Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, Argentina. However, he moved to Venezuela when he was 6 years old. During his youth he performed in the church chorus in the city of Maracaibo. In 1983, he released his first album titled Cada Día. Although the album was not a great success, it was a start for Montaner's career. He describes this album:"as his own version of death metal"
It wasn't until 1987 when Montaner became widely popular in Venezuela with the singles "Yo Que Te Amé" and "Vamos a Dejarlo" belonging to his self-titled album.
The following year he came out with Ricardo Montaner 2 which featured hit songs like "Tan Enamorados" and "A Donde Va El Amor". At the same time, he acted in the popular soap opera Niña Bonita. This also became a tool to make his songs known to the rest of Latin America. He won 4 platinum albums in Argentina alone. His next two albums, Un Toque de Misterio and En el Último Lugar del Mundo, became classics of the popular music in Mexico, Central and South America with hits such as "La Cima del Cielo", "Me Va a Extrañar", "Déjame Llorar" and "Será".
By 1992 Ricardo decided to hit the Spanish Caribbean with Los Hijos del Sol, an album that contained songs like "Castillo Azul", "Honda" and "Piel Adentro". That year, he also recorded a duet with Michelle, which was the Latinamerican version for the Aladdin song "A Whole New World" titled "Un Mundo Ideal".
Although Montaner has written most of his songs he has worked closely with other great song writers in Latin America such as Pablo Manavello, Ilan Chester and Oscar Gómez. But in 1994, Ricardo Montaner wrote and produced all the songs in his album Una Mañana y un Camino, which became popular only years after his release due to the lack of promotion by his new record label EMI Latin, with which Ricardo would also release Viene del Alma in 1995, an Italian pop flavored album. Also in 1995 he teamed up with Yolandita Monge to establish a Guinness World Record for performing 3 concerts in different cities on the same day in Puerto Rico. This was only possible by air transportation via helicopter from stage to stage.
By 1997, Montaner was already a well established artist in the Spanish speaking music world and could give himself the luxury of experimenting with other styles of music, without forgetting the roots that had made him so popular a decade earlier. Working one more time with Pablo Manavello and with a new record company, Warner Music proved to be the promoter Ricardo was expecting for. Es Así brought Ricardo much popularity in the United States Spanish speaking areas and allowed Montaner to tour more than 17 countries in Latin America making him even more popular in Spain. Songs like "La Mujer de Mi Vida", "Para Llorar" and "Es Así" became very popular all around.
In 1999, Montaner recorded his best album ever with his past hits decorated with the strings of the London Metropolitan Orchestra. This proved to be very successful and sold over 1 million copies. Ricardo made another attempt in 2001 with Sueño Repetido that included the bolero style song "Bésame" arranged by Bebu Silvetti which became a hit all over the world. Future works with Juan Carlos Calderón, Kike Santander and Silvetti would be the key for Ricardo to move his songs and popularity to another level in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
2002's Suma (Bolero style songs) and 2003's Prohibido Olvidar (balada pop) had fair results in terms of sales and acceptance. "Si Tuviera Que Elegir" in Suma was written for his daughter. In 2003 he broke the record for the most concerts on a same tour in the theater of Bellas Artes in Puerto Rico. He sold out 18 concerts breaking his past record of 12, which also held it Yolandita Monge and Ricardo Arjona.
In 2004, he made another album with the London Metropolitan Orchestra named Con La London Metropolitan Orchestra Vol. 2 featuring his latest hits songs and two exclusive songs such as "Desesperado" and "Esta Escrito". In 2005, Montaner launched Todo y Nada which featured the songs "Cuando a mi Lado Estas" and "Nada". For this album he's already nominated in the Latin Grammys with album and song of the year for "Cuando a mi Lado Estas". "Amarte es mi Pecado" and "Heridas de Amor" are non-album songs that have been chosen to be the theme songs on two very popular Mexican soap operas and that much popular have become these songs.
In 2007, Ricardo released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo produced by Adrian Posse with the songs "Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti", "Nostalgias (Argen Version)", "Échame A Mí La Culpa (Artista Invitado: Juanes)".
In 2008, he released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo II - Y Algunas Mías...! with the songs "Cuando Un Amigo Se Va", "Ansiedad", "Bésame (Featuring Pasión Vega)".
Ricardo Montaner has sold over 22 million albums, and keeps breaking records in arenas and theaters all over the world.
Haciendo Camino
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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me han cambiado hace algún tiempo.
Hoy vendo cara mi sonrisa,
tengo sueños a montón.
Hoy me detengo más en un momento y trato
de vivir profundo, lo que siento hoy.
No me madrugo en decisiones
Yo encuentro sueños enterrados
y no cobro recompensas.
Hoy me preocupo por ganar
algunos puntos a favor.
Hoy me conmuevo más con un detalle simple,
y en lo cotidiano pongo el corazón.
Si el día de hoy he estado mal,
el de mañana, no.
Haciendo camino, verás
que no estás nunca solo.
Haciendo camino, sentirás
que te acercas un poco al cielo.
Y escucharás de nuevo
latir tu corazón.
Y encontrarás amor, verás.
Veo mi dibujo en la pared
si el sol me empuja por la espalda.
Veo que mi sombra más a prisa
llega al sitio antes que yo.
No intento apresurarme camino despacio
porque el sol de tarde me encandilará.
Verás mi sombra más cansada,
caminando atrás.
The lyrics of Ricardo Montaner's Haciendo Camino talks about how the singer acknowledges the changes that have happened to him over time. He admits that he now wears a fake smile despite harboring multiple dreams. However, he has learned to pause more often and reflect on his emotions to live more deeply. He has also become less hasty with his decisions and letting events unfold naturally. Montaner finds himself cherishing simple moments and putting his heart into the mundane aspects of his daily life. He believes that making small improvements today will lead to a better tomorrow, and one's journey along the way will never be lonely. Montaner encourages listeners to take their time and enjoy the process of growth, and that they will eventually discover love and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo reconozco que las cosas
me han cambiado hace algún tiempo.
I acknowledge that things have changed for me some time ago.
Hoy vendo cara mi sonrisa,
tengo sueños a montón.
Today I put on a brave face and have lots of dreams.
Hoy me detengo más en un momento y trato
de vivir profundo, lo que siento hoy.
Today I take more time to focus on the moment and live deeply in what I am feeling.
No me madrugo en decisiones
y me va mejor.
I don't rush into decisions, and things are better for me.
Yo encuentro sueños enterrados
y no cobro recompensas.
I uncover buried dreams and don't expect rewards.
Hoy me preocupo por ganar
algunos puntos a favor.
Today I focus on gaining some advantages.
Hoy me conmuevo más con un detalle simple,
y en lo cotidiano pongo el corazón.
Today I am moved more by simple details, and I put my heart into everyday things.
Si el día de hoy he estado mal,
el de mañana, no.
If today was bad, tomorrow won't be.
Haciendo camino, verás
que no estás nunca solo.
By making your way, you'll see that you are never alone.
Haciendo camino, sentirás
que te acercas un poco al cielo.
By making your way, you'll feel that you are getting closer to heaven.
Y escucharás de nuevo
latir tu corazón.
Y encontrarás amor, verás.
And you'll hear your heart beating again. And you'll find love, you'll see.
Veo mi dibujo en la pared
si el sol me empuja por la espalda.
I see my drawing on the wall as the sun pushes me forward.
Veo que mi sombra más a prisa
llega al sitio antes que yo.
I see that my shadow arrives at the destination before I do.
No intento apresurarme camino despacio
porque el sol de tarde me encandilará.
Verás mi sombra más cansada,
caminando atrás.
I don't try to hurry; I take a slow path because the sun in the evening will dazzle me. You'll see my shadow, tired, walking behind.
Contributed by Nathaniel C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
abraham cerda pinto coyunturas
hay algunos pioneros, valientes
que deciden comenzar
son seres raros, son difícil encontrar
a veces me parece que son un poco sordos
pues han hecho oídos sordos
a miles de palabras de desanimo
han decidido escuchar las palabras que
han sido escritas en su interior
escritas por el poeta eterno
los que abren camino
son los que pagan el mayor precio
pero los que obtienen la mayor recompensa
hoy hay que empezar
hay que pregonar donde el mensaje todavía está sin llegar
hay que tomar los que otros han dejado
hoy hay que sanar corazones
hay que lavar heridas con agua
que cae del cielo
hoy hay que levantar a muertos
hay que sembrar la vida,
quieres tomar el desafío empecemos
haciendo camino
Kenna Ferrer
"Yo no reconozco que las cosas me han cambiado hace algún tiempo...🎵que bonita época 😥🥰
Gladynette Gonzalez
Me encanta está canción son artistas que a pesar del tiempo sus canciones no pasan de moda son las mejores y con sentido
LARRY OCASIO
Esta canción me levanta el alma ahora mismo estoy solo y espero una persona que sea sincera soy de PR y tengo mi casa
Bernardo Montivero
Hermosa canción pensando en un mundo futuro mejor ❤️🙏 más misericordioso y con el fin del covid hoy se lee el evangelio de la transfiguración de Jesús este es mi hijo bien querido escuchemoslo y seamos mas buenos unos con otros 🙏👨👩👧👍
ANA OFELIA MARTINEZ VARGAS
AMO A ESTE HOMBRE, ES MUY LINDO HERMOSOCPRAZÓN, FULL TALENTOSO
Robert Puche
Hagamos caminos dejemos huellas adelante a triunfar
Linda Alicea
Que Bella 😍🙏
Napoleon Gil
buen tema escuchandose todavia 2020
Wilmer Marin
Para mí es la mejor canción de Montaner y no entiendo porque nunca la canta
Larry Ocasio
Amo esta cancion 1991