A escondidas is a wonderful Spanish phrase that means 'secretly' or 'in hiding'. It's used to describe doing something without others knowing, often with a playful or clandestine feeling.
In the song, Morat sings, "Ayer jugamos a escondidas con otras intenciones" (Yesterday we played secretly with other intentions). This line evokes powerful nostalgia for a first love, suggesting how a childhood game of hide-and-seek evolved into a secret romance. It’s a poetic way to capture the excitement and innocence of young love.
Have you ever found an old scrap of paper with an ex's phone number on it and instantly lost your mind? That sudden rush of memory is the whole heartbeat of "506" by Colombian band Morat, joined by rock icon Juanes. The track kicks off with small, tactile flashbacks: pretending to watch TV on lazy afternoons, an old song playing, and that physical rush where "Primero siente la piel / Y luego lo siente el corazón" ("First the skin feels it, and then the heart feels it"). The narrator dials the number out of pure curiosity to ask "¿Cómo estás?" ("How are you?"), instantly transported back to being sixteen years old at apartment or house number 506—the exact place where they left their first love.
What makes this track so fun to sing along with is how everyday and honest the curiosity gets. He wonders silly, specific things: do you still take vacations to the Colombian beach city of Cartagena ("Si sigues yendo a Cartagena de vacaciones"), and do you still get scared of flying ("Si todavĂa le tienes miedo a los aviones")? There is also a clever wordplay on childhood games with "Ayer jugamos a escondidas con otras intenciones / Hoy te encuentro escondida en más de quince canciones" ("Yesterday we played hide-and-seek with other intentions; today I find you hidden in more than fifteen songs"). The best punchline arrives at the chorus: hearing her voice brings back every reason he fell in love in the first place, completely erasing any memory of why they ever broke up.
The four of Morat met at school in Bogotá, Colombia, and were playing as Malta by late 2011, renamed before the first record. Juan Pablo Isaza sings and plays guitar, Juan Pablo Villamil plays the banjo that gives their pop its country tilt, and the Vargas brothers hold the bottom end, SimĂłn on bass and MartĂn on percussion.
They broke out in 2015, first on Paulina Rubio's "Mi nuevo vicio" and then with their own "Cómo te atreves". Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios (2016) led to Balas perdidas (2018), a number one in Spain and Mexico with "Besos en guerra" alongside Juanes plus "No se va", which Grupo Frontera's 2022 cover turned into their most-streamed song. ¿A dónde vamos? (2021) and Si ayer fuera hoy (2022) followed, then Ya es mañana (2025), their first Latin Grammy winner, for Best Pop/Rock Album. Its tour opened with six nights at Bogotá's Movistar Arena in August 2026, and a May 2026 duet with Silvestre Dangond, "Lo poco que yo quiero", previews a second volume.