Pilar Montenegro
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox person Pilar Montenegro (Template:IPA; born María del Pilar Montenegro López<ref>Biografía de Pilar Montenegro Template:Webarchive</ref> on May 31, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress.<ref>Template:IMDb title</ref>
Biography
[edit]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 re-emerged into the music scene by the hand of then husband and executive music producer Jorge Reynoso, and 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.<ref>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...</ref><ref>Chayanne, Pilar Montenegro Sweep Latin Billboards</ref> 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.Template:Citation needed
Discography
[edit]Filmography
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| 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
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Billboard Latin Music Awards<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year (Female) Quitame Ese Hombre | rowspan=5 Template: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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Regional Mexican Song Quitame Ese Hombre | ||
| Regional Mexican Female Artist | |||
| Pop Female Artist | rowspan=3 Template:Won | ||
| Pop Song Quitame Ese Hombre | |||
| Song of the Year Quitame Ese Hombre |