Today, on Estudio Billboard, Amanda Miguel and Diego Verdaguer will sing their hits for us, and they will also tell us the secret behind having a happy family, a happy marriage and a happy music life. This is Estudio Billboard.
Welcome to Estudio Billboard. We have two top- notch guests today. I would like to say that they were sort of the “first family” of Latin music. They are Amanda Miguel and Diego Verdaguer. Welcome!
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Thanks a lot.
I can’t believe that you’ve been married for so many years and also singing, producing, composing, touring... How have you managed to sustain that connection?
I really want to say that what we do is try to solve the problems that arise in daily life... dealing with them with honesty… facing them, solving them, destroying them and re-creating our friendship… our love and our honesty every time. That has allowed us to stay together.
Amanda… What to you do when you are in your studio or you are rehearsing and suddenly you feel like saying, “Diego… I don’t want to see you anymore today.” Has that ever happened to you?
It has.
What do you do then?
It hasn’t happened often, though.
He stands up and leaves. He tells me, “I’m out of here.”
No. I couldn’t. If I want to leave, I do. The important thing is to have quiet time. You definitely can’t spend so many years together if you have a lot of bad times. Right?
Right.
Diego… You are promoting a new album with an independent record company. It’s Mexicano hasta las pampas…
That’s right.
Tell us about it.
I’m really happy with this album which was produced by Joan Sebastian. It has been a pleasure, an honor and a great satisfaction to work with him… not to mention all of the fun we’ve had. It really is the first time that I ventured into popular Mexican music. My songs are part of popular Mexican music, and I say that with pride. They have been, and they still are. But in this case, it is a folklore production because it has mariachis and an alternative folkloric focus because it has violas and cellos. I am experiencing a wonderful moment because the song... The first CD is at the top of the Mexican charts.
You’re doing something different. This is your project.. So… When you do something like this... Do you ask for Amanda’s opinion?
Yes.
Always?
Always.
What happens if she says... How do you tell Diego that you don’t like something?
The opposite can also happen... I may be the one doing something, and he might not like it.
Of course.
He might tell me, “Amanda… That’s not good for you. I don’t think that suits you.” I think our relationship has been really strong, and we get closer every day because we are friends. We tell each other things with honesty. We believe that if someone has something to say… especially because he wants to help… then that is something that should be well received by the other person.
Absolutely.
When we return, I want you to tell us about the story of the most important hits of your career. We’ll be back with Amanda Miguel and Diego Verdaguer.
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We continue on Estudio Billboard with Amanda Miguel and Diego Verdaguer. One thing I love about your careers is that you have managed to have parallel careers. Each of you has had very successful recordings… but at the same time, your careers complement each other’s. They are intertwined.
Whenever one of us travels alone… if we do... For example, when I travel by myself, I’m always asked, “Where is Diego?” If he travels alone… “Where is Amanda?” Even though we have our own independent careers defined, we have sung some songs as duets, and they have been very successful. We made songs like Simplemente amor… which is almost our own love story. It brought us together, and it has also brought other couples together. People have this fixed image about Amanda and Diego or Diego and Amanda.
How did your love story start?
It started in Buenos Aires… where we met a long time ago. Our story began there. He was sitting in a car, and he said, “I sing.” I said, “Really? Sing something for me.” He started to sing.
Were you a popular singer already?
I was already popular in Argentina.
I said it pretentiously.
She bragged about being a singer, too. She said... She moved like this… as if saying...
He offered for me to be one of his backup singers. He was already famous in Argentina, so he used to work almost every weekend. I liked singing there... I loved being part of the vocal group.
Did you like him ever since the first second you saw him?
I liked him a lot, but I noticed that he was such a womanizer. He arranged to meet women in different cafeterias and restaurants …everywhere. I said, “I don’t want to get hurt,” so I didn’t go for it. I just waited for him to come to me.
She’s just making that up.
Right… women’s lies. What’s your version?
She just makes stories up to tell them on TV.
That’s not true... not true. He was such a womanizer.
Okay.
He started calling me every day. I was excited at the idea of being his girlfriend. It was fun for me because I wanted to sing, and he was already famous. He offered me an opportunity to work and do vocals. We used to have fun together. Even now, we have fun together.
That’s really something. I was really looking for... I always say this…. I don’t know what I was looking for, but I found something special in her. I’m not sure what it is, but I found it in her. Understand? Something motivated me to be with her...
We had a good time.
...to love her, to do things together and to have a career together… Amanda Miguel’s intention was always to be a singer.
Right.
I told her, “All right. I’m going to help you.”
Could you sing a little bit of Simplemente amor for us?
We’ll sing it on the piano later. I wanted to sing this song right now because it has a lot to do with Amanda. I dedicated it to her, and it’s very famous. It goes...
Tú eres la ladrona que me robó el corazón que guardaba para mañana.
Mi corazón es delicado tiene que estar muy bien cuidado trátalo bien si lo has robado cuídame, quiéreme, bésame, mímame.
Mi corazón es delicado porque una vez fue lastimado trátalo bien si lo has robado cuídame, quiéreme, bésame, mímame así.
Ou, ou, ou, ou.
Ou, ou, ou, ou.
Ou, ou, ou, ou.
Sí, sí, sí, sí.
Good!
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The other song is Simplemente amor. We’ll sing a short part of it for you.
Acappella?
Oh fue amor, simplemente amor, tremendo amor, absoluto amor teniéndote no pido más tengo todo besándote no pido pan, me alimento...
I think you remember it because it was a hit. It was an anthem to love, and it is really beautiful.
You sang it in a key that’s not the one we usually sing it in… or what?
The thing is... I don’t have the piano here.
But… She is serenading you.
She sang it to me. Right? … I’m sitting down.
Just enjoy it…
I probably sang it in a higher key, but that’s okay.
The thing is I... I wanted to sing at least that small part of it because that’s the one you wanted to hear. If you want, we can do it on the piano again.
I think your love story is so beautiful... Your styles are something that catch my attention because they are very different and distinctive.
Of course.
Yes.
However, most of the songs that Amanda sang and made popular were created by both of us and Graciela Carballo. In some of them...
Anahí was involved, too.
For some of them, Anahí did participate. She helped us write some lyrics.
In my case, she contributed a lot.
But… Graciela Carballo contributed more.
For example, in Como un títere. Do you remember...?
Y todavía yo me pregunto por qué camino se llega a ti.
And then…
Una de estas noches yo voy a raptarte, voy a seducirte.
That one was with Anahí. There’s a little of everything.
How do you write? For example… Diego… How do you...?
We write...
...When you write by yourself or when you write with Amanda… Tell us about that.
I believe that songs are all about the melody. It’s absolutely crucial. Sometimes, it’s the story of a song. I surround myself with writers to create the lyrics. Sometimes, I create the lyrics. They were hits, so I continued doing it. I always try to develop the lyrics so that they are easy for people. That’s why...
So… You write the melody first, and then you give it to a lyric writer.
Yes.
Sometimes, sometimes…
No. I work along with the lyric writer.
Yes.
Oh… at the same time…
What we do when we are composing together is... I play the piano, and Diego plays the guitar. We compose together like that.
Both of you compose in the same room… Amazing.
In a very beautiful room… Right?
We have composed in separate rooms, and sometimes we compose in the same room. Sometimes, I compose. Then, she does her part. Sometimes, there have been moments of harmony that have allowed us to enjoy the experience of composing together. That’s why I say that we weave our story together. Sometimes, it’s very easy to be together and compose, and sometimes it’s not.
Sometimes, he starts a song on the guitar and leaves it unfinished. Then, he tells me, “Let’s try to finish it together.” We pick up our guitars, and then that “bridge”… the part that was missing… comes out or maybe the other way around.
Somehow, the lines are finished off with the music. You have a very long history together. Even though it’s difficult to pick one, you probably have a favorite song that is special for you… probably because it marked a before and an after. Is there a song… any special song… for you?
I think one of the most important songs of my career and my life is... This song has really been magical in my life. I didn’t write it. It was written by three Italian composers, and it has probably been one of the greatest hits of my career. I still sing it today. It goes...
Aún puedo ver el tren partir
Uh, uh, uh, uh
y tu triste mirar
Uh, uh, uh, uh
que esconde aquellas lagrimas,
Uh, uh, uh, uh
volveré.
Uh, uh, uh
Oh qué difícil es vivir sin tu amor.
La carta dice espérame
Ah, ah, ah, ah
el tiempo pasará,
Ah, ah, ah, ah
un año no es un siglo y yo
Ah, ah, ah, ah
volveré...
Ah, ah, ah.
Very beautiful.
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... in all of the regions, and when we come back...
This song has really been a hit.
That song also brought us to Mexico, sweetheart.
Yes… It did.
That song brought us... Well… It brought Diego to Mexico.
...and you came along.
It gave us the chance to be here in Mexico and to start our careers here. He had already started, of course, but it gave me the opportunity to start my career here.
When we return, I want you to tell us about that stage. Stay tuned. We’ll be back with more Estudio Billboard featuring Amanda Miguel and Diego Verdaguer.
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We continue on Estudio Billboard. Amanda… You play the piano because you actually started as a pianist, right?
That’s right. I started as a pianist. In fact, I began when I was 4. I inherited a very good ear from my parents. I knew immediately that the piano was going to be my instrument.
How did you know? Do you remember the moment when you learned that? … when you said, “This is me.”
No... Ever since I was a young girl, I knew I was going to be a singer, an artist... I didn’t doubt it at all. I even pictured myself exactly as I am now.
You started composing on the piano.
Yes. I used to compose songs that wouldn’t be great hits because they were... Let’s just say they were not very commercial, but I loved them. I probably wouldn’t have reached the success I have had if I hadn’t met Diego. Diego showed me the way to becoming a more commercial artist.
More commercial?
Yes.
Diego… Did you use to give Amanda advice about the songs?... how to work with them… how to create a chorus or...
Sure.
Really?
Sure. I studied in Argentina, and I worked with great Argentinean musicians in the late 60s… when I ventured into the music world, even though I was just a young boy. After the 70s, I became successful in Argentina. I worked with great musicians, and I learned a lot of things about this business. When I met Amanda… I felt in my heart… a need to help her. Her development as a woman and as an artist would be part of my reality and my life later on. I looked for something that could lead the way for her. One day, we were together, and we composed...
Así no te amará jamás.
Así no te amará jamás.
Do you remember Así no te amará jamás?
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Do you remember that?
Yes.
It was such a hit... It was the first single.
We wrote that one, and from then on, there were a lot of songs.
Is there anything similar to that one?
Yes.
Right after that one, there was...
Which one sweetheart? Él me mintió?
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Él me mintió, él me dijo que me amaba y no era verdad, él me mintió, no me amaba nunca me amó, él dejó que lo adorará, él me mintió, él me mintió, era un juego y nada más, era sólo un juego cruel de su vanidad, él me mintió.
Con el corazón destrozado, el rostro mojado, soy tan desdichada quisiera morirme.
Mentiras, sólo era mentira, los besos, las rosas, las falsas caricias que me estremecían.
Good!
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Thanks a lot.
Was it that fast...?
What?
Whenever you were singing a song like that one, where you are saying... Well… You’re not telling him precisely, but the lyrics say that a man lied to you… I can imagine that moment when you were being interviewed… People would ask, “Is that a real song? Are you dedicating it to Diego?”
[laughing]
I guess that was what happened… especially since you were the authors of the music.
All the time…
The lyrics of that song were actually written by Graciela Carballo. She was going through a difficult heartbreak at the time, and she had actually been lied to. She expressed all of that pain in the song. I sang it, and it was such a hit. I think one of them... I will say… “sinned”. I don’t like that word much, but that’s what we generally do when we tell lies constantly. It’s a song that will always be remembered, and it will be very difficult for other songs about lies to rival Él me mintió. It’s such a strong song.
Graciela gave you the lyrics.
No.
No, no…
How did it happen then?
We wrote the music first.
Okay. I was going to mention that such a low melody is very intense...
Yes. Graciela decided on the story. The melody has that power... that strength.
Él me mintió is really a strong tango. You’re a pianist… If you play it as a tango, you go...
I’m going to make that my homework. The next time I see you, I’ll play Él me mintió in a tango version for you.
[humming]
Really?
It’s such a beautiful song that I still sing today. I also think that it is one of the songs people remember the most about my career. It’s overwhelming.
Yes. Something that I ask the people who come to the show, especially women, is how they balance being a woman and being a star. You have this man next to you who is also very successful, and he didn’t care that his wife was just as good.
No. He is a generous man. I understand what you just said. I think many men are disturbed when their wives or girlfriends have even a little bit of success. They want to be real machos and that’s it. There’s no room for anything else. What’s more… Wives work and do things at home, but that’s never appreciated. That’s something else. In my case, I have a husband who has been completely generous… who has given me a special place in his life… who has helped me… who has looked after me... I have a great career full of hits. I just sang Él me mintió, but there is also Hagamos un trato, Castillos, Títere, Mi buen corazón...
A never ending list of hits…
Ámame una vez más… which I recorded in the 90s... El rostro del amor… which was a song for the Pope... My career has been very long and very dedicated. I have done everything with Diego’s help. He has made the biggest hits of my career, and those are songs that you listen to today. They are still relevant.
They still are…
Absolutely. They don’t sound old.
Diego… Two things… because I don’t want to forget about them later. Could you play something from the new album? I’m afraid that if we don’t do it now, the show will be over. I would love to hear it.
This is a beautiful song. It goes like this…
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Estoy a punto de estallar, estoy pensando sólo en ella.
Mi alma quiere sollozar pero mi orgullo no la deja.
Dolor que tengo que aguantar porque no quise retenerla.
No, no, no, no sé quién de los dos será, quién se pueda rendir por fin y que corra la historia sin rencor.
No sé quién de los dos será que se muera por la ansiedad de volver a la gloria de nuestro amor
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Yo no podría resolver pero es de dos este problema y no sé quién dirá perdón para arrancarnos esta pena.
No, no, no, no sé quién de los dos será quién se puede rendir por fin y que corra la historia sin rencor.
No sé quién de los dos será quien se muera por la ansiedad de volver a la gloria de nuestro amor.
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Bravo!
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Don’t go anywhere. We’ll be right back on Estudio Billboard with Diego Verdaguer and Amanda Miguel.
Thank you.
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We’re back on Estudio Billboard with Diego Verdaguer and Amanda Miguel. You’ve got a surprise for us, don’t you?
Of course.
A big surprise…
It was Estudio Billboard’s idea, to be honest. We want to take this chance to introduce you to Ana Victoria, our daughter… who has been quite successful here in The United Mexican States… and soon to be all over the world. This is Ana Victoria.
Bravo.
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Thank you so much.
Hi.
Welcome, Ana Victoria.
Thank you so much. It’s my pleasure.
Our pleasure…
Come over here.
Thank you.
This is what you wear?
Yes. This is the look… with the bra showing…
Your father says to you… “You go on stage looking like that...?
The truth is that we support each other very much. They have always given me my space, and I’m glad. I think that in the end, you should be the one building your own future… your own story….instead of doing something because your parents told you to…or they told you how to do it. You know?
And, your mother…We were talking about when you were born…
They are grown ups now.
Well… You were little, as well…
You were little, as well.
I want…I mean… I want people to know that…You have always raised me by setting an example. That’s how it has always been…
We have given you freedom… a lot.
You have given me a lot of freedom. They weren’t the kind of parents… like the parents of some of my friends…who are quite controlling, and…
All over the place…
Very ta-ta-ta…I mean… My parents always trusted me. They had faith in what I did and told me to go for it. You know? It depends on you, and I always liked it that way. I’m grateful for that.
Thank you.
You always had it clear in your mind about pursuing a musical career… Or maybe you wanted to be a lawyer to take care of your parents’ business?
Never a lawyer…
[laughing]
I’m glad there are lawyers because I’d never be one… or a doctor. I love horses, and I used to dream about being a professional jockey. That was my dream. We had a neighbor in Argentina who had a ranch with racing horses. He had a track to run them on. I used to go there to race. It was my dream…But, you need to be 1,50 high.
I was about to say…
She couldn’t do it.
I couldn’t do it because of my height, but I still love horses. I think that even though I liked doing that, I never stopped…
Riding and…
Never stopped feeling that passion for music… I started composing when I was 5. I don’t know if it was because I saw them doing it and just made it part of my life…
You would make songs for the horses… dogs. That kind of stuff…
We used to stay up all night making music while she slept. She was gifted at writing music. The genes were good for something, right?
Exactly. Do you have any memories from your childhood? Like… What images do you have from when you were little… hanging around with mom and dad?
Lots of joy…. many special moments… a childhood…a very nice family. It was a very different life because I grew up doing stuff most kids my age didn’t do.
Like what?
I would go with them on tour for 3, 4 months, and I didn’t have to go to school. All of the teachers would say, “You’re about to fail.” My mom had to go and talk to the teachers and ask them to give me a chance…tell them that she would help me study. It was the same thing for many years at school. That was bad for me. I had this reputation at the school. Later, I did better and that changed. I think the best education you can get is life itself.
Your first album was in English, but it never came out.
Frustrating…
Frustrating… but you’re changing that.
Yes. I’ve gotten over it already. That period was frustrating. The truth is…
You’ve got your album… It’s yours.
Yes. After a four year legal battle, we managed to get back the rights. Now, it’s safe at home.
As you know, Ana Victoria recorded an album in English about four years ago. Some issues related to the record label prevented the album from coming out. You have a new album in Spanish. Did your parents help you on this one? Will we find their compositions? What?
Yes. There are some songs I wrote with my father. He is the executive producer of this album, and basically, he’s been my support.
What about me?
Your mom stopped working for you…
The thing is that this album is under Diam, which is their record label… a family record label.
Your father is the head.
Yes, he is. He’s Mr. Verdaguer.
Can you play one of those songs for us?
Of course.
Absolutely.
I’m going to play…
Is it a duet or do you sing alone?
No, no… She…I don’t have…It’s her own career. We aren’t going to make any duets.
No duets on the album…
No.
Why not?
Seriously… Why not? Anyone would think that you are just introducing her to society. Why not with a duet? That’s the choice you made, I guess.
I think she has to build her own career, and she’s doing just fine. Here in Mexico, people already love her. We’re very proud. The time for her to sing with her mom or dad will come… when we are old.
She has her own audience… from a different sound. What are you playing?
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Dime todo lo que piensas de una vez esperando que me quieras no quiero estar ya no quiero adivinar lo que vas a hacer es un segundo de tu tiempo tu eternidad.
Qué manera tan absurda de amar de risa a llanto, de amor a desamor, cuatro pasos adelante y cuatro atrás insegura a demostrar lo que quiero dar.
La sombra de este amor se está mezclando con la oscuridad, tu duda me hace mal me atormenta me hace delirar del hilo de un quizá voy colgada a punto de caer. La sombra de este amor se está volviendo pura oscuridad.
Uuoooooooo
oh, oh.
Oh ye, ye.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, eh, eh.
Very nice.
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Thank you.
Here in Mexico, this song is now in the top ten. I had nothing to do with it. It was a song that she did with her sister. I’m really excited about the success this song has had.
This song is doing better every day on the charts.
Yes. It’s pretty cool. For an independent album… We are all very proud because the audience wants to listen to it. Even though it’s been difficult, I think we have started to…
But… Ana Victoria says it’s taken a lot of effort. It’s always difficult. The major record labels don’t have a chance to work with an artist anymore if the business isn’t global... I mean… if they are not involved completely in the artist’s business.
Worldwide…
It’s not profitable for the record labels, so they can’t help develop an artist. If you launch a new artist, and you don’t sell a certain amount of albums with the first single… something you need to keep on investing in it… they just drop it. So… I tell Ana Victoria that she is very lucky to be signed to an independent label. You have had a chance to develop… because that’s the third single from your album. Any other record label might have dropped you already.
After the first single…
That’s how it is.
Today, yes.
There’s so much talent… so many young artists that the audience never gets a chance to hear because the record label can’t make an investment.
You also lived in the times where it was easy to sell one, two, three million copies. What is your advice for someone who wants to start a career in pop?
Be honest in everything they do… find a path… have their own identity. ..
And never lose faith…
And…
Always move forward…
Get together with the right people… capable of showing them those paths… There are many ways to promote music, and on each path, there’s someone waiting to open the door for you. You have to search all of those paths. There are more now. You need to look around… the entire internet world… go down that path…
It was great listening to you. We’ll be right back on Estudio Billboard with the Verdaguer- Miguel family.
Yes.
Don’t go away. We’ll be back on Estudio Billboard… and the 20 questions.
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I’m with Amanda Miguel, Diego Verdaguer, and their daughter Ana Victoria. It’s time for Billboard’s 20 questions. I know that you are all quite close. Any of you can answer the question, and you can comment on it. Okay?
Okay.
Okay… Very good.
Okay. The perfect night?
A moon.
And the beach… Isn’t that right?
Okay.
A glass of champagne.
Do you sleep with or without pajamas? Who wants to answer?
It depends on the weather.
Yes.
If it’s too cold, I wear pajamas.
For the ladies… George Clooney or Benicio del Toro?
Benicio del Toro.
Yes… Benicio del Toro.
Angelina Jolie or Penelope Cruz?
Penelope Cruz.
What makes you cry?
Everything that is honest.
Unfairness.
Everything that is honest… unfairness?
Pain.
What do you spend your money on?
I cry from happiness.
Fine.
That’s why everything that is honest gets me emotional.
What do I spend too much money on?
Clothes, to be honest…
I love shopping.
Shoes.
Shoes?
I love shopping.
They’re nice… so you buy them?
Definitely.
I’m the buyer.
Mom is the buyer for the family.
I’m the one spending the money.
I think that’s great. What would you change about yourself, if you could?
Me?
I’d be 10 centimeters taller.
[laughing]
That’s the only thing I would change about my body. I wouldn’t change anything about my personality. I like the way I am.
Wow! Wow!
I’m all right. I don’t have a problem...
You’re okay, then? This one is for you.
Bring it on.
Your worst concert?
My worst concert.
Yours…
One where the sound was terrible. That’s why I was telling you at the beginning that I pay whatever it costs for a good sound engineer. I think they are like… the chef. I don’t know. That’s quite an important position.
Yes.
A while back, I gave a terrible show… with terrible sound… so much so that I had no voice at the end. That’s unusual for me.
Your best virtue?
Honesty.
Honesty.
Honesty?
Friendship.
I’m going to change the question a bit. What do you think is your dad’s best virtue?
Creativity.
And you?... And Diego about Amanda?
She’s her best virtue.
Don’t take too long.
That doesn’t work anymore.
She’s quite hard-working.
And you on Ana Victoria?
[laughing]
Really?
You had no idea.
Am I hard-working? …Me about Ana? She’s an upstanding person… devoted… so nice. She never thinks anything bad about anything.
You’ve lost objectivity with Ana.
No. She loves me.
She’s my love… my only love.
What object do you always carry with you? Who wants to…?
Cell phone… Today… a cell phone.
Bra.
Laptop.
That, too.
Sometimes at night… not anymore.
Laptop… Okay. A ritual before going on stage?
Lies.
Vocalization.
Lies, huh?
The…
Ah, the… Okay. What can’t you stand in a person?
Bad breath.
[laughing]
I haven’t heard that one. That’s a good one.
Being sly… hypocritical… I can’t stand that.
What about you, Ana Victoria?
To be honest, I don’t like piercings…
but that’s about a body…
But, you can say that, of course.
I mean… It’s not that I can’t stand it, but I have a hard time with it. I’m not disgusted by it because people can do whatever they like… It can be a bit impressive, I have to say.
Okay… Now, Amanda… What was the silliest thing Diego did to win your heart?
Picking me up at the airport on a motorbike…
Oh, you remember… He couldn’t have been dumber… going to the airport on a motorbike, and she had a suitcase.
[laughing]
And I crashed…
No… You did?
A drunk guy appeared suddenly, and I hit him.
I wasn’t there...
No. I was going to the airport.
Okay. If you could choose another talent besides music, what would it be?
Me… gardening.
Gardening?
I love gardening.
Building… building...
A muralist…
Okay. What is the word you use the most?
Deal.
See.
Deal… See… How about you?
Okay.
What are you afraid of?
Of the unknown...
I used to be afraid of the dark, but I think that’s gone now.
You got over it.
There’s a lot of light left…
I’m afraid of people who pretend to be someone they are not.
Those people are scary. The most important quality in a man?
Quality?
Sensuality.
Generosity.
And… The most important quality in a woman?
Being a complete woman.
Okay.
Like me, oh.
That’s it. A lucky charm?
I don’t have any.
I don’t have one.
No.
Worst fault?
Stealing.
You?
Yes. She’s a kleptomaniac. We’re on television…
I don’t know… Does it have to be me?
My worst fault?
Are you stealing from me?
Have I ever?
She steals bananas at the supermarket.
I thought you meant faults in general.
Your worst fault?
When I was young, I did steal some stuff.
Bubblegum.
I stole some lipstick.
You don’t have…
The first time I went to the supermarket…
You don’t have to tell us. What’s your worst fault?
No. Diego…. What is Amanda’s worst fault?
She repeats herself sometimes.
And his worst fault?
He repeats himself as well.
You’re both repetitive. Okay… Two records you would take to a deserted island?
Oh… Sade.
Pink Floyd.
Love Deluxe?
You…Pink Floyd?
Yes…
Mad Love by Robi Draco Rosa.
Juan Luis Guerra.
Okay.
Aretha Franklin.
Now… Just one of you reply because time is running out, and I want Ana Victoria to finish the show.
Okay.
I’m asking Diego… Your favorite vice?
I don’t have any.
We’ve gotten ridden of them… with age…
You don’t have any vices?
I don’t.
I don’t smoke. I don’t do this or that.
I think that’s great. You’re going to play for us again. What?
Sure. A song called Posdata: Te Amo. It was the second single from this album. Here it goes.
What’s the name of the album?
Ready.
Ready. There’s something I want to say, please go to our websites. Ana Victoria’s is like it sounds. Amanda’s is…And in my case… people, my friend, my neighbors…
Those pages are real.
Everything you want is there.
Go visit them.
Yes. They’re very complete.
I wrote this song with her.
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Te siento tan distante que no sé, no sé si te acuerdas de mí. Yo me acuerdo aquella tarde en que te vi debajo del sol entre las olas del mar, me imaginé cerca de ti, rozar tu piel, no me atreví; hablar de amor, cobarde fui, por eso te escribo esta carta con palabras de amor, te confieso mi vida que siempre soñé ser de ti desde que te vi. Ah, ah, ah.
Me cuesta decirte lo que nunca te dije es que toda mi vida se mueve a partir de ti que me hace vivir. Posdata: te amo. Posdata: Te amo.
[clapping]
Thank you.
See you next time.
