Mar de Copas
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Mar de Copas is a Peru
vian rock band
from Lima. They emerged from the South American independent music scene of the 1990s.
Mar de Copas sold over 50,000 copies of their first five albums in Peru
, where an album with 5,000 copies sold is considered a "Disco de Oro" (Best-seller music award). No other Peruvian band has done the same. They are influenced by British and Spanish songwriters from the 1960s and 1980s, including music periods from "La Nueva Ola
", folk
and Britpop
music style.
as As de Copas. By then, Claudia Salem and Phoebe Condos, former friends, were invited to sing backing vocals for the first seven songs. Luis Garcia, previous sound engineer and former member of Narcosis
, promised to sing the remaining songs and stay with the band as their singer. They finished 12 songs out of 16 by 1993, and changed the name to Mar de Copas. The band signed a contract with El Virrey record company, and initially made 300 cassette
copies. The album was named "Mar de Copas". Songs like "Fugitivo" and "Cancion" were inspired in trips they made to Punta Sal
and Tarma
respectively. Rodrigo Quijano wrote the song "Cancion", the last song usually played in concerts, which questioned traditional beliefs in life. Barrios and Leverone wrote Western melodies in "Recompensa" and "Heroe del delito". "Faena" is attributed to bullfighting
and "Mujer Noche" was used for their first video. August 1993, the band played live for the first time at the "Phantom Pub" in Lima
.
In 1994, El Virrey changed to Eureka Records. Felix Torrealva left the band and current bassist Cesar Zamalloa took over the said position. Zamalloa played for Orgus, Cimarrones, Oblivium, and formed his own metal band called Ultramotor. Mar de Copas finished writing and editing 12 songs. The album Entre los Arboles was finalized and recorded in chronologic order. By local success, Mar de Copas and Entre los Arboles were sold in CD format. Miki Gonzalez played guitar on "Aqui en el borde del mar". Phoebe wrote the lyrics in "Blu Ice", and Barrios wrote "Morir un poco", attempting to duplicate his success in "Una historia mas" from the first album. After the album was finished, each member started alternate music projects that lasted until 1997.
Mar de Copas created their recording studio
Villa Ruby and independent label
Mar de Copas Productions S.A.. In mid 1997, the band finished their third album, III. The songs "C.P.A.M" and "L.B." mean "Carta para amigos muertos" ("Letter for My Dead Friends"), and "Luis Barrios" (Manuel Barrios' brother), respectively. "III" had no accompanying single. They wrote a song based on the Mexican
Bolero
called "Ni para rogar un beso" and their first vals
"A Dios". "De tierra" is a song based on social issues
from the 1990s. "L.B.", "Vaquera", and "Despedida" were included on the movie soundtrack
of "No se lo digas a nadie". In 1998, the band had their first two albums re-released with bonus tracks
. Zamalloa wrote "Con el mar", and was added in the re-released edition of "Entre los Arboles".
In 1999, Mar de Copas released Suna and three music videos. By then, they have influenced and produced for many bands in Lima
such as Libido, Campo de Almas, TK
, Dolores Delirio
, Indigo, Cementerio Club
, Wayo
, Voz Propia, Daniel F, Zen and Los Hnos. Brother's. Mar de Copas's song "Samba" was inspired by Argentinean samba music. The song "Adios Amor" had inspiration from the war between Peru
and Chile. The theme is about a Peruvian soldier who departed for the war on his wedding night
and died in the battle of Tacna
. Mar de Copas had four hit singles that year. The band also recorded two Italian ballads: "Serenata" and "Desconcierto".
In 2000, Mar de Copas was the first local band to play at the "Gran Estelar de la Feria del Hogar". In 2001, the band moved to another studio in San Antonio Miraflores, that being Villa Ruby II. They had an active concert schedule for a year. In 2002, Mar de Copas released their first live double album "En Vivo". In November, Mar de Copas recorded a media album Ramera, which includes their four videos, an electric version
of a song titled "Ramera", a demo song
by Barrios titled "Cancion que dejo de andar", and four acoustic songs.
In 2004, Mar de Copas released Si algo asi como el amor esta en el aire and a month later presented the album in "El Parque de la Exposicion". They received their first "Disco de Oro" and had four number one songs: "Si algo asi como el amor esta en el aire", "Balada de un encuentro fugaz", "Perdido" and "Llevame". In October, the band recorded the first DVD Peruvian production De Tierra at the Teatro Peruano Japones. Mar de Copas edited these songs for their then-upcoming album De Tierra with acoustic songs and three unreleased demos
: "Cada vez", "Vacio", and "Luis". In 2005, the DVD was released which includes the concert, rare footage of the band, videos, demos
, and interviews of the band. By the end of the year, Mar de Copas made the soundtrack of "Un dia sin sexo". In 2006, Claudia Salem left the band.
By the end of 2008, Mar de Copas played in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
at Centro Cultural Buen Ayre. As of January 2009, Mar de Copas was working on a studio album and a greatest hits collection. The release date is 2009.
Former members:
Guest musicians:
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
from Lima. They emerged from the South American independent music scene of the 1990s.
Mar de Copas sold over 50,000 copies of their first five albums in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, where an album with 5,000 copies sold is considered a "Disco de Oro" (Best-seller music award). No other Peruvian band has done the same. They are influenced by British and Spanish songwriters from the 1960s and 1980s, including music periods from "La Nueva Ola
Nueva ola
The Nueva ola is a term applied to a loose group of musicians, mainly in Spanish speaking South America, who played and introduced rock and roll and other American and European music of the 50s and 60s to their countries. Artist associated with the Nueva ola reached their peak of popularity in the...
", folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and Britpop
Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
music style.
History
Mar de Copas was founded by Manuel Barrios and Eduardo Leverone in 1992, after splitting up their band Los Inocentes. They worked with Miki Gonzalez and Felix Torrealva on their first albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
as As de Copas. By then, Claudia Salem and Phoebe Condos, former friends, were invited to sing backing vocals for the first seven songs. Luis Garcia, previous sound engineer and former member of Narcosis
Narcosis (band)
Narcosis was a grindcore band from Wigan, Greater Manchester, in the north of England, founded in 1995 and split in October 2007.-Final:* Jamie - vocals * Brod - drums...
, promised to sing the remaining songs and stay with the band as their singer. They finished 12 songs out of 16 by 1993, and changed the name to Mar de Copas. The band signed a contract with El Virrey record company, and initially made 300 cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
copies. The album was named "Mar de Copas". Songs like "Fugitivo" and "Cancion" were inspired in trips they made to Punta Sal
Punta Sal
Punta Sal is a small beach resort located in the department of Tumbes, in northern Peru. Due to its location near the warm current of El Niño and the cold Humboldt Current which collide in this area, Punta Sal benefits with year round sunshine....
and Tarma
Tarma
Santa Ana de la Ribera de Tarma is a city in Junín Region, Perú. Tarma is the capital city of the Province of Tarma, and is also called the Pearl of the Andes. The city is located at around , at an elevation of around 3000 m...
respectively. Rodrigo Quijano wrote the song "Cancion", the last song usually played in concerts, which questioned traditional beliefs in life. Barrios and Leverone wrote Western melodies in "Recompensa" and "Heroe del delito". "Faena" is attributed to bullfighting
Bullfighting
Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Latin American countries , in which one or more bulls are baited in a bullring for sport and entertainment...
and "Mujer Noche" was used for their first video. August 1993, the band played live for the first time at the "Phantom Pub" in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
.
In 1994, El Virrey changed to Eureka Records. Felix Torrealva left the band and current bassist Cesar Zamalloa took over the said position. Zamalloa played for Orgus, Cimarrones, Oblivium, and formed his own metal band called Ultramotor. Mar de Copas finished writing and editing 12 songs. The album Entre los Arboles was finalized and recorded in chronologic order. By local success, Mar de Copas and Entre los Arboles were sold in CD format. Miki Gonzalez played guitar on "Aqui en el borde del mar". Phoebe wrote the lyrics in "Blu Ice", and Barrios wrote "Morir un poco", attempting to duplicate his success in "Una historia mas" from the first album. After the album was finished, each member started alternate music projects that lasted until 1997.
Mar de Copas created their recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
Villa Ruby and independent label
Label
A label is a piece of paper, polymer, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or article, on which is printed a legend, information concerning the product, addresses, etc. A label may also be printed directly on the container or article....
Mar de Copas Productions S.A.. In mid 1997, the band finished their third album, III. The songs "C.P.A.M" and "L.B." mean "Carta para amigos muertos" ("Letter for My Dead Friends"), and "Luis Barrios" (Manuel Barrios' brother), respectively. "III" had no accompanying single. They wrote a song based on the Mexican
Culture of Mexico
Mexico has changed rapidly during the 20th century. In many ways, contemporary life in its cities has become similar to that in neighboring United States and Europe. Most Mexican villagers follow the older way of life more than the city people do. More than 45% of the people of Mexico live in...
Bolero
Bolero
Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
called "Ni para rogar un beso" and their first vals
Vals (Peruvian)
The Creole Waltz , or Peruvian Waltz , is an adaptation of the European Waltz brought to the Americas during colonial times by Spain. In the Viceroyalty of Peru, the Waltz was slowly changed to the likings of the Criollo people...
"A Dios". "De tierra" is a song based on social issues
Social issues
Social issues are controversial issues which relate to people's personal lives and interactions. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues...
from the 1990s. "L.B.", "Vaquera", and "Despedida" were included on the movie soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of "No se lo digas a nadie". In 1998, the band had their first two albums re-released with bonus tracks
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
. Zamalloa wrote "Con el mar", and was added in the re-released edition of "Entre los Arboles".
In 1999, Mar de Copas released Suna and three music videos. By then, they have influenced and produced for many bands in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
such as Libido, Campo de Almas, TK
TK (Peruvian rock band)
TK is a Peruvian rock band formed in 2001 by Emilio Pérez de Armas and Edgar Guerra.Pérez and Guerra met at university. During their free time they played guitar together, and they decided to form a rock band. Later Christopher Farfán, Diego Dibós and Carlos Lescano joined them to form TK...
, Dolores Delirio
Dolores Delirio
Dolores Delirio is a Peruvian rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist Jeffrey Parra, drummer/lyricist Josué Vásquez, bassist/keyboardist Jose Inoñan, and vocalist Ricardo Brenneisen...
, Indigo, Cementerio Club
Cementerio Club
Cementerio Club is a Peruvian rock band formed in 1996. In 1999 MTV began to play their videoclip of the song "Barco Viejo" and in 2001 MTV played another video of them called "Sometimes Bonita". In 2004, Cementerio Club was nominated to "Best New Central Artist" category at the MTV Video Music...
, Wayo
WAYO
WAYO may refer to:* WAYO , a radio station licensed to Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States* Wayō, a Japanese architectural and artistic style...
, Voz Propia, Daniel F, Zen and Los Hnos. Brother's. Mar de Copas's song "Samba" was inspired by Argentinean samba music. The song "Adios Amor" had inspiration from the war between Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and Chile. The theme is about a Peruvian soldier who departed for the war on his wedding night
Wedding Night
Wedding Night is a 2001 Canadian comedy film.-Plot:After winning a contest Florence and Nicolas set out to get married in Niagara Falls accompanied by their family and friends. No sooner do they arrive than the situation turns sour, and the couple decides to call the whole thing off...
and died in the battle of Tacna
Tacna
- Rail :Tacna is served by a cross-border standard gauge railway to Arica, Chile.It is also the location of the National Railway Museum of Peru.-Air:Tacna is served by the Crnl. FAP...
. Mar de Copas had four hit singles that year. The band also recorded two Italian ballads: "Serenata" and "Desconcierto".
In 2000, Mar de Copas was the first local band to play at the "Gran Estelar de la Feria del Hogar". In 2001, the band moved to another studio in San Antonio Miraflores, that being Villa Ruby II. They had an active concert schedule for a year. In 2002, Mar de Copas released their first live double album "En Vivo". In November, Mar de Copas recorded a media album Ramera, which includes their four videos, an electric version
Electric Version
Electric Version is the second studio album by the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on Matador/Mint on May 6, 2003....
of a song titled "Ramera", a demo song
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
by Barrios titled "Cancion que dejo de andar", and four acoustic songs.
In 2004, Mar de Copas released Si algo asi como el amor esta en el aire and a month later presented the album in "El Parque de la Exposicion". They received their first "Disco de Oro" and had four number one songs: "Si algo asi como el amor esta en el aire", "Balada de un encuentro fugaz", "Perdido" and "Llevame". In October, the band recorded the first DVD Peruvian production De Tierra at the Teatro Peruano Japones. Mar de Copas edited these songs for their then-upcoming album De Tierra with acoustic songs and three unreleased demos
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
: "Cada vez", "Vacio", and "Luis". In 2005, the DVD was released which includes the concert, rare footage of the band, videos, demos
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, and interviews of the band. By the end of the year, Mar de Copas made the soundtrack of "Un dia sin sexo". In 2006, Claudia Salem left the band.
By the end of 2008, Mar de Copas played in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
at Centro Cultural Buen Ayre. As of January 2009, Mar de Copas was working on a studio album and a greatest hits collection. The release date is 2009.
Members
Current Members:- Manuel "Manolo" Barrios - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
and vocals - Phoebe Condos - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
and back vocals - Luis "Wicho" Garcia - vocals and harmonicHarmonicA harmonic of a wave is a component frequency of the signal that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency, i.e. if the fundamental frequency is f, the harmonics have frequencies 2f, 3f, 4f, . . . etc. The harmonics have the property that they are all periodic at the fundamental...
- Eduardo "Toto" Leverone - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Cesar Zamalloa - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Former members:
- Claudia Salem (1993–2005) - backing vocals and tambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
- Felix Torrealva (1993–1994) - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Guest musicians:
- Miki Gonzalez - guitar on "Aqui en el borde del mar" and harmonic on "Dulce y veloz"
- Victor "El Gato" Villavicencio - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and keyboards on "Prison" and "Cancion" - Miguel Navarro - English horn on "Cuenta la historia"
Discography
- Mar de copas - 1993
- Entre los arboles - 1994
- III - 1997
- Suna - 1999
- 12 grandes exitos - 2000
- En vivo (double disc) - 2002
- Ramera (multimedia album) - 2002
- Si algo asi como el amor esta en el aire - 2004
- 12 canciones - 2004
- De tierra - 2004
- De tierra (DVD) - 2005
- Todos los singles 2011
Videography
- "Mujer noche" is the first official video made by the original members, including former bassist Felix Torrealva. The second version of the song was recorded in 1998, especially to fit the video. The video has scenes from a concert at "La Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru" in 1993. "Mujer noche" was originally written and sang by Barrios. Hugo Martinez was director the video, while Giancarlo Paz was editor and Patricia Salazar was the visual arts manager.
- "Enloqueciendo", the second official video, was made as a 16 mm film16 mm film16 mm film refers to a popular, economical gauge of film used for motion pictures and non-theatrical film making. 16 mm refers to the width of the film...
. The video features cities and locations in northern LimaLimaLima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
and Barranco. The script was written, directed, edited, and produced by Rafael Besaccia.
- The third official video, "Suna", features animated drawings. All the pictures are made by Rafael Besaccia with paint and brush on paper. The animations are based on classic techniques and visual poetryVisual poetryVisual poetry is poetry or art in which the visual arrangement of text, images and symbols is important in conveying the intended effect of the work. It is sometimes referred to as concrete poetry, a term that predates visual poetry, and at one time was synonymous with it.Visual poetry was heavily...
from the 20th century. Barrios states that "Suna" is an angel, and that the viewer will be able to follow and interpret the first person story throughout the video. At the end, there is an acoustic version of the song that was the suggested version of "Suna", but the band decided to add it as the ending of the song.
- "El rumbo del mar", the fourth official video contains pictures and recordings created since 1992. It portrays how the band has changed over the years and how they started. Some of the scenes are live concerts in "La Feria del Hogar", "La Noche Pub", and "La Estacion" in Barranco; there is also footage depicting the entrance to Villa Ruby, live recordings, and fans of the band. The video was produced and edited by Gerardo Cristobal.
- "Un dia sin sexo" is the fifth official Mar de Copas video. It was made for a Peruvian film of the same name. The video features clips from the movie and former member Claudia Salem before she left the band. The song was number one for seven weeks for the Peruvian radio station Studio 92. The theme of the video is to portrait the band on a distinctive red theater with bright lights on the background. The video was produced and directed by Frank Perez-Garland.
- The "De tierra" DVD is the first Peruvian DVD production, released in 2005. The DVD features a live unplugged concert played in 2004 with 17 songs that are not part of the band's usual concertConcertA concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
lists. The DVD also has previously unreleased material of the band, including interviewsInterviewsInterviews is:# the plural form of "interview"# a compilation album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, see Interviews # a C++ toolkit for the X Window System, see InterViews...
, T.V. appearances, and other concerts.
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- Luis Garcia & Fernando Chirinos is a duo that sings and plays acousticAcoustic musicAcoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
songs A cappellaA cappellaA cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
of Los Secretos, Antonio Vega, Pistones, Duncan DhuDuncan DhuDuncan Dhu was a Spanish group created in San Sebastián, Spain in 1984. Its original members were Mikel Erentxun , Diego Vasallo and Juan Ramón Viles ....
, Gabinete Caligari, Nacha Pop, La Granja, Metadona, Narcosis, Enrique Urquijo y Los Problemas, El Ultimo de la FilaEl Último de la FilaEl Último de la Fila was a Spanish music group created in the mid 1980s in Barcelona, Spain. The original members were Manolo García and Quimi Portet.-History:...
, Mama, Los Bolidos, 12 Garras, and Radio Futura.
Soundtracks
- The 1998 Peruvian/Spanish movie "No se lo digas a nadie", directed by Francisco J. Lombardi, featured three Mar de Copas songs: "LB", "Vaquera", and "Despedida". The accompanying novel was written by Jaimy Bayly and produced by Andres Vicente Gomez.
- The 2001 Peruvian/German movie "Y si te vi, no me acuerdo", directed by Miguel Barreda Delgado and produced by Stefan Kaspar, had 57 songs written and recorded by Luis Garcia.
- The 2001 Peruvian movie "Bala perdida", directed by Aldo Salvini and produced by Iguana Productions, had 36 original songs by Manuel Barrios and two by Luis Garcia; Garcia edited the songs a year later.
- The 2005 Peruvian movie "Un dia sin sexo", directed by Frank Perez-Garland and produced by Fabrizio Aguilar, had five Mar de Copas songs, four of which were unreleased: "Viejo amor, nuevo amor", "Lisa en el espejo", "Llevame", "Falso amor", and "Un dia sin sexo".
External links
- Mar de Copas.com.pe - Official website
- Mar de Copas Youtube
- Mar de Copas Myspace
- Mar de Copas Cyloop