Pilar Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈlaɾ monteˈneɣɾo]; born María del Pilar Montenegro López[1] on May 31, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress.[2]
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Born | María del Pilar Montenegro López (1972-05-31) May 31, 1972 (age 50) Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation | Singer, actress |
Years active | 1988–2015 |
Spouse | Jorge Reynoso
(m. 2001; div. 2004) |
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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.[citation needed]
In 2001, Montenegro re-emerged 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 Tracks of Billboard. With the success of the album "Desahogo" Pilar Montenegro won multiple awards, including 4 Latin Billboard Awards.[citation needed]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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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 |
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