"Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (Spanish for "I like you just the way you are") is a song written by

Juan Carlos Calderón Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arróyabe (7 July 1938 – 25 November 2012) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Santander, he was the author of "Eres tú", which, performed by Mocedades, came second in the Eurovision Song Con ...

and Luis Gómez Escolar, produced by Calderón, and performed by Scottish singer

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...

in a duet with Mexican singer

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

. The track was released by

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as the first single from her first Spanish language album '' Todo Me Recuerda a Ti'' (1984). The song earned the

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for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance at the

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, being the second time that this award was handed out. Easton and Miguel's winning resulted in controversy with Mexican-American musicians, and a protest ensued. The award became the second Grammy for Easton, after being recognized as the

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in 1981, and the first for Miguel. The song was later included on Miguel's studio album ''

Palabra de Honor ''Palabra de honor'' (''Word of Honor'') is a 1939 Argentine comedy film directed by Luis Cesar Amadori. The film premiered on May 10, 1939 in Buenos Aires and starred Luis Sandrini. Cast * Luis Sandrini ... Pitango * Alicia Vignoli ... L ...

'' (1984).

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