In the 70s he formed a dance band, variously known as Los Virtuosos and El Tribu, which included his son Ramón Orlando Valoy (who would become well-known in the 80s as bandleader Ramón Orlando) on piano. Valoy's music at this point was big-band son, what was now being called salsa. His hits in this genre include "Juliana" and "Nació Varón." He increasingly included into his repertoire merengue, the Dominican national music that was becoming internationally successful.
In 1997 producer Sergio George recorded a version of Valoy's "Juliana" with DLG, featuring a guest spot for Valoy's distinctive voice. The song was a major Latin hit and paved the way for a mini-renaissance of Valoy's music with a new generation. Now in his 70s, he appears frequently in the New York area, his charm and talent intact
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Mentirosa
Cuco Valoy Lyrics
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que te esta pasando negra
que te esta poniendo flaca... x
dime si es de la comida que te esta poniendo escasa
mentirosa, mentirosa
porque a un año de dejarte con la misma ropa andas
mentirosa, mentirosa
tan bonita como estabas cuando te fuiste de casa... x
y ahora te encuentras fea, disfraza'como una tabla
mentirosa, mentirosa
te fuiste con otro, te creia mejor... x
pero la jugada no te resulto... x
estas flacas y fea como el bacalao... x
esas aventuras no te ha resultao... x
tu no vale un quinto no, no vale na'
no no vale un chavo... no no vale nada
tu no vale nada tu
que tu tienes otro me manda a deci... x
pero si lo tienes que me importa a mi... x
que tu tengas uno que tu tengas dos... x
pero no te han dado lo que te di yo... x
no no vale... x
te fuiste con otro
no vale un quinto
In Cuco Valoy's song "Mentirosa", he addresses a woman who is lying to him about the state of her life. He notices that she's lost a significant amount of weight and confronts her about it. She insists that everything is fine but he's skeptical. He points out that she is still wearing the same clothes she had on when they split a year ago and that she looks drastically different. Valoy then accuses her of leaving him for someone else but in the end, that person didn't appreciate her the way he did, leaving her broke and alone.
The song is a commentary on deception and the consequences that come with lying. Valoy is illustrating the idea that life has a way of catching up to you, and the truth will always be revealed eventually. He also exposes the idea that people often lose when they go after something better, only to end up alone and with nothing. The song shows the audience that honesty is always the best policy, and that one should always appreciate what they have before they lose it.
Line by Line Meaning
mentirosa, mentirosa
The singer repeats twice calling out the person being addressed as a liar.
que te esta pasando negra
Asking the person being addressed what is happening to her as she appears to be troubled.
que te esta poniendo flaca...
Expressing surprise and concern over how the person being addressed has become thin and skinny.
dime si es de la comida que te esta poniendo escasa
Asking if the reason why the person being addressed has become thin is due to a lack of food.
dices que te va muy bien pero a mi tu no me engañas...
Doubting the person being addressed's claim that everything is going fine, as the artist sees through her deception.
porque a un año de dejarte con la misma ropa andas
Pointing out that the person being addressed still wears the same clothes she left with a year ago, suggesting that she has not prospered much since then.
tan bonita como estabas cuando te fuiste de casa...
Recalling how beautiful the person being addressed looked when she left home previously.
y ahora te encuentras fea, disfraza'como una tabla
Expressing disappointment on how the person being addressed looks now, looking plain and unattractive compared to before.
te fuiste con otro, te creia mejor...
The artist thought the person being addressed would fare better. She left with someone else with the belief that he was better than the artist.
pero la jugada no te resulto...
Stating that the person being addressed's plan did not work out.
estas flacas y fea como el bacalao...
Comparing the person being addressed to a skinny and unattractive fish.
esas aventuras no te ha resultao...
Implying that the person being addressed's escapades did not have a positive outcome.
tu no vale un quinto no, no vale na'
Claiming that the person being addressed is worthless or has no value.
no no vale un chavo... no no vale nada
Emphasizing that the person being addressed is not worth anything at all.
tu no vale nada tu
Reiterating that the person being addressed is of no value.
que tu tienes otro me manda a deci...
Indicating that someone else sent a message that the person being addressed has a new partner.
pero si lo tienes que me importa a mi...
Expressing disinterest in the person being addressed's new partner and the relationship between the two.
que tu tengas uno que tu tengas dos...
Acknowledging that the person being addressed may have one or two partners.
pero no te han dado lo que te di yo...
Asserting that the person being addressed's new partners did not give her what the singer had given her in the past.
no no vale...
The artist reiterates that the person being addressed has no value.
te fuiste con otro
The person being addressed left with someone else.
no vale un quinto
Emphasizing again that the person being addressed has no value or worth.
Writer(s): Cuco Valoy
Contributed by Harper N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.