María Elena (song)

"María Elena" is a 1932 popular song written by Lorenzo Barcelata (Spanish words and music). It was published by Peer International Corporation of Mexico. The English lyrics are by Bob Russell. This song "María Elena", (also known as "Tuyo es mi corazón") originally written for Lucía Martínez García at the request of Ernesto Soto Reyes, Lucía's husband, for which he paid $10,000 pesos at the time.