The song received widely positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its danceable rhythm and fusion of genres.

Multiple contestants on various music talent shows have covered the song, including Patricia Manterola and Màxim Huerta.

On August 23, 2016, Ricky Martin and Maluma shared a photo of themselves together in Miami, Florida, and announced that they were collaborating on a song together, which would be titled "Vente Pa' Ca".

[1] The following day, Billboard revealed the single's release date in an article and mentioned that the song was originally titled "Some Kind of Dream" in English, and was later reverted to Spanish.

[2] In an interview with El Nuevo Día, Maluma told the newspaper about this collaboration: My relationship with Ricky Martin is one of admiration, first as a fan, as a friend and colleague.

[4][5] The song was released for digital download and streaming by Sony Music Latin on September 23, 2016, as a single,[6] marking the first collaboration between Martin and Maluma.

"[8] Musically, "Vente Pa' Ca" is a Spanish language upbeat reggaeton and pop song,[9][10][11] written by Justin Stein, Martin, Maluma, Nermin Harambašić, Anne Judith Wik, Carl Ryden, CheifOne, Mau y Ricky, and Ronny Svendsen.

[16] At Culture Leisure, an author described "Vente Pa' Ca" as "a song with a danceable rhythm that perfectly blends the pop and urban genres".

[9] In his review for Direct Lyrics, Kevin Apaza applauded the song, saying: "It is very catchy, and no doubt clubs in Miami, Latin America and Spain will play it non stop this fall/winter season.

[24] Suzette Fernandez from Billboard credited it as the song that helped Maluma "to establish his name within the Latin market" and ranked the track among his best collaborations ever.

[27] Noelia Bertol from Cadena Dial ranked it as one of "Ricky Martin six collaborations that have us moving the skeleton", going on to observe "the way to unite two of the most acclaimed voices in Latin music", and said that the song "met all our expectations, at least!

[31] In October 2016, The Guardian placed "Vente Pa' Ca" on their "The 20 best Latin American records of the past 12 months" list.

[60][61] Additionally, it reached number seven on the US Latin Streaming Songs on January 21, 2017, and has since become Martin's longest-charting hit, spending 39 weeks on the chart.

[64] Besides the United States, "Vente Pa' Ca" hit the charts in several European countries, including the top 20 in the Netherlands and Hungary.

[96] On August 23, 2016, Martin shared a selfie of himself and Maluma on the set of filming "Vente Pa' Ca" music video.

[1] In the first images of the video, the singers were seen wearing fully white outfits and having fun next to a beautiful woman with brown hair.

[2] The video was filmed at the SLS South Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, and directed by Dominican director Jessy Terrero, who had previously directed the videos for Martin's singles "Adrenalina" and "Que Se Sienta El Deseo" & Executive Produced by Santiago Salviche.

[110] Later that year, Maluma performed a medley of "Chantaje" and "Vente Pa' Ca" at the 14th Annual Premios Juventud on July 6.

[111] Martin also performed "Vente Pa' Ca" along with his other hits during the 61st Viña del Mar International Song Festival on February 23, 2020.

[114] Patricia Manterola performed the song as "Lechuza" on the first season of the Mexican television series ¿Quién es la máscara?

[116] In the same year, Màxim Huerta performed the track as "Gamba" on the first season of Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta.

[18] Almost three months later, on December 27, an English version of the song, featuring Australian singer Delta Goodrem, was released for digital download and streaming by Sony Music Latin.

[124] Goodrem tweeted about it: "My dear friend Ricky Martin and I, got together to record a special version of 'Vente Pa' Ca'.