Pilar Montenegro

Pilar Montenegro
Born	María del Pilar Montenegro López May 31, 1969 Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Singer, actress
Years active	1974–present
Spouse(s)	Jorge Reynoso 2001- Divorced 2004
Musical career
Genres	Cumbia Pop Latin pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Fonovisa Univision Records Universal Music Group Golden Music, Lideres EMI Music Platino Records

Pilar Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈlaɾ monteˈneɣɾo]; born María del Pilar Montenegro López^[1] on May 31, 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress.^[2]

Biography

When Montenegro was 10 years old she landed her first acting part in the TV series Juguemos A Cantar. In 1989 she joined the group Garibaldi. During the mid '90s she began to appear in soap operas and left Garibaldi to pursue a solo career. By 1996 she released her debut album Son del Corazón.

In 2001 Montenegro reemerged into the music scene by the hand of former husband and executive music producer Jorge Reynoso, after 6 months of recording with the Music production of Rudy Perez they released her second album Desahogo. The album produced the hit single, a cover of Yolandita Monge’s Quitame Ese Hombre.^[3][4] The Hit single spent 13 consecutive Weeks at Number 1 on the Hot Latin Track of Billboard. With the success of the album "Desahogo" Pilar Montenegro won multiple awards, including 4 Latin Billboard Awards.

Discography

Montenegro on the cover for Son del Corazón

Filmography

Telenovelas, Films, Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Anita la huerfanita		Theatrical Performance
1993	Donde queda la bolita		Film
1994-95	Volver A Empezar	Jessica	Supporting Role
1996	Marisol	Sulema Chávez	Antagonist
1998	Gotita de amor	Arcelia Olmos	Supporting Role
2003-04	Te amaré en silencio	Paola	Supporting Role
2004	Mulan		Theatrical Performance
2006	Noche de Salon Mexico		Theatrical Performance
2010	Soy tu dueña	Arcelia Olivares	Supporting Role
2012-13	Qué Bonito Amor	Wanda Mey	Special Appearance
2013	El Comitenorio		Theatrical Performance

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2003	Billboard Latin Music Awards[5][6]	Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year (Female) Quitame Ese Hombre	Won
		Regional Mexican Airplay Track of the Year, Female Group or Female Solo Artist Quitame Ese Hombre
		Regional Mexican Airplay Track of the Year, New Artist Quitame Ese Hombre
	Premio Lo Nuestro[7][8][9][10]	Regional Mexican Song Quitame Ese Hombre
		Regional Mexican Female Artist
		Pop Female Artist	Won
		Pop Song Quitame Ese Hombre
		Song of the Year Quitame Ese Hombre

References

1. Biografía de Pilar Montenegro
2. Marisol at the Internet Movie Database
3. Billboard 24 kol 2002. Charlie Zaa, Carlos Vives, Laura Pausini, and Pilar Montenegro. "Quitame Ese Hombre" (Take That Man Away From Me) — the Jorge Luis Piloto track that Montenegro...
4. Chayanne, Pilar Montenegro Sweep Latin Billboards
5. "2003 L.B.M.A. winners at billboard.com". Retrieved 2008-05-23.
6. "2003 L.B.M.A. on Hispanicbusiness.com". Retrieved 2008-05-23.
7. "Univision' Star-Studded 'Premio Lo Nuestro' Celebrated Its 15th Anniversary". Hispanic PR Wire. 2003-02-06. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
8. "'Premio Lo Nuestro' 2003". Univision. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
9. "'Premio Lo Nuestro' 2003 Nominations". Univision. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
10. "Premio Lo Nuestro 2003". Univision. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

External links

• Pilar Montenegro at the Internet Movie Database
• Pilar Montenegro biography esmas.com (en esmas) (Spanish)
• Pilar Montenegro latest webpage
• Pilar Montenegro Fan Page