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in 1941

"'Perfidia'" (Spanish for "perfidy", meaning 'faithlessness', 'treachery' or 'betrayal') is a 1939 Spanish-language song written by Mexican composer and arranger Alberto Domnguez (1906–1975). The song is sung from the perspective of a man whose lover has left him. The song has also been recorded in English (with lyrics by Milton Leeds) and as an instrumental.

Recordings



*The song became a hit for Xavier Cugat on the Victor label in 1940.

*In late 1960, a rock instrumental version of "Perfidia" was released by the Ventures, which rose to number 15 on the Billboard chart. The record was a Top 10 hit on a number of popular music radio stations, including KYA in San Francisco, KLIF Dallas, KOL Seattle, KDWB Minneapolis, WHK Cleveland, KIMN Denver, and KISN Portland. The record topped out at number 11 on the charts of WLS Chicago, and WIBG Philadelphia.

Other recordings



"Perfidia" has been recorded by many artists, including:

*Anne Shelton

*Laurel Aitken

*Dave Apollon

*Juan Arvizu[https://archive.org/details/78_perfidia_juan-arvizu-gonzalo-curiel_gbia0036033/02+-+Perfidia+-+Juan+Arvizu+-+Alberto+Dominguez.flac 'Perfidia' interpreted by Juan Arvizu and the Lorenzo Barcelata Orchestra on archive.org]

*Andrea Bocelli

*Brave Combo

*Ray Conniff

*Caf Tacuba

*Chico Che

*Nat King Cole

*Crveni Koralji

*Xavier Cugat

*Issac Delgado

*Phyllis Dillon

*Arielle Dombasle

*Freddy Fender

*Ibrahim Ferrer

*The Four Aces

*A version by Carlos Garcia, a one-armed Mexican street performer originally from Michoacn, who makes music by blowing on the side of an ivy leaf, and recorded on a sidewalk, was featured on a CD, Sinfonia Urbana. It was overdubbed with strings by the Kronos Quartet for their 2002 album 'Nuevo'.

*Benny Goodman

*Ben E. King

*Dorothy Lamour

*James Last

*Julie London

*Trini Lopez

*Los Panchos

*Los Rabanes

*Los Straitjackets

*Los Tres Caballeros and Javier Sols (in Spanish)

*Luis Miguel

*Glenn Miller

*Olivia Molina

*Hugo Montenegro

*VIS Limunada (in Serbo-Croatian)

*Sara Montiel

*Nana Mouskouri

*Lupita Palomera

*Charlie Parker

*Mara Dolores Pradera (in Spanish)

*Perez Prado

*An English arrangement of "Perfidia" was also the founding song of the Princeton Nassoons, Princeton University's oldest a cappella group.

*Elvira Quintana

*Elvira Ros

*Linda Ronstadt (in Spanish and English)

*Andy Russell

*Alfredo Sadel

*The Shadows (with and not with Cliff Richard)

*Carola Standertskjld

*Mel Torm

*Ren Touzet

*King Tubby

*The Ventures

*Olavi Virta

*Lawrence Welk

*Najwa Nimri

In popular culture



* Desi Arnaz sings the Spanish version in the 1941 film 'Father Takes a Wife' which starred Gloria Swanson.

* 'Perfidia' is the title to a chapter of Nora Johnson's 1986 novel 'Tender Offer'. The song highlights the theme of the story's zenith and the actual song is described being played during a crucial scene.

* 'Perfidia' is the title of a section of Peter Nichols's 2015 novel 'The Rocks'. Several references are made to the song.

* 'Perfidia' is the title of the acclaimedMason, Deborah. [https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/19/reviews/971019.19masont.html Time Bomb.] 'The New York Times', October 19, 1997. Accessed January 3, 2017. 1997 novel by Judith Rossner. The song lyrics are quoted several times in the narrative.

* 'Perfidia' is the name of a James Ellroy novel (2014).

* Perfidia is a song in the Off-Broadway musical 'Forever Plaid' (1990).

* The song has also been used as the theme music to the Canadian animated television series 'George and Martha'.

* Perfidia was also included on the 'Dexter' soundtrack.

* Linda Ronstadt's version of the song in English with a Spanish introduction was used in the 1992 film 'The Mambo Kings'. Ronstadt also recorded the song in Spanish for her 1992 album 'Frenes'. At the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards, her version received a nomination for Tropical Song of the Year.

* In 'Casablanca', Perfidia plays while the characters Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund are ballroom dancing during the famous "flashback to Paris" sequence.

*The song is heard in 'Now, Voyager', in a scene where Jerry (Paul Henreid) and Charlotte (Bette Davis) are dancing.

* Perfidia is also used in the first-season episode of the Netflix series 'Sense8'

* In Miguel Gomes' 2015 film 'Arabian Nights' different versions of the song are used over the opening credits of each of the film's three volumes, featuring those by Phyllis Dillon, Nat King Cole and Glenn Miller, as well as another by one of the film's performers Crista Alfaiate.

* In the film 'The Mask of Dimitrios', a 1944 film directed by Jean Negulesco, Perfidia plays in a bar scene.

* Wong Kar-wai uses Xavier Cugat's version in his films 'Days of Being Wild' and '2046'. Nat King Cole's version appears on the soundtrack for 'In the Mood for Love'.

References



Category:Spanish-language songs

Category:1939 songs

Category:Pop standards

Category:Benny Goodman songs

Category:The Four Aces songs

Category:The Ventures songs

Category:Songs written by Alberto Domnguez

Category:Trio Los Panchos songs

Category:Boleros

Category:Linda Ronstadt songs

Category:Luis Miguel songs

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