Cómo Se Cura una Herida

"Cómo Se Cura una Herida" is a song by American singer Jaci Velasquez for her fifth studio album Mi Corazón (2001). The song was written by Jorge Luis Piolto and Rudy Pérez with the latter handling its productions. It is a ballad, in which the narrator is devastated after being betrayed by her lover. The song was inspired by the divorce of her parents. A ranchera version of the track was also recorded.

"Cómo Se Cura una Herida" was nominated Pop Song of the Year at 2002 Lo Nuestro Awards and Hot Latin Track of the Year and Latin Pop Airplay of the Year at the Latin Billboard Music Awards in the same year. Commercially, it topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the United States, her second number one on both charts. An accompanying music video was directed by Pablo Croce and features Velasquez walking in a forest and a city.

Background and composition
In 1999, Jaci Velasquez released her first Spanish-language album, Llegar a Ti, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance. The record was then followed up with Crystal Clear a year later which was nominated a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. Both albums were produced by Mark Heimermann and Rudy Pérez. On March 16, 2001, Sony Discos announced that Velasquez was working on a new album and once again collaborates with Heimemann and Pérez along with working with Emilio Estefan, Alejandro Jaen, and Desmond Child.

According to Sony Discos's website, "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" is a "heartfelt" ballad that "embodies the devastating feeling of when your world coming crumbling down as you discover a loved one has betrayed you. It's the sad realization that this person who you believed was so strong, so stable, so righteous was, in reality, so weak, so vulnerable, so deceitful" and the song concludes that "there is only one true being". According to Velasquez, the song was inspired by her parents divorce. A ranchera version of the track was also recorded for the album.

Promotion and reception
"Cómo Se Cura una Herida" was released as the album's lead single on March 27, 2001, by Sony Discos. Its music video was directed by Pablo Croce and features Velasquez walking in a forest and a city. AllMusic editor Drago Bonacich regarded "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" as a "romantic ballad". Richard Harrington of the Washington Post called it the album's highlight, although he felt the ranchera version "falls flat". At the 2002 Latin Billboard Music Awards, "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" was nominated in the categories of Hot Latin Track of the Year and Latin Pop Airplay of the Year, but ultimately lost both awards to "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" by Juan Gabriel. In the same year, it was nominated Pop Song of the Year at Lo Nuestro Awards, but also lost to "Abrázame Muy Fuerte". It was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the ASCAP Latin Awards under the pop/ballad category in 2002. Commercially, "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the US, making it her second number one on both charts.

Formats and track listings
Promotional single
 * 1) Cómo Se Cura Una Herida – 4:29
 * 2) Cómo Se Cura Una Herida (ranchera version) – 4:30