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.
Hazme Regresar
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Hazme volver
Con esas cosas que al principio me gustaban
Con ese verso que con besos me rimabas
Hazme volver a la palabra y al placer
Hazme sentir por una vez que te importaba
Hazme volver a pesar de que los años hacen trisas
Tú sabes bien lo que me urge una palabra
Tú sabes bien lo que es la soledad y lo que mata
Hazme regresar
Cuéntame una historia que me haga regresar
Muéstrame un camino que me vuelva a mi cabal
Huyo sin saber dónde estás
Hazme regresar
Escríbeme una carta y me la entregas al llegar
Háblame despacio que me cuesta respirar
Hazme que regrese
Ay ay
Hazme volver
Pa' que el llanto se me seque por completo
Pa' que sepa todo el mundo que no he muerto
Un rato, un siglo, lo que esté en tu voluntad
Tú sabes bien lo que es la soledad y lo que mata
Hazme regresar
Cuéntame una historia que me haga regresar
Muéstrame un camino que me vuelva a mi cabal
Huyo sin saber dónde estás
Solo hazme regresar
Escríbeme una carta y me la entregas al llegar
Háblame despacio que me cuesta respirar
Hazme que regrese
In the song "Hazme Regresar" by Ricardo Montaner, the singer asks his former lover to make him return to their relationship, despite the obstacles that may be present. He begs her to remind him of the things that he originally loved about her, such as her sweet words that once "rhymed with kisses." He wants to go back to a time when they shared "pleasure" and the spoken word meant something to them. He acknowledges that time and age may have taken a toll on their connection, but he still craves the intimacy that only she could bring.
He asks her for a chance to feel that she genuinely cares about him, despite any past hurts or mistakes they may have made. He pleads with her to tell him a story, to show him a way back to himself, and to write him a letter that will give him hope. He aches to belong to someone again, as indicated by his reference to the death-like feeling of loneliness that he has experienced since their breakup. The lyrics express a strong sense of yearning, nostalgia, and regret, all mixed with an underlying hope that love and healing may still be possible.
Line by Line Meaning
Ay ay
The singer is expressing a longing or a desire for something.
Hazme volver
The singer is asking someone to help him/her return to a previous state or situation.
Con esas cosas que al principio me gustaban
The singer wants to return to the things he/she used to enjoy and find pleasure in.
Con ese verso que con besos me rimabas
The singer is recalling a time when someone used to express their love and affection towards him/her through poetry and kisses.
Hazme volver a la palabra y al placer
The singer wants to return to a time when words held more meaning and had the power to bring pleasure.
Hazme sentir por una vez que te importaba
The singer wants to feel that someone cared about him/her and his/her feelings.
Hazme volver a pesar de que los años hacen trisas
The singer wants to go back to a time even though time or age may have taken a toll on things.
A pesar de que mi letra no se entienda
The singer acknowledges that he/she may not be understandable or clear, but still wants to go back.
Tú sabes bien lo que me urge una palabra
The singer is emphasizing that someone knows how important words are to him/her and how much they are needed.
Tú sabes bien lo que es la soledad y lo que mata
The singer is saying that the person he/she is addressing understands the loneliness and how it can be destructive.
Hazme regresar
The singer is asking someone to bring him/her back to a place or time.
Cuéntame una historia que me haga regresar
The singer wants to hear a story that takes him/her back to a different time or place.
Muéstrame un camino que me vuelva a mi cabal
The singer is asking someone to show him/her a way to return to his/her true self.
Huyo sin saber dónde estás
The singer is running away or avoiding something/someone without understanding where they are or where they stand.
Hazme regresar
The singer wants someone to bring him/her back to a previous state of being or to a particular time.
Escríbeme una carta y me la entregas al llegar
The singer is asking someone to write a letter and give it to him/her once they arrive.
Háblame despacio que me cuesta respirar
The singer wants someone to speak slowly to him/her because it is difficult for him/her to breathe.
Hazme que regrese
The singer wants someone to bring him/her back to a particular time or place.
Ay ay
The singer is expressing a longing or a desire for something.
Pa' que el llanto se me seque por completo
The singer wants to go back to a state where he/she won't cry anymore.
Pa' que sepa todo el mundo que no he muerto
The singer wants people to know that he/she is not dead.
Un rato, un siglo, lo que esté en tu voluntad
The singer is willing to wait for as long as it takes to go back to a previous state.
Solo hazme regresar
The singer is asking someone to bring him/her back to a particular time or place on his/her own.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALEJANDRO MONTANER, RICARDO MONTANER
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