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When the contract expired, the band dissolved and Paraná formed the band "Los
Paraguayos" with his brother Reynaldo Meza, Rubito Medina, and José de los Santos González, a harpist. They quickly recorded two LP's for Philips in the Netherlands: "Famous Latin American Songs" and "Ambassador of
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Paraguay and many around the world tuned in to transmit every minute of the episode until his burial in "
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Romance", which had great success. This was the start of the recording of "more than 500 songs". They recorded hit after hit until Paraná died.
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