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 Vida
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Le pone encrucijadas al camino
Es sólo un episodio muy cortito, se esfuma
Sólo aprendemos cuando vamos de salida
La vida
Me dio oportunidad de conocerte
Y de creer en Dios
La vida
Hay que librar todos los días la batalla
No te perdonan la felicidad sí ganas
Y hay que pagar la felicidad
La vida
Te da motivos para el llanto y la tristeza
Pero yo apuesto con la vida a la alegría
Y amo de corazón la vida
La vida
Tu amigo ahora resulta tu enemigo
Resulta que tus padres son tus hijos
Así es la vida
Hay que librar todos los días la batalla
No te perdonan la felicidad sí ganas
Y hay que pagar la felicidad
La vida
Te da motivos para el llanto y la tristeza
Pero yo apuesto con la vida a la alegría
Y amo de corazón la vida
La vida, la vida
The lyrics of Ricardo Montaner’s song La Vida capture the essence of the ups and downs of life. The first few lines note how life throws obstacles in our path, forcing us to make decisions that may not always be easy. Despite the brevity of our existence, we can learn important lessons as we journey along.
The song’s chorus reflects on the joys and challenges of relationships, particularly the opportunity to meet and love someone special. The lyrics go on to describe the ongoing battle we face in pursuing happiness every day, against those who may attempt to bring us down. But ultimately, the singer chooses to bet on life and its capacity to bring joy and love into our lives.
One of the most poignant lines in the song is “Tu amigo ahora resulta tu enemigo, resulta que tus padres son tus hijos,” which translates to “your friend now becomes your enemy, it turns out that your parents are your children.” This line encapsulates the ever-changing nature of relationships and responsibilities in our lives, reminding us that we must adapt to these changes to continue on our journey.
Line by Line Meaning
La vida
The journey of life
Le pone encrucijadas al camino
It puts crossroads on the path
Es sólo un episodio muy cortito, se esfuma
It's just a very short episode that vanishes
Sólo aprendemos cuando vamos de salida
We only learn when we are leaving
Me dio oportunidad de conocerte
It gave me the opportunity to know you
Y de creer en Dios
And to believe in God
Y en los milagros, tenerte
And to have you as a miracle
Hay que librar todos los días la batalla
We have to fight the battle every day
No te perdonan la felicidad sí ganas
They don't forgive you for winning happiness
Y hay que pagar la felicidad
And we have to pay for happiness
Te da motivos para el llanto y la tristeza
It gives you reasons for crying and sadness
Pero yo apuesto con la vida a la alegría
But I bet on joy with life
Y amo de corazón la vida
And I love life from the heart
Tu amigo ahora resulta tu enemigo
Your friend now turns out to be your enemy
Resulta que tus padres son tus hijos
It turns out that your parents are your children
Así es la vida
That's life
La vida, la vida
Life, life
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICARDO MONTANER, YASMIL MARRUFO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mister of the navels bellybuttons lover
Mas que una cancion es un himno.a la experiencia. Parece que el Rey Salomon o Confucio la hubieran compuesto. A mis 52 años vaya que entiendo su letra... que pena no haberlo entendido a los 25 jajaja. Bueno, Dios sabe cuando hace las cosas. Un Abrazo a todos y a seguir avanzando.☀⭐🌈💧💰💰💰
🎵🎤Carli Red🎶💐🎵♥️
La vida es una lucha constante donde muchas veces hay que sacrificarse por algo, pero también es muy bonita, gran cantautor, bendiciones 💐💐♥️♥️
celinda R
Que canción tan bonita (La vida) La vida es un milagro que Dios sigue haciendo cada día.
Luis Sanchez
Un Gran compositor y un Gran cantante su voz inovidable lo mejor de lo mejor👏👏👏👏👏👏
Fenya Tirza Rozas Soto
Qué letra más hermosa, la vida es un sin fin de batallas
Rosa maria Mateo cedano
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Jose Tomas
Asi es cada dia te levantas a pelear una batalla quisas para morir o ganar pero asi es la vida
Cristian Moreno Sevillano
La vida me dio oportunidad de conocerte y de creer en Dios y en los milagros...maestro de maestros...
Ariana Isabel Diaz Gutierrez
esta canción me inspira demasiado!!! Es muy bella, hay que pagar la felicidad. con motivos y llantos para la tristeza
Paula Perez
Que bonito escuchar esta canción ❤