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.
Honda
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Está queriéndome pegar
Leo un libro interesante
Y lo dejo a la mitad
Un mensaje telefónico
Me obliga a comprender
Que no crea en los milagros
De momento no persigo
Ser feliz en un lugar
Ni encontrar otra pareja
Que me ayude a olvidar
Es injusto y no pretendo
Utilizar a nadie más
En el mar de corazones
Solitarios naufragar
Honda, honda se me hace así la vida
Estoy parado en medio de la vía
Y el autobús que espero ya no pasa por aquí
Honda, con un humor que nadie me soporta
Con unas ganas de acabar la historia
Pasar rápidamente a otra canción
De momento no persigo
Ser feliz en un lugar
Ni encontrar otra pareja
Que me ayude a olvidar
Es injusto y no pretendo
Utilizar a nadie más
En el mar de corazones
Solitarios naufragar
Honda, honda se me hace así la vida
Estoy parado en medio de la vía
Y el autobús que espero ya no pasa por aquí
Honda, con un humor que nadie me soporta
Con unas ganas de acabar la historia
Pasar rápidamente a otra canción
Honda, honda se me hace así la vida
Estoy parado en medio de la vía
Y el autobús que espero ya no pasa por aquí
The lyrics to Ricardo Montaner's song "Honda" depict a sense of sadness and melancholy that the singer is feeling. They describe how they are facing difficulties in their life and are unable to find happiness or find someone to help them forget the pain. The verses highlight the singer's desire to read a book and distract themselves from their problems, although they find themselves unable to fully engage in it. Furthermore, the message they receive from a phone call reminds them not to expect miracles, and this contributes to their overall negative emotions.
The chorus emphasizes the feeling of being stuck and unable to move forward in life. The singer feels like they are standing in the middle of the road, waiting for a bus that never arrives, and they find it difficult to cope with the situation. They mention how their humor is unbearable for others to tolerate, giving us further insight into their sadness and despair. They dream of finishing the story that they are currently living in and moving onto new and happier adventures.
In conclusion, "Honda" is a powerful song that expresses a sense of hopelessness and despair, portrayed through the singer's emotions and their struggle to navigate their challenges in life.
Line by Line Meaning
De momento la tristeza
Right now, sadness is trying to take hold of me
Está queriéndome pegar
It's trying to hit me hard
Leo un libro interesante
I'm reading an interesting book
Y lo dejo a la mitad
And I leave it halfway through
Un mensaje telefónico
A phone message
Me obliga a comprender
Forces me to understand
Que no crea en los milagros
That I shouldn't believe in miracles
Que no espere, para qué
That I shouldn't wait, what's the point?
De momento no persigo
Right now, I'm not pursuing
Ser feliz en un lugar
Being happy in a specific place
Ni encontrar otra pareja
Or finding another partner
Que me ayude a olvidar
To help me forget
Es injusto y no pretendo
It's unfair and I don't intend
Utilizar a nadie más
To use anyone else
En el mar de corazones
In the sea of lonely hearts
Solitarios naufragar
To be a lone survivor
Honda, honda se me hace así la vida
Life feels weighty, heavy
Estoy parado en medio de la vía
I'm standing in the middle of the road
Y el autobús que espero ya no pasa por aquí
And the bus I'm waiting for doesn't come here anymore
Con un humor que nadie me soporta
With a mood that no one can stand
Con unas ganas de acabar la historia
With a desire to end this story
Pasar rápidamente a otra canción
And quickly move on to another song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CARLOS DE CARVALHO COLLA, MAURO DA MOTTA LEMOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@carlosarmandomartineztaco9184
3:31Esta canción refleja el estado de ánimo decaído por una pérdida irreparable. Perdí a mi madre que se fue a la eternidad hace poco más de un año y la tristeza me abruma interpretando la canción.
@josebolanos2755
Bellas canciones del recuerdo que perduran en el tiempo!!!!
@soniajulianaflorescontrera8474
El tema no se refiere sólo al estado sentimental, creo que muchas personas pasan por momentos difíciles en los que no sabes que hacer y la impotencia hace que sientas que no hay una salida, una solución para ese momento que te toca pasar; y entonces sientes que la fuerza te abandona sin saber que hacer. Solo llorar. Y llorar aveces se convierte en esa salida porque nos desahogamos y por fin podemos respirar. Y tal vez te des cuenta que siempre hay una solución aunque difícil salimos adelante.
@geraldopadilla9852
Sonia Juliana Flores Contreras baboso
@marinooregutierrez1481
Realmente un comentario muy inteligente amigo la verdad vale la pena darle un like no Cómo esos ignorantes que le dan like a comentarios tan absurdos
@denisseaburto4940
Solo los que verdaderamente hemos pasado x una situación así de difícil y triste podemos identificarnos y sentir tan nuestra esta canción, muy buen comentario!!!
@marinohernandez4360
Wow wow es la.misma opinión que comparto..
@yeizruiz7442
Sonia Juliana Flores Contreras ....la solución es una Jesus.
@camilom314
A mi me encanta la balada. No porque esté triste. Es porque es arte de alto nivel. Voz, letra y música
@joseluiscesar6132
Xr primera vez voy a escribir esto después de 19 años Está hermosa canción la escuché! Al poco tiempo de aver luchar y sepultar a mi hija! Es un dolor que nunca se me va de mi corazón honda se me hace así la vida!