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. The sound of their music is similar to

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or Sentidos Opuestos. They have received moderate success in the Spanish-speaking world, with songs like "Por Besarte" and "Duele."

Career

Paty was studying law, but she changed to music when they were signed to Warner Music Mexico. Mario started to write lyrics at the age of 6 when he wrote a song called "Teresa." Their debut album is self-titled and was produced by Áureo Baqueiro, producer of artists like

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, Sin Bandera, Kabah, and

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. Their videos had good reception between MTV, Telehit, and Ritmoson Latino, among others. Also they did a ReEdition of their album debut which has a cover of

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's song "Viviendo Deprisa." They also enjoyed success in Brazil because their song "Por Besarte" is played on Rebelde. Their album debut was released in May 2006. Actually, their album debut sold over 30,000 in that country and gained the status of Gold. The downloads of the ringtone "Por Besarte" peaked at #2.

Break-up

After several rumors, finally, on August 7, 2007 it was confirmed that the duet would say "goodbye" to the stages. Mario stated that the reason behind the separation were personal and professional differences between him and Paty. Paty then declared that the separation was "definitive". Their last concert as a duo was that October, in Reynosa, México.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Award nominations

, - , 2004 , Best New Artist Mexico , MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2004 , , - , 2006 , Best New Soloist or Group of the Year , Premios Lo Nuestro 2006 ,

References

External links

Lu's Official MySpaceLu's News Blog
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