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.
Media Naranja
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Me tienes para jugar
Me mojas como niebla
Con la que voy a chocar
Y dices que no soy
Tú media naranja
Que te he dejado de gustar
Mis lágrimas son gotas
De dolor natural
Las tuyas son muy falsas
Me suena teatral
Lo malo es que mis nervios
No se van a acostumbrar
Busquemos otro chance
Que no quiero terminar
Sálvame, de esta desilusión
Sácame del fondo el corazón
Trátame un poco mejor
O yo lo haré por los dos
Deja de atormentarme
Con lo de un nuevo amor
Con que me mude solo
Con que me irá mejor
Deja de atormentarme
Con que un gran tipo soy
Que a alguien encontraré
Y que me irá mejor
Asume que tienes
Defectos como yo
Que no eres una reina
Ni modelo de playboy
Que soy un estudiante
Con ganas de graduarme
Y que no existo sin tu amor
Sálvame, de esta desilusión
Sácame del fondo el corazón
Trátame un poco mejor
O yo lo haré por los dos
Deja de atormentarme
Con lo de un nuevo amor
Con que me mude solo
Con que me irá mejor
Deja de atormentarme
Con que un gran tipo soy
Que a alguien encontraré
Y que me irá mejor
Me tomas, me dejas
Me tienes para jugar
Lo malo es que no soy
Tú media naranja
Que te he dejado de gustar
The lyrics of Ricardo Montaner's song "Media Naranja" explore the complexities of a relationship in which one partner feels neglected and unappreciated. The first two lines suggest a pattern of inconsistency in the relationship - one partner takes and leaves while the other is left vulnerable and hurt. The metaphor of mist or fog is used to describe the fragility and uncertainty of the relationship that is bound to collapse. The other partner rejects the idea of being a perfect match or better half, suggesting the end of infatuation.
The lyrics express the singer's pain and frustration in a heartfelt and emotional way. The use of the contrast between natural and fake tears creates a sense of distance and deceit that is difficult to overcome. The singer tries to establish a connection by asking for a second chance, acknowledging their own vulnerability, and asking for more compassion in the relationship. The repeated refrain of "sálvame" highlights the hopelessness of the singer and the desperation for salvation from their pain, suggesting the need for change and a long-term commitment.
Line by Line Meaning
Me tomas, me dejas
You take me, you leave me
Me tienes para jugar
You have me to play with
Me mojas como niebla
You wet me like fog
Con la que voy a chocar
With which I will collide
Y dices que no soy
And you say that I'm not
Tú media naranja
Your soulmate / perfect match
Que te he dejado de gustar
That you stopped liking me
Mis lágrimas son gotas
My tears are drops
De dolor natural
Of natural pain
Las tuyas son muy falsas
Yours are very fake
Me suena teatral
It sounds theatrical to me
Lo malo es que mis nervios
The problem is that my nerves
No se van a acostumbrar
Won't get used to it
Busquemos otro chance
Let's look for another chance
Que no quiero terminar
Because I don't want to end it
Sálvame, de esta desilusión
Save me from this disappointment
Sácame del fondo el corazón
Take my heart out of the bottom
Trátame un poco mejor
Treat me a little better
O yo lo haré por los dos
Or I will do it for the both of us
Deja de atormentarme
Stop tormenting me
Con lo de un nuevo amor
With talk of a new love
Con que me mude solo
With the idea that I'll move on alone
Con que me irá mejor
With the belief that I'll be better off
Deja de atormentarme
Stop tormenting me
Con que un gran tipo soy
With the idea that I'm a great guy
Que a alguien encontraré
That I will find someone
Y que me irá mejor
And that I'll be better off
Asume que tienes
Assume that you have
Defectos como yo
Flaws like me
Que no eres una reina
That you're not a queen
Ni modelo de playboy
Nor a playboy model
Que soy un estudiante
That I'm a student
Con ganas de graduarme
With a desire to graduate
Y que no existo sin tu amor
And that I don't exist without your love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JAVIER LOSADA CALVO, JOSE DANIEL MAROTO RUIZ, RICARDO MONTANER
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