▁she ▁can ▁be ▁op ed ▁to ▁every ▁kind ▁of ▁project ▁and ▁music ▁challenge ". ▁Ric ardo ▁Sand oval ▁and ▁Edu ardo ▁Ne ira , ▁a ▁literary ▁and ▁a ▁cinema ▁critic ▁respectively , ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁st icks ▁out ▁for ▁saving ▁the ▁movie ▁and ▁" pres erving ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁Gabriel ▁García ▁M ár quez ' s ▁novel ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁movie ▁itself ". ▁" Des ped ida " ▁received ▁a ▁nom ination ▁at ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Awards ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁" Gu arante ed " ▁by ▁Edd ie ▁V ed der ▁for ▁the ▁movie ▁In to ▁the ▁Wild ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁pre - selection ed ▁for ▁a ▁nom ination ▁of ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁manage ▁to ▁place ▁itself ▁at ▁the ▁ 8 0 th ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁World ▁Sound track ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song ▁Writ ten ▁Direct ly ▁for ▁a ▁Film ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁awards ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Live ▁performances ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sh ak ira ▁accompanied ▁by ▁her ▁then - boy friend ▁Antonio ▁de ▁la ▁R ú a , ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁screen ing ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁Love ▁in ▁the ▁Time ▁of ▁Ch ol era ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁confirmed ▁that ▁three ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁songs ▁would ▁be ▁included ▁on