Keiko (song)
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Keiko is a special single by Lucerito,it was dedicated to Keiko
the orca that starred in the first of the three Free Willy
movies. When the whale was sold to the Reino Aventura (now Six Flags México), the label of Lucerito deceided to release this single due to the fame of the whale.
in Mexico City
. It opened to the public in March 1982 as the biggest amusement park in Latin America. Keiko was purchased from Marineland
in Ontario
, Canada
, and was one of the new attractions aimed to improve the park.
To promote the whale and the park, the park administration made a contract with Musart Records, which released a special single with two songs about the whale. Musart Records had the best selling teen singer to carry out this agreement, Lucerito.
Keiko (orca)
Keiko was a male orca / actor who starred in the film Free Willy and was perhaps the most famous of captive orcas.- History :...
the orca that starred in the first of the three Free Willy
Free Willy
Free Willy is a 1993 family film directed by Simon Wincer, and released by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment label. The film stars Jason James Richter as a young boy who befriends an orca whale, named "Willy."...
movies. When the whale was sold to the Reino Aventura (now Six Flags México), the label of Lucerito deceided to release this single due to the fame of the whale.
History
Reino Aventura ("Adventure Kingdom" in English) was an park located in TlalpanTlalpan
Tlalpan is one of the sixteen administrative boroughs of the Federal District of Mexico City. It is the largest borough, with over eighty percent under conservation as forest and other ecologically sensitive area. The rest, almost all of it on the northern edge, has been urban since the mid 20th...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. It opened to the public in March 1982 as the biggest amusement park in Latin America. Keiko was purchased from Marineland
Marineland
Marineland can refer to multiple places:*Marineland of Florida, an oceanarium in Florida**Marineland, Florida, the community where the oceanarium is located*MarineLand, an oceanarium/amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and was one of the new attractions aimed to improve the park.
To promote the whale and the park, the park administration made a contract with Musart Records, which released a special single with two songs about the whale. Musart Records had the best selling teen singer to carry out this agreement, Lucerito.