Buddy Richard

Ricardo Roberto Toro Lavín, also known as Buddy Richard (September 21, 1943, Graneros) is a Chilean singer-songwriter known for his ballads. one of the first live broadcasts in the country. His 1975 song Tu cariño se me va ("Your love leaves me") and his 1982 song Mentira ("Lie") (made popular by the Nicaraguan singer Hernaldo Zúñiga) became popular across Latin America. After a lull in his career, he again became popular in 1993 after recording with the band Los Tres.

He retired from public performance in 2008, playing his last concert at the Quinta Vergara on 25 February at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. With producer Daniel Guerrero he wrote his first song in fifteen years for his retirement, titled Trátame bien ("Treat me good").

Studio albums Buddy Richard y sus amigos (Buddy Richard and His Friends) (1964) Buddy Richard en el Astor (Buddy Richard at the Astor) (1969) Quiera Dios (If God Wants) (1971) ¡Buddy! (1974) Si me vas a abandonar (If You Are Going to Abandon Me) (1976) Maldito amor (Damn Love) (1985) Con tanto amor (With So Much Love) (1988) Por siempre (Forever) (1995)