Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Wilson & Alroy's Record Review | |
The album was praised by critics. Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave Bachata Rosa 4.5 out of 5 stars and referred to the record as a "milestone effort", writing "Not only is it his career-defining work, it's also one of the finest tropical albums of its era, or any other, for that matter". Don Snowden of the Los Angeles Times gave the album a 3 out of 4 star rating and praised the arrangements of the album as "punchy" and "well-crafted". David Wilson of Wilson & Alroy's Record Review gave the album a 5 star rating and said that Guerra "perfected his approach to bachata". He calls "Rosalia" and "La Bilirrubina" "irresistible" merengues, and describes "A Pedir su Mano" as "the incredible slice of Afro-pop". Wilson closed the review by stating "there's not one track here I'd be reluctant to play at a party."
At the 34th Grammy Awards, the album received the award for Best Tropical Latin Album. At the 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards, Guerra received three awards: Tropical Song of the Year for "Burbujas de Amor", Video of the Year for the music video of "A Pedir su Mano", and Tropical Group of the Year. A year later, Guerra received two Lo Nuestro awards: Tropical Album of the Year and Tropical Group of the Year.
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