It was registered as a son-pregón under the title "Chévere mangüé" by Felipe Neri Cabrera in 1932,[3] although the Septeto Habanero did not record it.
One of the most famous versions was made by Machito in New York in 1948 ("Chévere"), a guaracha later released as a single by Verne.
The song is often interpolated at the end of "Mondongo", a guaguancó composed by Agustín Pina "Flor de Amor".
Another version was recorded in 1998 by Deep Rumba under the title "Yambú chevrolet", which was credited to Orlando "Puntilla" Ríos.
Chavalonga recorded the song as part of a yambú medley entitled "La bullanguera" for this 2004 album En el barrio de Ataré.