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with its heart crossed by a dagger and with the face of
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that "although on their debut album, 'Con el corazón en la mano', Andrea
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Nevertheless, the album was a commercial success selling 150,00 copies in its first year of release, a number that was deemed followers of the genre in
Colombia as a "surprise". The music video of "Bolero Falaz", produced by Rhayuela Films, received considerate rotation and attention from
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wrote that "El Dorado is a visionary songbook that celebrates our many bloodlines and that, as a metaphor, breaks down the many borders that separate us as
Colombians, It is a forceful stake that cuts across time and space, class and gender, tribe and race. It is a great national dance".
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indigenous people and the legend of El Dorado. Aside from the censorship of the initial cover, the song "Bolero Falaz" also faced censorship from some media due to it "containing obsene language".
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1578:1995 albums
1523:Live Albums
1513:Lo Esencial
1056:January 28,
955:"El Dorado"
934:Apple Music
930:"El Dorado"
786:"El Diablo"
772:"La Estaca"
693:"El Dorado"
670:"No Futuro"
461:Café Tacvba
370:Soda Stereo
227:"La Estaca"
1572:Categories
1485:Serie 2000
1467:Claroscura
917:References
828:"Errantes"
298:Background
189:El Dorado
138:chronology
89:Latin Rock
1492:Evolución
1425:El Dorado
1333:Radiónica
1295:RCN Radio
1143:El Tiempo
851:Echeverri
775:Echeverri
716:Echeverri
679:Echeverri
656:Echeverri
633:Echeverri
624:"Candela"
581:Writer(s)
545:Colombia
541:Radiónica
482:El Dorado
456:El Dorado
310:El Dorado
255:Colombian
246:El Dorado
218:"Candela"
158:El Dorado
22:El Dorado
1265:El Mundo
1170:Bacanika
992:Musiteka
848:Buitrago
831:Buitrago
817:Buitrago
803:Buitrago
789:Buitrago
761:Buitrago
758:"Pilas!"
747:Buitrago
733:Buitrago
713:Buitrago
696:Buitrago
676:Buitrago
653:Buitrago
630:Buitrago
518:Al Borde
498:Country
408:Allmusic
366:Caifanes
324:such as
281:Al Borde
266:Sony BMG
126:Producer
119:Sony BMG
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
1339:June 2,
1301:June 2,
1271:June 2,
1244:June 2,
1212:June 2,
1180:June 2,
1149:June 2,
1120:June 2,
1089:June 2,
1034:June 2,
1002:May 13,
969:June 2,
939:June 2,
865:Credits
185:Singles
171:(1996)
162:(1995)
153:(1993)
584:Length
402:Rating
399:Source
338:joropo
330:bolero
326:cumbia
260:group
97:Length
70:Bogotá
65:Studio
1237:Trece
578:Title
551:2013
528:2006
507:Rank
504:Year
501:List
378:Fobia
251:album
187:from
114:Label
77:Genre
1341:2022
1303:2022
1273:2022
1246:2022
1214:2022
1205:Vice
1182:2022
1151:2022
1122:2022
1091:2022
1058:2015
1036:2022
1004:2022
971:2022
941:2022
857:1:29
834:2:57
820:3:11
806:4:05
792:4:31
778:2:22
764:1:37
750:2:41
736:2:05
722:4:54
699:3:07
685:3:04
662:3:48
639:2:42
616:3:12
600:3:01
511:Ref.
447:Vice
334:punk
258:rock
84:Rock
1460:Río
1453:Oye
839:16.
825:15.
811:14.
797:13.
783:12.
769:11.
755:10.
574:No.
473:'s
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284:by
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