"Antes muerta que sencilla" (English: "I'd rather be dead than understated") is a song composed and written by Spanish singer María Isabel in 2004, when she was 9 years old. It was the Spanish entry at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and it won the competition with a then record total of 171 points. It later became a huge hit in Spain, Latin America, Japan, and it was also a top ten hit in France and a top twenty in Switzerland. She performed the song on various shows as a guest star.
A cover version was recorded in Mexico by Los Horóscopos de Durango and became popular among the Duranguense banda scene, gaining huge success in the United States and Mexico. [citation needed] The same title was used for their 2005 CD.
