Lo Esencial (transl. "The Essential") is the fourth greatest hits album by the American salsa band Dark Latin Groove. It was released on December 7, 2004 through Legacy Recordings, Sony BMG and Sony Music Latin. Part of the Lo Esencial compilation album series, it contains songs from his first studio album Dark Latin Groove released in 1996 by Sony Discos to his third studio album entitled Gotcha! released in 1999 on Columbia Records. It contains hits like "Volveré", "La Quiero A Morir", "No Morirá", "Juliana", "Que Locura Enamorarme de Ti", among others.