''Es Mentira'' () is the debut

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by Argentine band

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. It was released by Secsy Discos on November 1, 2002. The ten songs that are part of the album are composed by Alejandro Sergi, produced by Bruno De Vincenti and mastered by Luis Castillo at the Acum23 studio in

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. ''Es Mentira'' is an

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record. It had two reissues, in 2005 by Pelo Discos, and in 2016 by

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Singles

The first song released as a single was "Bailarina", which featured a music video made by Doma, a group also in charge of the album's cover art. The music video was published and broadcast on January 2003 on the Locomotion channel. Months later, the music videos for three more tracks were published: "Imán", "Tu Juego" and "Agua".

Critical reception

"Es Mentira" received positive reviews from critics. A writer for the Argentine newspaper '' Clarín'' defined the album as "the return of glamour" and also described it as "a festive refuge in the midst of a crisis", alluding to the 2001 Crisis that was taking place in the country due to the

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. In a 2022's review, ''Revista Charco''s Octavio Gallo wrote: "the album combines a beautiful pop melody with a strongly electronic and very danceable rhythm, the two most important elements of Miranda!'s sound".

Track listing

All songs written by Alejandro Sergi and produced by Bruno De Vicenti.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Es Mentira''. *

Alejandro Sergi Miranda! is an Argentina, Argentine electropop band formed in 2001. Original band members include :es:Ale Sergi, Alejandro Sergi (vocals), :es:Juliana Gattas, Juliana Gattas (vocals), Lolo Fuentes (guitar), Bruno de Vincenti (programming), and si ...

– lead vocals, composition, programming * Juliana Gatttas – lead vocals * Leandro Fuentes – guitar, background vocals * Bruno de Vincenti – production, programming * Sebastián Rimoldi – piano * Luis Castillo – mastering * Laura Bilbao – management * Rodrigo Piza – executive production * Walter Zamora – art direction

References

{{Authority control 2002 debut albums 2000s Spanish-language albums Miranda! albums