Montañez is a native of the Tras Talleres area of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] He is known by the nicknames "El Godfather de la Salsa" and "El Niño De Trastalleres".[2]
Musical careeredit
Montañez first gained fame as a member of the internationally successful El Gran Combo group,[1] with songs like "Hojas blancas" (White Leaves), "Un verano en N.Y." (A Summer in NY), "El barbero loco" (The Crazy Barber), "Julia", "Ponme el alcolado, Juana" (Rub Me With the Bay Rum, Juana), "Vagabundo" (Bum), "El Swing", etc. He stayed for approximately 15 years, producing 37 LPs. He left El Gran Combo to pursue a career with Venezuelan group La Dimension Latina,[1] creating a feud between the two groups. After leaving El Gran Combo, he enjoyed considerable success on an international scale with his own orchestra,[1] touring Latin America and the United States several times. He represented Puerto Rico at the 1992 World's Fair in Seville, Spain.
Recent yearsedit
In recent years, he had teamed up with fellow salsa singer Ismael Miranda to produce some boleros and bohemian music. By 2005-06 he began creating a new blend between salsa and reggaeton, called salsaton. In April 2006, he released a new album titled Salsatón - Salsa con Reggaetón, which was produced by Sergio George and featured reggaeton rappers Daddy Yankee, Julio Voltio, La Sista, and John Eric. In 2007, he filmed various television advertisements on nutrition for the Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs (including one in which he sang a rhumba to a dancing carrot).
On November 2, 2006, Montañez won his first Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album, together with Pablo Milanés. Montañez was selected to form part of a benefit concert titled “Somos Haití”, where funds would be gathered to support Haiti after the 2008 hurricane season.[3]
In 2015, Montañez appeared on Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen's ninth studio album Vendetta. The album was split into four separate albums, one being an album composed entirely of only salsa music. On the album, Montañez dueted with Queen on a re-recording of his 1988 hit, "Casi Te Envidio".[4]
Personal lifeedit
Andy has five children, two daughters and three sons. Andy Jr. Harold, and Lisa have gone on to become salsa singers and have worked with their father for over 25 years, occasionally serving as back-up vocalists at his concerts.[5] His older son, Andy Montañez Jr., died on July 24, 2019, at the age of 54.[6]
^Casallas, Andrés (July 25, 2019). "Murió Andy Montañez Jr. a los 54 años: ¿cómo murió el cantante?". Ahoramismo.com.
^"Quien No Se Siente Patriota - Andy Montañez | Song Info". AllMusic.
External linksedit
Official website
Biography in
Interview with Andy Montanez on
January 01, 1970
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Montanez and the second or maternal family name is Rodriguez Andres Montanez Rodriguez born May 7 1942 1 better known as Andy Montanez is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Andy MontanezBackground informationBirth nameAndres Montanez RodriguezBorn 1942 05 07 May 7 1942 age 82 San Juan Puerto RicoGenresSalsaboleroOccupation s SingersongwriterYears active1962 presentWebsitewww andymontanezpr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Musical career 3 Recent years 4 Personal life 5 Discography 5 1 El Gran Combo 1962 1976 5 2 La Dimension Latina 1977 1980 5 3 Y Su Orquesta 1980 present 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editMontanez is a native of the Tras Talleres area of Santurce San Juan Puerto Rico 1 He is known by the nicknames El Godfather de la Salsa and El Nino De Trastalleres 2 Musical career editMontanez first gained fame as a member of the internationally successful El Gran Combo group 1 with songs like Hojas blancas White Leaves Un verano en N Y A Summer in NY El barbero loco The Crazy Barber Julia Ponme el alcolado Juana Rub Me With the Bay Rum Juana Vagabundo Bum El Swing etc He stayed for approximately 15 years producing 37 LPs He left El Gran Combo to pursue a career with Venezuelan group La Dimension Latina 1 creating a feud between the two groups After leaving El Gran Combo he enjoyed considerable success on an international scale with his own orchestra 1 touring Latin America and the United States several times He represented Puerto Rico at the 1992 World s Fair in Seville Spain Recent years editIn recent years he had teamed up with fellow salsa singer Ismael Miranda to produce some boleros and bohemian music By 2005 06 he began creating a new blend between salsa and reggaeton called salsaton In April 2006 he released a new album titled Salsaton Salsa con Reggaeton which was produced by Sergio George and featured reggaeton rappers Daddy Yankee Julio Voltio La Sista and John Eric In 2007 he filmed various television advertisements on nutrition for the Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs including one in which he sang a rhumba to a dancing carrot On November 2 2006 Montanez won his first Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album together with Pablo Milanes Montanez was selected to form part of a benefit concert titled Somos Haiti where funds would be gathered to support Haiti after the 2008 hurricane season 3 In 2015 Montanez appeared on Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen s ninth studio album Vendetta The album was split into four separate albums one being an album composed entirely of only salsa music On the album Montanez dueted with Queen on a re recording of his 1988 hit Casi Te Envidio 4 Personal life editAndy has five children two daughters and three sons Andy Jr Harold and Lisa have gone on to become salsa singers and have worked with their father for over 25 years occasionally serving as back up vocalists at his concerts 5 His older son Andy Montanez Jr died on July 24 2019 at the age of 54 6 Discography editEl Gran Combo 1962 1976 edit Meneame los Mangos 1962 De Siempre 1963 Acangana 1964 Ojos Chinos Jala Jala 1964 El Caballo Pelotero 1965 El Swing de El Gran Combo 1966 En Navidad 1966 Maldito Callo 1967 Esos Ojitos Negros 1967 Fiesta con El Gran Combo 1967 Boogalaoos 1967 Tu Querias Boogaloo Toma Boogaloo 1967 Pata Pata Jala Jala Boogaloo 1967 Tangos 1968 Los Nenes Sicodelicos 1968 Latin Power 1968 Smile It s 1968 Este Si Que Es 1969 Estamos Primeros 1970 De Punta a Punta 1971 Por el Libro 1972 En Accion 1973 Numero 5 1973 Disfrutelo Hasta el Cabo 1974 Numero 7 1975 Los Sorullos 1975 Mejor Que Nunca 1976 La Dimension Latina 1977 1980 edit Los Generales de la Salsa 1977 Inconquistable 1978 Una Dimension Desconocida 1978 Tremenda Dimension 1978 Combinacion Latina 1979 En el Madison Square Garden 1980 Y Su Orquesta 1980 present edit Salsa Con Cache 1980 Para Ustedes Con Sabor 1981 Trovador del Amor 1981 Solo Boleros 1982 Hoy y Ayer 1982 5 Tania y Andy 1984 Versatil 1984 Andy Montanez 1985 5 Mejor Acompanado Que Nunca 1987 5 El Eterno Enamorado 1988 Todo Nuevo 1990 5 El Catedratico de la Salsa 1991 El Swing de Siempre 1992 Cantando Voy Por el Mundo 1994 Quien No Se Siente Patriota 2006 7 Salsaton Salsa con Reggaeton 2006 1 El Godfather de la Salsa 2007 Andy y Atabal 2008 De Andy Al Combo 2010 See also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portal nbsp Biography portal List of Puerto RicansReferences edit a b c d e f Andy Montanez Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Retrieved 29 September 2021 Andy Montanez in Spanish San Juan Puerto Rico National Foundation for Popular Culture Mariela Fullana Acosta 2008 10 09 Solidario con el pueblo haitiano Primera Hora in Spanish Retrieved 2008 10 11 Ivy Queen launches 4 simultaneous discs salsa bachata hip hop and urban Fox News Latino Fox News Network 3 February 2015 Archived from the original on 5 February 2015 Retrieved 4 February 2015 a b c d e Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1733 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Casallas Andres July 25 2019 Murio Andy Montanez Jr a los 54 anos como murio el cantante Ahoramismo com Quien No Se Siente Patriota Andy Montanez Song Info AllMusic External links editOfficial website Biography in Music of Puerto Rico Interview with Andy Montanez on CorrienteLatina com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Montanez amp oldid 1178862870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
