Mercedes

Mercedes Belenguer Machancoses , M.Godoy

Valencia , 6 July 1889
Barcelona , 23 July 1965

Composer

Lyricist

Valencian author based in Barcelona who worked with her husband Francisco Codoñer. She wrote the lyrics of very popular songs and dances during the second third of the 20^th century and with special influence during the 1940s. She and her husband were also known as Godoy and J. Lito, respectively, pseudonyms under which they signed many of their works.

Some of her most celebrated songs of the time include Mi casita de papel, Yo quiero un TBO and Amor que viene cantando, popularized by renowned vocalists such as Pepe Blanco, Jorge Sepúlveda and Carmen Morell. The couple's production included pieces in different dance styles: tangos, foxtrots, pasodobles and boleros.