Así Fue " is a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel and performed by Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja . It was released in 1988 as the second single from her studio album '' Desde Andalucía '' . The song tells of the singer dealing with her ex-lover after she has a new fiancé . It reached number two on the '' Billboard '' Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States and was the fifth best-performing Latin single of 1989 in the country . Nine years later , Juan Gabriel performed a live cover version of the song at the Palacio de Bellas Artes which was recorded and released as a live album titled '' Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel : En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes '' ( 1998 ) . Juan Gabriel 's cover was released as a single from the record and reached number three on the Hot Latin Songs . It was the best-performing Latin single of 1998 in the US and won the American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) Latin Award for " Super Song of the Year " in 1999 . The track was well-received by music critics who called it one of Juan Gabriel 's best compositions . " Así Fue " was recorded by other artists including Toño Rosario , Playa Limbo , and Jenni Rivera . Rosario and Playa Limbo 's version led to Juan Gabriel winning an ASCAP Latin Award for their renditions while Playa Limbo received a nomination for Pop Song of the Year at the 22nd Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2010
22nd Annual Lo Nuestro Awards
Premio Lo Nuestro 2010
Así Fue