Abarrotería de amor

The song Abarrotería de amor, included in the album Si el norte fuera el sur, has a duration of 3 minutes and 41 seconds. This track, like other pieces by the Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, delves into the exploration of human relationships, although in this case, it does so through a particular metaphor that evokes the idea of a store where feelings are dispensed. The way this lyrical narrative is constructed is one of the keys to understanding Arjona's proposal, who often uses everyday imagery to talk about universal themes.

This album, Si el norte fuera el sur, was released on August 20, 1996, under the labels Sony Discos and Sony Music México. The album, which is the artist's sixth studio effort, had a positive reception in terms of sales, partly driven by the resonance of its main theme, which playfully imagined a scenario where Latin America adopted the role of the United States. For the recording of this project, Arjona collaborated with international musicians such as Luis Conte, Billy Preston, Abraham Laboriel, and Michael Landau, contributing diverse sonic textures to the compositions.