Pilar Montenegro (; born María del Pilar Montenegro López on May 31, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress.

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 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.

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.

Discography

Albums

{| class="wikitable"

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! Year

! Title

! Top Latin Albums

! Certification

|-

| 1996

| Son del Corazón

| —

| —

|-

| 2001

| Desahogo

| 2

| Platinum

|-

| 2004

| Pilar

| 34

| —

|-

| 2004

| Euroreggaeton

| —

| —

|-

| 2005

| South Beach

| —

| —

|}

Singles

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Year

! Title

! Hot Latin Songs

|-

| 1996

| "De amarte"

| —

|-

| 1996

| "Tira, Tira"

| —

|-

| 1997

| "Eres todo para mí"

| —

|-

| 1997

| "Sé Sincero "

| —

|-

| 2002

| "Quitame Ese Hombre"

| 1

|-

| 2002

| "Alguien Que Una Vez Ame"

| 47

|-

| 2002

| "Cuando Estamos Juntos"

| —

|-

| 2004

| "Prisionera"

| —

|-

| 2005

| "Tomalo Suave" (featuring Gizelle & Don Dinero)

| —

|-

| 2005

| "Noche De Adrenalina" (featuring Don Omar)

| —

|}

Filmography

{| class="wikitable"

|+Telenovelas, Films, Theater

|- style="background:#b0c4de;

! 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

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|- style="background:#b0c4de;

! Year||Award || Category ||Result

|-

|rowspan=8|2003 ||rowspan=3|Billboard Latin Music Awards ||Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year (Female) Quitame Ese Hombre|| rowspan=5

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|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

|-

|rowspan=5|Premio Lo Nuestro || Regional Mexican Song Quitame Ese Hombre

|-

|Regional Mexican Female Artist

|-

| Pop Female Artist ||rowspan=3

|-

| Pop Song Quitame Ese Hombre

|-

|Song of the Year Quitame Ese Hombre

|}

References

  • Pilar Montenegro biography esmas.com (en esmas)
  • Pilar Montenegro latest webpage
  • Pilar Montenegro Fan Page