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<p><br></p><h1>Suavecito (Malo song)</h1><p>"<strong>Suavecito</strong>" is a song recorded by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malo_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Malo</a>&nbsp;in 1971. It was the lead single from their debut LP,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malo_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Malo</em></a>.</p><p>Background<span style="color: rgb(84, 89, 93);">[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suavecito_(Malo_song)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">edit</a><span style="color: rgb(84, 89, 93);">]</span></p><p>Suavecito means "soft" or "smooth" in Spanish. The song has been called "The Chicano National Anthem".</p><p>Chart history<span style="color: rgb(84, 89, 93);">[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suavecito_(Malo_song)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">edit</a><span style="color: rgb(84, 89, 93);">]</span></p><p>The song was the band's biggest hit: the only U.S. Top-20 (#18) and Canada (#14) during the spring of 1972.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suavecito_(Malo_song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[3]</a>&nbsp;It also reached #8 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suavecito_(Malo_song)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[4]</a></p>