ación , ▁the ▁song ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁" key ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁movie ' s ▁plot ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁actors ' ▁emot ions ". ▁During ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sh ak ira ▁elabor ated ▁in ▁an ▁interview : ▁" Be ing ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁was ▁a ▁personal ▁motiv ation ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁novel ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁extraordinary ▁writers ▁in ▁history ▁and ▁a ▁personal ▁friend ▁[...]   [ while ▁compos ing ▁the ▁songs ▁I ▁wanted ] ▁to ▁present ▁my ▁country ' s ▁beauty ▁and ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁García ▁M ár quez ". ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁In ▁the ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁sound track , ▁Thom ▁J ure k ▁from ▁the ▁website ▁All Music ▁commented ▁that ▁Sh ak ira ' s ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁EP ▁which ▁included ▁" not ▁only ▁traditional ▁instruments ▁but ▁folk ▁song ▁structures ▁( no ▁pop )" ▁give ▁buy ers ▁" something ▁worth ▁pay ing ▁[ the ir ] ▁hard - ear ned ▁money ▁for ". ▁John ▁Li ▁from ▁the ▁website ▁Movie x clus ive ▁commented ▁that ▁" Des ped ida " ▁is ▁" em otion ally ▁powerful ", ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁Sh ak ira ' s ▁songs ▁are ▁" ac comp an ied ▁by ▁[ her ] ▁signature ▁vocals ". ▁El kin ▁L ara ▁of ▁Car ac ol ▁Radio ▁wrote , ▁" In ▁' La ▁Des ped ida ' ▁Sh ak ira ▁once ▁again ▁proves ▁her ▁capacity ▁of ▁transform ing ▁herself ▁and ▁how