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{{Infobox Song
| Name           = Despedida
| Artist         = [[Shakira]]
| Album          = [[Love in the Time of Cholera (EP)|Love in the Time of Cholera EP]]
| Released       = [[November 13]], [[2007]]
| Format         = [[Digital download]]
| Recorded       = 2007
| Genre          = [[Folk music]]/[[Andean music]]
| Length         = 2:51
| Label          = [[Epic Records]]/[[New Line]]
| Writer         = [[Shakira]] (lyrics and music)<br>[[Antonio Pinto (composer)|Antonio Pinto]] (music)
| Producer       = Antonio Pinto
}}

'''"Despedida"''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Farewell'') is a [[Golden Globe Award]]-nominated song written and performed by [[Colombian]] [[singer]]-[[songwriter]] [[Shakira]]. It was written alongside [[Brazil]]ian [[composer]] [[Antonio Pinto (composer)|Antonio Pinto]] for the soundtrack of the [[Love in the Time of Cholera (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Gabriel García Marquez]]' ''[[Love in the Time of Cholera]]''. 

==Song information==
"Despedida" is one of the two songs Shakira wrote specifically for the film.  <ref>[http://www.myspace.com/litc_film ''Love in the Time of Cholera''] [[Myspace]] page.</ref><ref>[http://www.newlinerecords.com/pages/cholera/cholera.htm Information about ''Love in the Time of Cholera'' soundtrack] at [[New Line]] Records]] website.</ref> On his own initiative, García Márquez convinced Shakira to provide two songs for the film. The songs were written with Brazilian composer Antonio Pinto. The full score was composed by Pinto, who also scored ''[[City of God (film)|City of God]]'' and ''[[Lord of War]]''.

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==References==
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[[Category:Shakira songs]]
[[Category:Spanish-language songs]]

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