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.
Mi Buena Muchacha
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Nada mas supe de ti, me estoy volviendo loco
Tengo ganas de encontrarte de una vez pro todas
No hace falta que te escapes sin dejar ni huella
Tengo de sobra un cansancio que rebasa el cuerpo
Tengo que llorar mi pena aunque me ahogue en ella
Tengo que irme a acostumbrando que ahora vivo solo
Tengo que ponerle fin al vicio de buscarte
¿donde estas? que llegas y escapas, mi buena muchacha, ven amor
No estas pero existes
Mi amor si es posible ven
Por ti y por mi
Y quédate aquí
Tengo roto los bolsillos perdí la monedas
Tengo roto el corazón y no lo repara nada oh
Tengo el vicio de fumarme hasta las esperanzas
Tengo que aguantarme solo, ya nadie me a aguanta
¿donde estas? que llegas y escapas, mi buena muchacha, ven amor
No estas pero existes
Mi amor si es posible ven
Por ti y por mi
Y quédate aquí
¿donde estas? que llegas y escapas, mi buena muchacha, ven mi amor
No estas pero existes
Mi amor si es posible ven
Por ti y por mi
Y quédate aquí
The lyrics of Ricardo Montaner's song "Mi Buena Muchacha" are a romantic plea to a mysterious woman whom the singer desperately wants to find. He admits that he is going crazy just knowing of her existence and wants to meet her once and for all, asking her to "come love" and stay with him. He is tired of searching for her in vain and wants to put an end to such fruitless pursuits. The singer goes on to talk about his inner turmoil caused by his unrequited love. He feels exhausted and helpless and acknowledges that he needs to come to terms with the fact that he now lives alone. He has lost everything, his money, his heart, and his hope. However, he still wants the woman to come to him and stay with him, to make things better.
The song is emotional and heart-wrenching, as it expresses the frustration, longing, and sadness of the singer's unfulfilled love. It resonates with listeners who have gone through similar experiences and captures the intensity of such feelings. The repeated plea for the woman to come to him and stay with him reflects the universal desire to find love and companionship.
Line by Line Meaning
Tengo ganas de salir a caminar tu calle
I feel like walking down your street
Nada mas supe de ti, me estoy volviendo loco
Just knowing about you is driving me crazy
Tengo ganas de encontrarte de una vez por todas
I want to find you once and for all
No hace falta que te escapes sin dejar ni huella
You don't need to escape without a trace
Tengo de sobra un cansancio que rebasa el cuerpo
I have more than enough fatigue that overwhelms my body
Tengo que llorar mi pena aunque me ahogue en ella
I have to cry my sorrows even if I drown in them
Tengo que irme a acostumbrando que ahora vivo solo
I have to get used to the fact that I live alone now
Tengo que ponerle fin al vicio de buscarte
I have to put an end to the habit of looking for you
¿Donde estas? que llegas y escapas, mi buena muchacha, ven amor
Where are you? You come and go, my good girl, come love
No estas pero existes
You're not here, but you exist
Mi amor si es posible ven
My love, if it's possible, come
Por ti y por mi
For you and for me
Y quédate aquí
And stay here
Tengo roto los bolsillos perdí la monedas
My pockets are broken, I lost the coins
Tengo roto el corazón y no lo repara nada oh
My heart is broken and nothing can fix it
Tengo el vicio de fumarme hasta las esperanzas
I have the addiction of smoking even my hopes away
Tengo que aguantarme solo, ya nadie me aguanta
I have to hold myself up alone, nobody holds me up anymore
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICARDO MONTANER, RICKY MONTANER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Oscar Reyes
Cada vez que la escucho es indudablemente la canción más romántica de los últimos tiempos, con matices orquestales bien cuidados, letra y voz afinados en un solo ritmo... No podia ser menos cuando hablamos de la conjunción entre Montaner- London Metropolitan
Ricardo Montaner
Mi Buena Muchacha ven...
Juan Carlos Olmino
Tengo roto los bolsillos perdí las monedas...🎵🎶🎵🎶
pacman ghost
Dios esta contigo, llenandote de bendiciones y te puso en nuestro hermoso pais como instrumento para brindar paz y tranquilidad por medio de tus melodias a nuestros hermosos hermanos, LLUVIA DE BENDICIONES, EXCELENTES INTERPRETACIONES
Ale R
Maestro tu música en momentos de aflicción son bálsamo para mi alma y miel para mis heridas,gracias por traernos en cada trabajo musical un pedazo de ti ,de tu talento y de tus vivencias,un saludo enorme desde Colombia ,gracias infinitas por ese espacios de paz que brindas con tú voz y melodía 😊🇨🇴
Compañia Mapfre Peru
Se le extraña sus maravillosas melodías Sr Montaner.
Teresita GB
Hermosa canción! Mis mas grandes respetos.
ISELA FERNANDA MEDINA VALERA
Ricardo Montaner te escucho desde que tengo 8 años, desde La Cima del Cielo...y esta canció me fascina, después de "Tan enamorados", Mi Buena Muchacha es mi favorita también. . . Tú eres mi cantante favorito!!!
Katherine Medrano
Me encanta 🥰
Juan Diego Villegas Ortega
Severa cancion es hermosa.maestro bendiciones...