# Abriendo Puertas (Gloria Estefan album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| The Guardian | |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | |
Abriendo Puertas (Spanish: Opening Doors) is a 1995 album released by Gloria Estefan. It is her sixth studio album as a soloist and second Spanish language album released.

## Content

Abriendo Puertas was the second Spanish language studio album released by Estefan after her successful Spanish debut album, Mi Tierra.
In contrast to Mi Tierra, an album primarily influenced by Cuban music, Abriendo Puertas draws on a wider variety of Latin American musical styles. For instance, the title track is an example of vallenato, a Colombian music genre. Several of the songs refer to Christmas and the New Year. The album has sold 2.3 million copies outside the US.
Estefan's second Spanish album won Best Tropical/Salsa Album at the 1996 Grammy Awards, her second Grammy Award.

## Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.
* Donna Allen – guest artist, background vocals
* Marcelo Añez – assistant engineer
* Randy Barlow – trumpet
* Edwin Bonilla – percussion
* Stony Browder – arranger
* Cachao, Frank Cornelius – bass guitar
* Charles Calello – arranger
* Ed Calle – guest artist, tenor saxophone
* Scott Canto – assistant engineer
* Jorge Casas – arranger, bass guitar, mandocello, programming
* Sean Chambers – assistant engineer
* Charles Christopher, Rick Krive, Rita Quintero, Joy Francis, LaGaylia Frazier – background vocals
* Mike Couzzi – engineer
* Paquito D'Rivera – clarinet
* Lawrence Dermer – arranger, fender rhodes, piano, programming, tambourine, background vocals
* Nancy Donald – art direction
* Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer
* Gloria Estefan – primary artist, background vocals
* Hector Garrido – conductor, orchestration
* Andy Goldman – guitar
* Berry Gordy Jr.
* Mark Gruber – assistant engineer
* Jim Hacker – trumpet
* Lauren Hammock – French horn
* Diana Serna – background vocals
* Al Kooper – arranger
* Sebastián Krys – assistant engineer
* Patrice Levinson – engineer
* Andrew Lewinter – French horn
* Gary Lindsay, Whit Sidener – alto saxophone
* Fred Lipsius – arranger
* Bob Ludwig – mastering
Gonzalo "El Cocha" Molina – accordion
* Juan R. Marquez, Andy Goldman, Tim Mitchell – guitar
* Teddy Mulet, Dana Teboe – trombone
* Clay Ostwald – arranger, Hammond organ, piano, programming
* Scott Perry – engineer
* Steve Robillard – assistant engineer
* Steve Rucker – drums
* Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing
* Nathaniel Seidman – arranger, programming
* Cindy Sluka – English horn, oboe
* Ted Stein – engineer
* Ron Taylor – engineer
* Alberto Tolot – photography
* Nestor Torres – flute
* Yvonne Yedibalian – assistant engineer

## Charts
### Weekly charts

| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 161 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 24 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 17 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 16 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae) | 1 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 70 |
| US Billboard 200 | 67 |
| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Tropical/Salsa Albums | 1 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Argentina (CAPIF) | Platinum | 60,000$^^$ |
| Colombia | 4× Platinum | 250,000 |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | 6× Platinum | 600,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 6× Platinum (Latin) | 600,000$^^$ |
| Summaries |||
| Europe (IFPI) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^*$ |
| Worldwide | — | 2,900,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Awards

| Year | Award Show | Award |
| 1996 | Grammy Award | Best Tropical/Salsa Album |

## Release history

| Region | Date |
| United States | September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26) |
| Canada | October 3, 1995 (1995-10-03) |
| Europe | September 25, 1995 (1995-09-25) |
| France | November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13) |
| Japan | October 19, 1995 (1995-10-19) |