References *"Certificaciones – Alejandra Guzman" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Living people Latin pop singers 21st-century Venezuelan male singers Latin music songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Venezuelan male singers