''Mentira (Lie)'' is a song composed by

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in 1982 and was a huge international hit for

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n singer, songwriter and composer Hernaldo Zúñiga and, almost simultaneously, it also meant a major success for

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. This song was composed by Richard to participate in 1982 Chilean television contest "Aplauso" ("Applause") on Channel 13, which he won."Buddy Richard", MúsicaPopular.cl, 12/08/2011 Hernaldo said "I heard it on the telecast of a musical contest in Santiago, Chile, while sitting in the room of a hotel",CD "Hernaldo Zúñiga, El Origen", 2001 BMG Centroamérica S.A. after this, he did, for this song, the first recorded version that appeared in a disc, and released it in his 1982 album entitled "A Tanto Fuego" ("On So Much Fire"). Meanwhile, Lynch included it in his hit album "Quiéreme" ("Love Me") the same year. For Zúñiga, this song, the same as his previous success "

Procuro olvidarte "Procuro olvidarte" ("I try to forget you") is the name of the song that was the first international hit of the Nicaraguan singer and composer Hernaldo Zúñiga, the song was composed by Manuel Alejandro and Ana Magdalena, as the interpreter reco ...

" ("I try to forget you"), was strong in the international music scene, topping the charts in Latin America, from then until now, it is an inevitable part of his repertoire in concerts and unquestionably it has given him countless satisfactions in his artistic career. Due to the enormous international success of "Mentira" ("Lie"), it has been recorded and covered by important artists such as the aforementioned Hernaldo Zúñiga (who in addition to the studio version, released two great live versions) and

, also

(the composer),

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, and more recently, Yuridia, on her debut album "La Voz de un Ángel" ("Voice of an Angel"), Nelson Teran, on his album "Mi trova mi cariño" (My ballad my affection), Manuel Mijares, in his covers album "Vivir Así" ("Live Like This") and the Trío Sol y Do, among others.

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