Montero
Montero Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°20′32″S 63°15′21″W / 17.34222°S 63.25583°W / -17.34222; -63.25583Coordinates: 17°20′32″S 63°15′21″W / 17.34222°S 63.25583°W / -17.34222; -63.25583
Country	Bolivia
Department	Santa Cruz Department
Province	Obispo Santistevan Province
Municipality	Montero Municipality
Named	December 4, 1912
Population (2006)
• Total	90,837

In some countries, Montero is also the name for Mitsubishi Pajero or Mitsubishi Challenger.

For people named Montero, see Montero (name)

Montero is a city in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 50 km north of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Population 90,837 (2006). Montero has experienced growth in recent decades, becoming an important city in this region.

Montero has an elevation of 300 meters above sea level and an average temperature of 23 °C. The city is predominantly agricultural, producing soybeans, cotton, corn and rice.

References[link]

Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero
Background information
Birth name	Amaia Montero Saldías
Born	(1976-08-26) August 26, 1976 (age 35) Irun, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Origin	Basque Country, Spain
Genres	Pop/Rock
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter
Instruments	Voice, Guitar, Keyboard
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Sony BMG
Associated acts	La Oreja de Van Gogh
Website	Amaia Montero

Amaia Montero Saldías (born August 26, 1976), also known as the original vocalist of La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007, is a singer/songwriter from Basque Country, Spain. Including her work with the band, Montero has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.

Background[link]

Amaia Montero is the daughter of José Montero and Pilar Saldías, and has an older sister, named Idoia. She attended UPV/EHU studying Chemistry, where she met the rest of the members of La Oreja de Van Gogh. When the band became famous, she switched studies to Psychology at the UNED. She later stopped studying.

Although Montero has played for crowds of over 120,000 she claims to be very shy. Her personality has been described as sociable, fun, and very accessible.

She has a vocal instructor, and although she cannot attend classes regularly due to lack of time, the benefit to her voice is evident. Montero had nodules in her throat in 1998 when the album Dile al sol was recorded but the nodules were removed after the first tour.

Music career[link]

1996-2007: La Oreja de Van Gogh[link]

Montero performing with La Oreja de Van Gogh in 2006.

"La Oreja de Van Gogh" was formed in 1996, after guitarist Pablo Benegas, bassist Álvaro Fuentes, keyboardist Xabi San Martín, and drummer Haritz Garde met at a local university. Amaia Montero joined the band subsequently, following an invitation by Benegas. The two met at a dinner party after he heard Montero singing Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U".

After experimenting with band names, such as "Los Sin Nombre" they decided on La Oreja de Van Gogh which means Van Gogh's ear.

In 1998 the band were signed by Sony BMG, after they won a Rock Festival in San Sebastián. Amaia then completed work on the band's first album Dile al sol, which sold about 800,000 copies in Spain, making it the 20th best-selling album in Spanish history.

La Oreja de Van Gogh's second studio album, released on September 11, 2000, received the name of El viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Journey). This album was highly successful, selling more than 1,200,000 copies in Spain, becoming the 8th best-selling album of all time there, being certified Diamond. It sold 750,000 copies in Mexico going 3x Platinum (750,000 Copies before 2000 would be Diamond or 7x Platinum) and more than 2,000,000 worldwide.^[1]

In 2001 they won an award for Best Spanish Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Germany.

In 2003, they released their third album Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida. It was their first album to sell impressively in the Americas, with over 100,000 copies sold in the States alone, and more than 2,500,000 copies worldwide. It continued the band's success; eight singles from the album charted in Spain, four of them reaching number one. It became the 45th best-selling album of all time in Spain, while the band continued to break into the Latin American markets, including the States. They won several awards in the wake of the album, including an award for Best Group or Duet at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2004, and an Ondas Award for Best Album. The album also received a Grammy Award nomination, for Best Latin Album. With this release the band took the live act, to France, where they played at the mythical Olympia in Paris, after their sold-out show in La Cigale, and the group continued to win fans in France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. Also tours in Mexico, South America and USA, where they performed in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Boston, Chicago, Puerto Rico, Phoenix and Texas after their album "Lo Que te Conté Mientras Te Hacías La Dormida" went Platinum in the USA. More concerts in South America followed in April 2005 including a sold-out concert at Luna Park in Argentina, and two shows with crowds of over 30,000 each concert in Chile, where they received all possible audience acceptance awards when they performed at the 2005 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, taming the usually demanding crowd (traditionally called "El Monstruo", or "The Monster", because of their enthusiasm) and from there they travelled to Japan to play a sold-out show in Tokyo on 25 July 2005.

In 2006, Amaia Montero and La Oreja de Van Gogh, released their fourth and last work together called: Guapa. This album was highly successful too, becoming the 47th best-selling album of all time in Spain, being certified 7x platinum there; 2x platinum in Mexico, 1x platinum in Argentina and Chile, and 1x Gold in Colombia and USA. Sony Music issued a special edition of this album for the Italian market as well. In 2006, the band won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album By a Duo or Group, a second nomination at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Spanish Act, 3 nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2006 for Artist of the Year, Best Group or Duet and Best Pop Artist. And in 2007 they received all audience acceptance awards at Viña del Mar International Song Festival 07. In 2007 La Oreja de Van Gogh with Amaia as lead singer, became the 16th best-selling music artists of all time in Spain.^[2]

The Guapa Tour went through Latin America, USA, and parts of Europe, with more than 50 shows in Spain.

2007-Present: Solo Career[link]

Amaia announced her departure from the group on November 19, 2007, to launch a solo career.^[3] La Oreja de Van Gogh remains active and has now released two studio albums with new lead singer Leire Martínez.

"Amaia Montero"[link]

Montero recorded her first solo album in the Italian cities of Genoa and Milan, and mixed the songs at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles. This new record came after the 11 years filled with hits with La Oreja de Van Gogh. It was released on November 18, 2008 in Spain and went to number one there, selling 40,000 copies in its first week.^[4]

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"I will never forget this first album. I had to start from scratch and mature all of a sudden. I tried to make an honest record, supported by an artistic impulse aimed to express exactly how I am. I needed to follow my own journey, and I faced the risk. This album shows exactly what I am and what I do” - Amaia Montero says about her album.

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The self-titled album contains eleven songs composed by Montero. She dedicates a song to her former bandmates (Tulipan) and to her father (407) who was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. "Quiero Ser"^[4] was the first single released from the album, which peaked at number one in Spain, in its first week. On January 2009, "Quiero Ser" became the longest charting number one single in the Spanish airplay history with 13 consecutive weeks in the number one spot.^[5]

The same month, Montero started the international promotion of her debut solo album. After three weeks of promotion she had to stop the tour, and cited personal reasons. A few days later Diariovasco.com confirmed the death of Amaia's father.^[6]

Amaia Montero performed for the first time in her solo tour with Kudai & 84 in the Peruvian city Cusco. Movistar promoted her tour 2009 that continues in Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Spain.

"2"[link]

Amaia Montero's second solo album 2 was released November 8, 2011 with the lead single being Caminando.

Discography[link]

With La Oreja de Van Gogh[link]

• 1998: Dile al sol
• 2000: El viaje de Copperpot
• 2003: Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida
• 2006: Guapa

As a solo singer[link]

• 2008: Amaia Montero
• 2011: 2

Other projects[link]

She's also known for her duets with famous singers, such as:

• Álex Ubago - Sin miedo a nada
• El Canto del Loco - Puede ser
• José Luis Perales - Porque te vas
• Alejandro Fernández - Me dediqué a perderte
• Mikel Erentxun - Lau Teilatu ("Four Roofs" translated from euskera)
• Eros Ramazzotti - Está pasando noviembre
• Presuntos Implicados - Samurai
• Miguel Bosé - Sevilla
• Lorca - El último Quijote
• Ramsey Ferrero - Me quedas tú
• Mikel Erentxun - Ahora sé que estás
• Tiziano Ferro - El Regalo Más Grande

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amaia Montero

• Amaia's official website
• Amaia's Official Fan Club

References[link]

Danilo Montero is a Costa Rican Contemporary Christian Music singer, author, and pastor.^[1][2]

Biography[link]

Danilo Montero was born on November 1, 1962 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He runs a ministry called "Sígueme Internacional", where he is the principal director of Praise. He has recorded about 18 albums throughout his ministerial career that are part of the songs that are sung today in many Hispanic-speaking Protestant churches. He married Gloriana Diaz on April 2006. He converted to Christianity at the age of 14 when he was invited to the Great Campaign of Divine Healing that later changed its name to "Oasis de Esperanza" in Costa Rica. As he began to assist this Pentecostal church, his pastor, the Apostle Raul Vargas, realized his great potential in leadership and worship. He soon gave him the opportunity to lead the singing in his church and started generating growth in regard to music.

Currently, Danilo Montero is part of the pastoral team of the Lakewood Church together with Marcos Witt. He has written several Christian books such as "El Abrazo del Padre" and "Generación de Adoradores." He married Gloriana Diaz on April 22, 2006 in a prestigious hotel in San José, Costa Rica, to a large number of witnesses and being present to Rev. Rey Matos, Raul Vargas, and Rev. Ricardo Salazar, pastor of the church "Vida Abundante". He led a ministry that won the 2008 Billboard Award for Latin music's best Christian music album with the song "Your Love."

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Discography[link]

• Las Naciones Cantarán (1995)
• Celebra al Señor (1996)
• Admirable (1997)
• Eres Todopoderoso (1999)
• Cantare De Tu Amor (2001)
• Sígueme (2002)
• Lo Mejor De Danilo Montero (2003)
• Fortaleza (2004)
• Danilo En Vivo (desde Lima, Perú) (2004)
• Fortaleza (En Vivo) (2005)
• Eres Tú (2005)
• Tu Amor (2006)
• Devoción (2009)

References[link]

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Pablo Montero (born August 23, 1974)^[1] is a popular Mexican singer and actor.

Personal life[link]

Montero was born Oscar Daniel Hernández Rodríguez in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico.^[1]

From about 2000 to 2003, Montero had a relationship with Aracely Arámbula.^[2]

In 2006, there were rumors about a possible romance with his costar in Duelo de pasiones, Ludwika Paleta, who is married to Mexican actor Plutarco Haza. Montero and Paleta denied the rumors until a video was made public in which they were seen making out [2]. This is said to have caused Ludwika Paleta's separation from her husband. Paleta and Plutarco Haza later reconciled.

On August 31, 2007 two days after Montero presented the nominees for the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards, Miami Police reported that they stopped Montero and a passenger after his white BWM SUV ran a red light. During the investigation, police reported discovering a clear bag that tested positive for cocaine, which Montero claimed as his. However in court the following month, Montero pleaded not guilty to cocaine possession, was found guilty, and was sentenced to probation, pending completion of a drug court program. Montero was jailed in 2008 for violating the terms of his probation but released on the condition that he complete a drug rehabilitation program.^[3] On Friday, February 20, 2009, Montero graduated from his drug treatment program.

He has a son, Pablo, born in 2007, with the actress Sandra Vidal.^[1]

In June 2010 his brother Oliver was murdered in an attempted robbery.^[4]

Career[link]

Known for his use of "charro" hats and black clothing during his concerts, he is a teen idol and paparazzi favorite in Mexico. He is also well known in the rest of Latin America, Australia, Europe, and the Hispanic community of the United States.

When Montero was a teenager, he had his first professional singing job as the lead singer of a group named "Trébol", which had a number one hit titled "Si tu Supieras" ("If You Knew"), a song that was later sung by Alejandro Fernández for the soap opera titled Maria Isabel, where Adela Noriega and Fernando Carrillo starred as the protagonists.

Montero opted for a career as a solo artist shortly after this, struggling in local bars and clubs until he got his big break in 1999 when his album Donde Estas, Corazon? (Where Are You, My Heart?) became the number one album on Mexico's charts. The album's success launched his image as a "ranchera hunk" and led to his acting debut in Vivo Por Elena (I Live for Elena), where he played a struggling young singer. This was followed by acting roles in Nunca te Olvidaré (I Will Never Forget You), Abrázame muy Fuerte (Hold me Tight), Rebecca, and Entre El Amor y El Odio.

His 2000 album, the self-titled Pablo Montero produced the number one hit "Que Voy a Hacer sin Ti?" ("What am I Going to do Without You?"). In 2001, Montero joined other artists invited to the White House South Lawn for a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, where he serenaded First Lady Laura Bush. Pablo Montero was followed by 2002's "Pidemelo Todo" ("Ask Me for Everything"), which also included a number one hit single in "Hay Otra en tu Lugar" ("There's Another One in Your Place"). Also in this latter album was the great hit to the soap opera Gata Salvaje, which was titled the same as the soap opera and reached the top ten list on the charts. Later this year he was honored in Australia for his acting as Martin in Rebecca. He has composed the songs for various shows including Olvidarte Jamas, Gata Salvaje, La Revancha, Abrazame Muy Fuerte, Duelo de Pasiones and the controversial movie El Crimen del Padre Amaro.

Montero spent most of 2003 touring and preparing an album which was dedicated to legendary Mexican singer Javier Solis. This album hit the markets later in the year and was well received on a national level. He was involved in a scandal during 2003 because he had apparently not paid his employees during instances that he had not required them, such as when he was on tour, and then fired them when they demanded payment. He lost the case and was forced to pay them a settlement.

In 2005, Montero signed a recording contract with Univision Records. In that year, he released his first album for Univision Records, "A Toda Ley."

In 2005, he was featured in an ad campaign by clothing company Hanes with the slogan "Mira quien tiene Hanes" ("Look who has Hanes on now.") He and Aracely Arámbula were both featured in the Spanish language version of the campaign.

In 2006, Montero starred in the Mexican soap opera Duelo de pasiones, which aired on Univision during 2007.

Albums[link]

• 2011: El Abandonado
• 2008: Piquito De Oro: Mi Tesoro Norteño
• 2007: Mi Tesoro Norteño
• 2006: Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra
• 2005: A Toda Ley Graphic Design & Art Direction by: Adriana Rebold
• 2004: Con La Bendición De Dios
• 2003: Gracias...Homenaje A Javier Solís
• 2002: Pídemelo Todo
• 2000: Que Voy A Hacer Sin Ti
• 1999: Donde Estás Corazón

Actor[link]

• 2010: Triunfo del Amor .... Cruz Martinez Robles
• 2008: Fuego En La Sangre .... Franco Reyes
• 2007: Yo amo a Juan Querendón
• 2006: Duelo de pasiones .... Emilio Valtierra
• 2003: Rebeca .... Martín García
• 2002: Entre el amor y el odio .... Animas
• 2000: Abrázame muy fuerte .... Jose Maria Montes (2000–2001)
• 1999: Nunca te olvidaré.... Álvaro Cordero
• 1998: Vivo por Elena .... Luis Pablo
• 1995: Lazos De Amor
• 1990: Mi pequeña Soledad .... Sacerdote

Compilations[link]

• Entrega Total...Los Éxitos (2005)

References[link]

Ivonne Montero (born Ivonne Garcia Macedo Montero on April 25, 1974^[2]) is a Mexican actress and model^[3] best known for her leading role in ¡Anita, no te rajes! ("Anita, don't Give Up!") in 2004.

Biography[link]

She has portrayed various other roles in telenovelas, and has appeared in several serials, including Rosalinda, Las vías del amor, Decisiones and El Juego de la Vida. She plays the struggling single mother Maité Contreras in Telemundo's Sin Vergüenza.

In 2008, she appeared in the Sci-Fi Original, The Wild Reporter.

In October 2008 she returned to Mexico to star in the soap opera called Secretos del Alma on TV Azteca. In April 2009, she participated in the reality show El Gran Desafio, also on TV Azteca.

In 2010 Ivonne worked on the telenovela La Loba with Mauricio Islas.

She married Fabio Melanitto.

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Notes[link]