CECILIA Y LOS SONOR - DIME LA VERDAD

Cecilia is another ye-yé Chilean singer that recorded few EPs from 1963. In 1964 and 1966 she recorded two of them with instro band Los Sonor. She participated in the VI Festival de la Canción de Benidorm (24/26, July 1964). She won the 3rd prize singing "Bonita". The reason of her participation was theconversations and links stablished with Chile (Festival de la Viña del Mar), Argentina, and Uruguay. She won the 1964 edition of Viña del Mar. 1965 is an important year for the Festival of Benidorm. Important because despite the many criticisms that could be made about the level of quality of their Songs and / or singers, the truth is that after seven years of operation have been laid a foundation on stability. Also in this year crystallize conversations that the mayor of Benidorm, Pedro Zaragoza, has maintained with his colleague Juan Andueza  Silva, mayor of the tourist town of Viña del Mar (Chile) These contacts were sponsored and promoted by José Luis de las Peñas, Iberia Airlines manager. From now attempting to make a mutual cooperation, further open to Spanish-speaking countries and leaving side the rest of Europe. The mayor of Viña del Mar will be the guest of honor this edition and with it will come the singer Cecilia, a young Chilean winner previous edition of the Chilean festival. Within this environment of exchange
musical-cultural South American countries also attended the seventh edition Benidorm Festival ambassadors of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Cuba and, of course, Chile. A protocol was signed by which attempting to launch the world's largest music festival light, which should be the Festival Iberoamericano de la Canción. This would begin to be held on Benidorm next year, to be at home to Vina del Mar in 1967. Enjoy!

CECILIA Y LOS SONOR - DIME LA VERDAD