Born Eduardo Mora Hernandez in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, Mora began singing at the age of four -- and by the time he was in his mid-teens, he was earning some money singing in local bars, restaurants, and clubs. Mora started using Lalo Mora as his stage name as a teenager, and it was also during his adolescent years that he enjoyed a small local following as half of a vocal duo called Lupe & Lalo (which also included singer Guadalupe Mendoza). Mora got a major break in 1980, when he was invited to join the norteño group los Invasores de Nuevo León as a lead vocalist. Los Invasores de Nuevo León were a new group at the time but went on to become a big name in regional Mexican music, and their success brought Mora a great deal of exposure in both Mexico and the United States. In 1993, Mora left los Invasores de Nuevo León to become a full-time solo artist (he was replaced by Isaías Lucero, who was replaced by Rigoberto Marroquín four years later in 1997). Leaving a group as visible as los Invasores de Nuevo León was a gamble for Mora, but it was a gamble that paid off for him commercially; as a solo artist, he became even more famous in the regional Mexican market. Mora built a huge catalog of solo albums, recording for Fonovisa Records (one of the top labels in regional Mexican music) extensively in the '90s and early to mid-2000s. And in the mid- to late 2000s, Mora provided a lot of solo albums for Disa Records (another label that is a major-league player in the regional Mexican market). In the 21st century, Mora's son Lalo Mora, Jr. has followed in his father's footsteps and pursued a career in music. The 2000s found the younger Mora working as the lead singer/bajo sexto player for los Herederos de Nuevo León, a norteño group with a strong Invasores de Nuevo León connection; in los Herederos de Nuevo León, Lalo Mora, Jr. has performed alongside accordion player Javier Rios, Jr., who is the son of singer/accordion player Javier Rios, Sr. (a founding member of los Invasores de Nuevo León). Lalo Mora, Sr. and Javier Rios, Sr.; had spent 13 years performing together in los Invasores de Nuevo León -- and after reaching adulthood, Lalo Mora, Jr. and Javier Rios, Jr. ended up performing together in los Herederos de Nuevo León.
Cuanto Te Debo
Lalo Mora Lyrics
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Porque quiero liquidarte
Hasta el último suspiro
De cariño y de desprecio
Yo ya sabia, yo ya sabia
Que los besos que me dabas
Las caricias que me hacías
Haz bien la cuenta, haz bien la cuenta
No rebajes ni un suspiro
Que suspiro por suspiro
Todo te voy a pagar
Ahora robo, o ahora mato
Hoy me pongo mano a mano
Todo te voy a pagar
Haz bien la cuenta, haz bien la cuenta
No rebajes ni un suspiro
Que suspiro por suspiro
Todo te voy a pagar
Ahora robo, o ahora mato
Yo voy a ver como le hago
Todo te voy a pagar
The lyrics of Lalo Mora's song "Cuanto Te Debo" talk about a man who wants to pay his debts to his partner, both in love and hate. He asks her how much he owes her and tells her that he wants to pay her until his last breath. He knew that the kisses and caresses he had received from her had an equal value in currency. He acknowledges that he owes her and is ready to pay her back everything, probably indicating that he has failed in his relationship duties towards her. He urges her to calculate the cost of all his mistakes and not to miss out on anything. He promises to even steal or kill to pay off his debts without fail. The song is all about a man's realization of his mistakes in the relationship and his willingness to make amends by any means necessary.
The song is not just a ballad about a man's regret, but it is also a reflection of the economic struggles and poverty that Lalo Mora experienced in his childhood. Lalo Mora, who grew up in a ranch in the state of Durango, wrote this song after experiencing hard times as an artist in poverty. The song speaks to the fact that everything one does will eventually come back to collect debts.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuanto te debo, cuanto te debo
How much do I owe you, how much do I owe you
Porque quiero liquidarte
Because I want to settle with you
Hasta el último suspiro
Until my very last breath
De cariño y de desprecio
Out of love and contempt
Yo ya sabia, yo ya sabia
I already knew, I already knew
Que los besos que me dabas
That the kisses you gave me
Las caricias que me hacías
The caresses you gave me
Tenían su signo de pesos
Had a price tag on them
Haz bien la cuenta, haz bien la cuenta
Do the math right, do the math right
No rebajes ni un suspiro
Don't reduce even a breath
Que suspiro por suspiro
Breath for breath
Todo te voy a pagar
I'll pay you everything
Ahora robo, o ahora mato
Now I rob, or now I kill
Hoy me pongo mano a mano
Today, one-on-one with you
Yo voy a ver como le hago
I'll figure out how to do it
Todo te voy a pagar
I'll pay you everything
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Roberto Cantoral, Francisco Dino Lopez Ramos
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Cindy Acosta
Cuanto te debo2 por qué quiero liquidarse hasta el último suspiro de cariño y de desprendió yo ya sabía yo ya sabía que los besos que me dabas las caricias que me hacías tenían sus signos de peso has bien la cuenta2 no rebajes ni un suspiro que suspiro por suspiro todo te voy a apagar a hora robo a ahora Mati hoy me pongo mano a mano todo te voy a pagar
Has bien la cuenta2
No trajes ni un suspiro
Qué suspiro por suspiro todo te voy a pagar ahora robo o ahora mato yo voy a ver cómo le ahora todo te voy a pagar
Luis Mendozza
También con Roberto Pulido está chingona
Santos Cornejo
no revajes ni un suspiro q todo t voy a pagar
felipe el hippie
Yo ya te pague, ahora que quieres cobrar.
Cindy Acosta
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