Manuelita la tortuga

"Manuelita la tortuga"
Song by Leda y María
from the album Doña Disparate y Bambuco
Language	Spanish
Released	1962
Genre	Children's music
Length	4:10
Label	Disco Plin
Songwriter(s)	María Elena Walsh
Producer(s)	María Herminia Avellaneda[1]

"Manuelita la tortuga" (pronounced [ma.nwe.ˈli.tala toɾ.ˈtu.ɣa]; Spanish for "Manuelita the turtle") is a children's song by Argentine writer and musician María Elena Walsh, first recorded by Leda y María—her duo with Leda Valladares—and included in their 1962 EP Doña Disparate y Bambuco.[1][2] It tells the story of a female turtle from the rural town of Pehuajó, who travels to Paris to undergo beauty treatments after falling in love.[3]

In its native country it is a well-known children's song.[4]

In 1997, Walsh released the children's book Manuelita ¿Dónde vas?, which expanded the story of the character.[3] The 1999 animation film Manuelita was adapted from the song.[5]

A French version of the song was written and made famous by Argentine singer Jairo.

References

1. Friera, Silvina (January 11, 2011). "El día en que el mundo volvió a quedar patas para arriba". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2021.
2. Doña Disparate y Bambuco (7-inch record). Leda y María. Argentina: Discos Plin. 103.
3. González Barroso, Mirta Marcela (2013). "Identidad e interculturalidad en el cancionero infantil propuesto por la poetisa argentina María Elena Walsh (1930-2011)". Dedica. Revista de Educação e Humanidades (in Spanish) (4). University of Granada: 199–219. doi:10.30827/dreh.v0i4.7056. hdl:10481/46071. ISSN 2182-018X. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
4. "María Elena Walsh cumplirá 75 años Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine." La Gaceta. January 30, 2005.
5. Graeber, Laurel. "A Magical Childhood." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.