Jose Javier Pérez Ramirez (born April 11, 1967), better known by his stage name Javier Monthiel, is a Honduran singer and composer and one of the most outstanding artists in the country. Among his original works are ''Así es mi tierra'', ''Mujeres Latinas'', ''Amiga'' and ''Más allá del Corazón'', songs that among others have allowed him to reach international stages and to be currently one of the most important figures of Honduran music.

Biography

Javier Monthiel was born on April 11, 1967 in

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, son of Antonio Leiva and Tereza de Jesús Ramirez. Javier inherited his musical aptitude from his father, who was a Honduran saxophonist and musician by profession. However, Javier did not meet his father until he was twelve years old and never spent much time with him. More influential in his life was his stepfather Valentín Pérez, a railway worker, whom Javier credits with having taught him honesty, humility and the value of hard work. Javier began to sing at the school, initially at Soledad Fernández Cruz and then at the Dionisio de Herrera institute in San Pedro Sula, where in 1984 he won the Summer Song Festival championship in Tela, Atlántida in 1984. After Javier finished school in 1985, he worked at the national telecommunications company,

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. During this time he performed at the amateur level and matured as a composer. In 1990, Javier Monthiel also entered the

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, where he obtained a degree in

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in 1998. In 1990 he also launched his professional career with the release of his first album produced in the Republic of El Salvador. This album included two original works, ''Tus Ojos Son'' and ''Culpables Rápido''. These songs quickly became known within the romantic genre in Honduras. Recognized in Honduras by 1992, Javier Monthiel signed an artistic contract with a soft drink bottling company to perform in a series of concerts together with other artists from Latin America. During this tour, Javier shared the stage acting alternately with the puertorriqueño

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in soccer stadiums in Honduras and Guatemala. After these successful performances, Javier Monthiel opened the concerts of the Mexican

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, the Argentinian

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and

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and the Venezuelan

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among others. He subsequently alternated concerts with other international artists and opened presentations at important artistic and cultural events in Honduras, such as beauty pageants and the

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. In 1995 Javier Monthiel began presentations that would propel him to become one of the best-known artists in the country. That year he was invited to sing the Honduran National Anthem at the opening of the World Cup competitions in San Pedro Sula. This was followed by presentations at the

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in Mexico City, the

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at Miami, the

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at Washington DC, Estadio Revolución (now Estadio Rommel Fernández) in the city of Panama and

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in El Salvador among others. Then, a year later, he was called to sing the National Anthem of Honduras for games of the Honduras national team when it played in the

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in France. Today Javier Monthiel has 15 album productions, a wide variety of video musical clips produced in national and international stages, and a whole range of promotional material of international quality. These are representative of the discography and videography of this Central American artist, and documentaries in which he has participated.

Recognitions and awards

Original compositions

Javier Monthiel's compositions include romantic and merengue songs, and the fusion of both genres.

Bachata

* Aquella noche

Ballad

Pop ballad

* Tus ojos son

Rock ballad

* Niños en la calle

Merengue

* Mujeres Latinas esa chica quiere * Si tu no estas ( versión merengue)

Ranchera

* Tu Falso Amor

Romantic

* Amiga * Ay mujer * Cuando entregas amor * Culpables * Dime tu * En el día del amor * Ganas de ti * Jamás, jamás * Mas allá del corazón * Mi fan número uno * Mi niña * Paz en la ciudad * Si tu no estas * Tú en Navidad * Una canción cantaré

Fusion rhythms

* Así es mi tierra * Es Honduras * Al ritmo del gol

Discography

The albums by Javier Monthiel recall the flavor of the land of Honduras and the cultural wealth of its people. Javier Monthiel's entire discography is original work by the artist. His compositions range in genres from

romantic ballad Latin ballad ( es, balada romántica) is a sentimental ballad derived from bolero that originated in the early 1960s in Los Angeles, California and Southern California. Some of the best known artists of the Latin ballad are Julio Iglesias, Moceda ...

, through merengue,

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rock ballad A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.J. M. Cu ...

, and

bachata Bachata may refer to: * Bachata (music), a genre of Latin American music **Traditional bachata, a subgenre of bachata music * Bachata (dance), a dance style from the Dominican Republic * Bachatón, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style * "Bachata ...

. * 1990 Tus ojos Son * 1992 Suena guitarra suena * 1993 Solo sin tí * 1997 Es Honduras * 2001 Amiga * 2002 Más allá del corazón * 2003 Si tú no estás * 2005 Mujeres Latinas * 2006 Esa chica quiere * 2008 Hay mujer * 2010 Madrecita del Alma * 2011 Mi viejo mi Amiga * 2014 Paz en la ciudad * 2015 Una canción Cantaré * 2016 Clásicos Hondureños y Más * 2017 Aquella noche

Videos

* Amiga * Bananero * Cantare para Tí * En El Día del Amor * Es Honduras * Esa Chica Quiere * Ganas de Tí * Himno Nacional de Honduras * Honduras Mi Tierra — This work gives recognition to the ethnic groups of Honduras and thereby highlights their cultural values. * Jamás * Madrecita del Alma * Mas Alla del Corazón * Mi Viejo Mi Amigo * Mujer * Mujeres Latinas * Noche de Luna en La Ceiba * Si Tu no Estas * Tú en Navidad * Una Canción Cantare * Virgen de Suyapa

Artists with whom Javier Monthiel has performed

References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monthiel, Javier 1967 births Living people Latin pop singers Latin music songwriters Honduran male singers Honduran composers Spanish-language singers Male composers 20th-century composers 21st-century composers People from Ocotepeque Department Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras alumni 20th-century male singers 21st-century male singers