Lambada (song) love interests. Roberta's father does not want her to hang out with Chico, but Loalwa mends the situation among the three. The song was licensed by producer Richard L. Albert for his film "The Forbidden Dance" after he saw Kaoma perform in a Los Angeles club. Not only was Kaoma's rendition used, but the song was also performed by Kid Creole and the Coconuts on screen with English lyrics. Owing to its huge success outside Brazil, "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" was also recorded by Kaoma in English and Spanish. The song "Sochna Kya" from the 1990 Hindi film Ghayal copies
Lambada were attracted to the sight of beautiful young people dancing sensuously in the sun, greatly boosted music sales. The "Lambada" song was actually an unauthorized translation of the 1981 song "Llorando se fue" (which means: "Crying he/she went away"), by the Bolivian group Los Kjarkas. Also, the dance arrangements were an identical cover from the version of "Llorando se fue" recorded by the Peruvian group Cuarteto Continental and produced by Alberto Maravi. Kaoma's "Lambada" was also a direct cover of Márcia Ferreira's legally authorized Portuguese-translated version of "Llorando se fue". Márcia Ferreira and José Ari wrote and adapted Los Kjarkas'