The song was written by Estéfano, Donato Poveda, and Hal Batt and produced by Ramón Arcusa.

[3] The song was written by Estéfano, Donato Poveda, and Hal Batt while produced by Ramón Arcusa.

[6][7][8] Colombian vallenato musician Egidio Cuadrado, who is a member of Carlos Vives' band, plays the accordion for the song.

[11][12] Iglesias performed the song live on the Mexican variety show Siempre en Domingo in 1995.

[1] Charlotte Aiken of The Oklahoman praised the song as "sassy", while the El Paso Times editor Maria Cortés Gonazlez complimented the track as one of the album's "infectiously dance tunes".

[17] In the United States, "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and reached the top of the Latin Pop Airplay chart.