Se Quiere, Se Mata

Infobox Single
Name = Se Quiere, Se Mata


Artist = Shakira
from Album = Pies Descalzos
Released =
Format = Single
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = pop
Length = 3:39
Label = Sony Music
Writer = Shakira
Luis F. Ochoa
Producer = Luis F. Ochoa
Reviews =
Last single = "Antología"
(1997)
This single = "Se Quiere, Se Mata"
(1997)
Next single = "Ciega, sordomuda"
(1998)

"Se Quiere, Se Mata" (English: "It is Wanted, It is Killed") is the fifth single released from Shakira's third album, "Pies Descalzos" (1996). Written and composed by herself, "Se Quiere, Se Mata" was a Top Ten Hit in Mexico and on the "Billboard" Hot Latin Tracks in the United States. The song laments the story of a young couple, Braulio and Dana, and their choice to have an abortion. ("When something is not wanted, it is killed.") Introduced as an innocent young couple well-liked by their families, the two succumb to their sexual desires and conceive a child. However, rather than admit this to their families and neighbors, they choose to kill the baby. The abortion ultimately goes badly, resulting in Dana's death ("two meters underground watching worms grow").

Music video

The music video was directed by Juan Carlos Martin, and reached number one on the Telehit Top 25. Current leader of the Mexican band Zoé León Larregui appears in this video, as Braulio.