"Alicia Adorada" is a Colombian song written and performed by Juancho Polo Valencia.
The song was reportedly composed as an elegy while Valencia mourned at the grave of his wife.
Valencia reportedly sold the rights to the song to a record company in exchange for money he needed to buy liquor.
[6] Vives' version peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.
[7] Other artists who have recorded the song include Carlos Vives, Orlando y Su Combo, Aníbal Velásquez Hurtado, Los Black Stars, Ariza y Su Combo, Eneida Cedeño, Dorindo Cárdenas Y Su Conjunto Orgullo Santeño, Juan Polo Valencia, Jorge Oñate / Juancho Rois, and Chirimia.