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.
La Mucura
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Amalia Bayombe.
Que tiene esa negrona...
Que amarra a los hombres.
Ella no me amarra a mí,
Porque no me da la gana.
Le tiro una palangana,
Me tienes acorralao,
Con esa cara e' cañón.
Dame un besito, mi Amalia,
Que te doy mi corazón.
La múcura está en el suelo,
Mamá no puedo con ella.
Me la llevo a la cabeza,
Ay, mamá no puedo con ella.
Muchacha si tu no puedes
Con esa múcura de agua,
Pa' que te ayude a cargarla,
Muchacha, llámate un taxi...
These lyrics are from the song "La Mucura" by Ricardo Montaner. The song speaks about Amalia Batista, also known as Amalia Bayombe. She is described as a black woman who has some kind of power over men. The singer, however, claims that Amalia does not have any power over him, and says that he can throw a basin (palangana) at her or even shoot her with a rifle. This might suggest that Amalia Batista is seen as a seductive figure in the eyes of men, but the singer is not intimidated by her.
The chorus of the song is about a different topic altogether, however. It speaks about a "múcura", which is a type of container traditionally used in Latin America to transport water. The singer complains that he cannot carry the múcura because it is too heavy for him. He then carries it on his head, but still struggles. The message behind this could be interpreted as a metaphor for life's burdens, and how sometimes they can be too heavy to bear.
Overall, "La Mucura" is a playful and catchy song that blends different themes and elements. It speaks about power dynamics between men and women, while also weaving in a humorous story about a man struggling to carry a water container. The song has become a classic in Latin American music, and has been covered by many different artists over the years.
Line by Line Meaning
Amalia Batista.
Introducing the character of Amalia Batista.
Amalia Bayombe.
Identifying Amalia's heritage as being from Bayombe
Que tiene esa negrona...
Questioning the qualities and powers of Amalia
Que amarra a los hombres.
Insinuating that Amalia has the ability to captivate and enchant men
Ella no me amarra a mí,
Proclaiming that Amalia does not have a hold over the singer
Porque no me da la gana.
Asserting that the singer is in charge of their own emotions
Le tiro una palangana,
Threatening Amalia with a basin
Y le doy con un fusil.
Taking the threat to a more serious level with a reference to a gun
Me tienes acorralao,
Acknowledging that Amalia does have power over some men, including the singer
Con esa cara e' cañón.
Describing Amalia's beauty with the metaphor of a cannon
Dame un besito, mi Amalia,
Asking for a kiss from Amalia
Que te doy mi corazón.
Offering Amalia the singer's heart
La múcura está en el suelo,
Referring to a fallen object (a water jug)
Mamá no puedo con ella.
Expressing difficulty in lifting the jug
Me la llevo a la cabeza,
Deciding to carry the jug on top of the head
Ay, mamá no puedo con ella.
Repeating the difficulty of carrying the jug
Muchacha si tu no puedes
Addressing a young woman who is struggling with a similar task
Con esa múcura de agua,
Referring to the same water jug
Pa' que te ayude a cargarla,
Suggesting that the young woman should seek help in carrying the jug
Muchacha, llámate un taxi...
Making a playful recommendation to call a taxi instead of struggling with the jug
Contributed by Brooklyn S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@janojano5182
Montaner canta todos los géneros que existen... YA ERES UNA LEYENDA.... MAESTRO.
@youtalkingtome1943
wow, nunca había oído esta canción! Está linda
@pedronancufil8499
ES MUY BUENA, ME TRAE MUCHOS RECUERDOS, SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA, ROSARIO.
@hansschoenwandt8767
Mercumbe guao
@adrianog1988
hola como andan
@Nath08095
:D lo que sea que cante le suena hermosoo
@angelazea8160
Natalia Velázquez de León
@leorolla
que es una mucura? (???)
@drumline1976
es como una jarra de barro donde se transporta agua