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'''''La Chica Dorada''''' (English: ''The Golden Girl'') is the debut solo studio album by Mexican singer [[Paulina Rubio]], released on October 20, 1992, by [[Capitol Latin|EMI Capitol de México]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paulinarubio.com/site/listDiscography/xn/Discografia/_lang/es_ES/id/7/title/la-chica-dorada|title=Paulina Rubio Official Website: Discography -La Chica Dorada|publisher=paulinarubio.com|year=2012|access-date=February 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091110/http://www.paulinarubio.com/site/listDiscography/xn/Discografia/_lang/es_ES/id/7/title/la-chica-dorada|archive-date=April 26, 2012}}</ref> The album was produced and directed by [[Miguel Blasco]], and written mostly by [[José Ramón Flórez]], [[Gian Pietro Felisatti]] and Cesar Valle. Most of the album's composition is primarily "a light and [[dance-pop|danceable pop]]", although it includes some elements of [[pop rock]], [[new jack swing]], [[New wave music|new wave]] and a couple of [[ballad|ballads]]. The album's title has been stuck as Rubio's nickname throughout the [[Hispanophone|Spanish-speaking world]] ever since.<ref>[https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/musica/paulina-rubio-dice-que-sus-proximos-cincuenta-anos-de-vida-seran-sin-ataduras-alista-gira-para-2022-nota/ Paulina Rubio dice que sus próximos cincuenta años de vida serán “sin ataduras”; alista gira para 2022]</ref>
The album received a mixed reception from [[Music journalism|music critic]]s. Many applauded the album for its deployment of genres within pop and its transition "from girl to woman", while others focused heavily on the singer's conceptual image, noting the obvious influence of [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Cultural impact of Madonna|Madonna]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/cultura/paulina-rubio-dice-que-es-un-orgullo-que-la-califiquen-como-la-madonna/2001-09-09/105000.html|title=Paulina Rubio dice que es un orgullo que la califiquen como la "Madonna latina"|publisher=|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> —although her greatest inspiration was [[Brigitte Bardot]]—, and thus frowned upon another "[[Madonna wannabe]]" in the music industry. Commercially ''La Chica Dorada'' was a success in Latin America and the United States. It peaked at number two on the on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Latin Pop Albums]], while in Mexico it was certified platinum and three-times gold.
Four singles were released from ''La Chica Dorada''. "[[Mío]]" reached number one in Peru, El Salvador and Panama, and in Mexico was certtified gold.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0w8EAAAAMBAJ&q=paulina+rubio+la+chica+dorada&pg=PA85 |title=Magic's In The Music And The Music's In These |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=March 13, 1993|language=|access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> The subsequent singles in US, "[[Abriendo las puertas al amor|Abriendo las Puertas al Amor]]" and "[[Amor de Mujer]]", were top ten hits in different Latin American countries. As well, all peaked in the Top 10 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Latin Songs]]. The four and final single, "[[Sabor a Miel]]", was number five in Panama and number eight in Mexico.
==Background and development==
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