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Before Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Jose Feliciano bursted on the holiday scene with his bilingual christmas classic “Feliz Navidad,” there was Augie Rios and his holiday hit “Mamacita (¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?).”

And, thanks to business giant Amazon, “Mamacita” – which reached 47 of the Billboard charts back in 1958 upon its release  – is once again in the spotlight this holiday season.

Debuting less than two weeks ago, on Cyber Monday, Amazon features Mamacita and a funny llama in its new official ad for the 2023 season, titled “Lllamacita.”

“After all, the ad is just perfect: the animal’s hilarious face will remain memorable in our memory while they dance under a catchy background song,” Carlo Affatigato writes for the website Auralcrave.

“ … the risk, from now on, is that we will forever associate the song with the llama’s face,” Affatiagato adds.

He’s spot on. The song’s familiar, bilingual, a