Ricardo Roberto Toro Lavín, also known as Buddy Richard (September 21, 1943, Graneros)[1] is a Chilean singer-songwriter known for his ballads.

He signed to Caracol and released his first single, Balada de la tristeza, which became a hit in the summer of 1963.

The following year he signed with Arena and released his most well-known songs, Cielo (as a way to say "Honey", a cover of the Bobby Hebb song Sunny), Despídete con un beso ("Say goodbye with a kiss") and Si me vas a abandonar ("If you are going to leave me").

[1] He retired from public performance in 2008, playing his last concert at the Quinta Vergara on 25 February at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival.

[2] With producer Daniel Guerrero he wrote his first song in fifteen years for his retirement, titled Trátame bien ("Treat me good").