Las Torcazas

Las Torcazas formed in Mexico City around 2010, with María Fernanda Blázquez and Fernando Riba both handling vocals and guitar. Their sound leaned toward acoustic folk with some trova influence, which gave their early material a straightforward, unadorned quality. They released their first album, also called 'Mentiras Bellas,' in 2012.

That title track became their most recognizable song, a ballad about love and loss that connected with listeners. They put out two more albums, 'Sirenas' in 2014 and a self-titled record in 2017, which showed them working with different rhythms and arrangements while keeping their focus on relationships and everyday themes.

At one point, there were accusations of plagiarism surrounding 'Mentiras Bellas,' which the band denied. They kept recording through it, and their later work settled into a steady, low-key presence in the Mexican folk scene.