Rosalía Credits Paquita la del Barrio's 'Rata de Dos Patas' as Inspiration for 'La Perla'

Rosalía told roughly 16,500 fans at Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes on August 22 that her song 'La Perla' would not exist without Paquita la del Barrio's 'Rata de Dos Patas.' The Catalan singer said the track's 'emotional terrorist' theme draws primarily from the 2002 song. Paquita la del Barrio died in February 2025 at 77. 'La Perla' features Yahritza y Su Esencia and appears on Rosalía's 2025 LUX album.