Pilar Montenegro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montenegro and the second or maternal family name is López.

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]

Pilar Montenegro
Montenegro in 2007
Born	María del Pilar Montenegro López (1972-05-31) May 31, 1972 (age 53) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupations	Singer, actress
Years active	1988–2015
Spouse	Jorge Reynoso ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2004)​
Musical career
Genres	Cumbia Pop Latin pop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Fonovisa Univision Records Universal Music Group Golden Music, Lideres EMI Music Platino Records

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.^[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]}

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Top Latin Albums	Certification
1996	Son del Corazón	—	—
2001	Desahogo	2	Platinum
2004	Pilar	34	—
2004	Euroreggaeton	—	—
2005	South Beach	—	—

Singles

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

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