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.
Oh Que Será
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Que andan suspirando
Por las alcobas
Que andan susurrando
Versos en trova
Que andan escondiendo
Bajo las ropas
Que anda en las cabezas
Que va encendiendo vela
En los callejones
Que están hablando alto
En los bodegones
Gritando en el mercado
Las voces esas
Y es la naturaleza
Y será que será?
Que no tiene certeza
Ni nunca tendrá
Lo que no tiene arreglo
Ni nunca tendrá
Que no tiene tamaño
Oh, que será, que será?
Que vive en las ideas
De los amantes
Que cantan los poetas
Mas delirantes
Que juran los profetas
Embriagados
Que esta en la romería
De los mutilados
Que esta en la fantasía
De los infelices
Que sueñan en las mañana
Las meretrices
Lo piensan los bandidos,
Los desvalidos
Y en todos los sentidos
Será que será?
Que no tiene decencia
Ni nunca tendrá
Que no tiene censura
Ni nunca tendrá
Que no tiene sentido.
Oh, que será, que será?
Que todos los avisos
Lo van a evitar
Porque todas las risas
Van a desafiar
Y todas las campanas
Van a repicar
Porque todos los signos
Van a consagrar
Porque todos los niños
Se habrán de zafar
Y todos los vecinos
Se irán a encontrar
Y el mismo padre eterno
Que nunca fue allá
Al ver aquel infierno
Lo bendecirá
Que no tiene gobierno
Ni nunca tendrá
Que no tiene vergüenza
Ni nunca tendrá
Lo que no tiene juicio.
The lyrics of Ricardo Montaner's song Oh Que Será are reflective of the curiosities, doubts, and uncertainties that surround us in life. The song is an expression of the various questions that linger in the hearts and minds of people, things that cannot easily be put into words, but are felt deeply. The lyrics talk about the things that people whisper about in private, the verses of poetry that are not often shared, and the ideas that only exist in the hearts of lovers. The song touches on the things that only exist in our imaginations, the things that we hope for and dream about, but that may never come to pass.
The lyrics of the song refer to the things that are hidden from view, the things that are often ignored or overlooked. The song talks about the voices that are silenced, the people who are not heard, and the things that are not spoken about openly. The song highlights the fact that there are things in life that are beyond our control, things that we may never fully understand, but that continue to play a role in our lives. Ultimately, the song is a call to embrace the unknown, to accept that there are things in life that are beyond our comprehension, and to find joy in the journey.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, que será, que será
The mysterious thing that everyone wonders about.
Que andan suspirando
That people are sighing about.
Por las alcobas
In the bedrooms.
Que andan susurrando
That people are whispering.
Versos en trova
Poetic verses in song.
Que andan escondiendo
That people are hiding.
Bajo las ropas
Under their clothes.
Que anda en las cabezas
That is in people's minds.
Anda en las bocas
That is on people's lips.
Que va encendiendo vela
That is lighting a candle.
En los callejones
In the alleys.
Que están hablando alto
That people are speaking loudly about.
En los bodegones
In the bars.
Gritando en el mercado
Shouting in the market.
Las voces esas
Those voices.
Y es la naturaleza
And it is nature.
Y será que será?
And what will it be?
Que no tiene certeza
That has no certainty.
Ni nunca tendrá
And never will.
Lo que no tiene arreglo
That which cannot be fixed.
Ni nunca tendrá
And never will.
Que no tiene tamaño
That has no size.
Que vive en las ideas
That lives in people's ideas.
De los amantes
Of lovers.
Que cantan los poetas
That poets sing about.
Mas delirantes
More delirious.
Que juran los profetas
That prophets swear to.
Embriagados
Drunk.
Que esta en la romería
That is in the pilgrimage.
De los mutilados
Of the mutilated.
Que esta en la fantasía
That is in the fantasy.
De los infelices
Of the unhappy.
Que sueñan en las mañana
Who dream in the morning.
Las meretrices
The prostitutes.
Lo piensan los bandidos,
The bandits think about it,
Los desvalidos
The helpless ones.
Y en todos los sentidos
And in every sense.
Será que será?
What will it be?
Que no tiene decencia
That has no decency.
Ni nunca tendrá
And never will.
Que no tiene censura
That has no censorship.
Ni nunca tendrá
And never will.
Que no tiene sentido.
That has no sense.
Que todos los avisos
That all warnings
Lo van a evitar
Are going to avoid it.
Porque todas las risas
Because all the laughter
Van a desafiar
Will defy it.
Y todas las campanas
And all the bells
Van a repicar
Will ring out.
Porque todos los signos
Because all the signs
Van a consagrar
Will consecrate it.
Porque todos los niños
Because all the children
Se habrán de zafar
Will break free.
Y todos los vecinos
And all the neighbors
Se irán a encontrar
Will meet up.
Y el mismo padre eterno
And the same eternal father
Que nunca fue allá
Who was never there
Al ver aquel infierno
Upon seeing that inferno
Lo bendecirá
Will bless it.
Que no tiene gobierno
That has no government.
Ni nunca tendrá
And never will.
Que no tiene vergüenza
That has no shame.
Ni nunca tendrá
And never will.
Lo que no tiene juicio.
That which has no judgment.
Contributed by Kaitlyn I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ariadne Cuellar
Excelente interpretación. Eres grande Montaner :)
Salseo Salseo
La mejor voz venezolana del Mundo! Ricardo Montaner con todos ustedes Damas y Caballeros Difruntenlo
Sil Cabral
Es argentino😉
Emma Reyes
de mis cantantes favoritos, de los más románticos!!!
carlos jose Garcia oca
UNA ESTRELLA INSUPERABLE DE LA CANCION LATINOAMERICANA
Alvaro Garcia Mendez
Qué buena versión
jose cedeño
que temazo!!!
Michael Clark
oh q sera, de la mujer aquella de la q un dia me enamore!!,aun la recuerdo. bonita cancion de ricardo montaner.
Marcela S. Santos
Es de Chico Buarque
Alejandro Machado
Que Dios Bendiga El Amor