Pilar Montenegro (; born María del Pilar Montenegro López on May 31, 1972, in

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, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress.

Biography

When Montenegro was 10 years old she landed her first acting part in the TV series ''Juguemos A Cantar''. In 1989 she joined the group ''

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''. During the mid '90s she began to appear in soap operas and left ''Garibaldi'' to pursue a solo career. By 1996 she released her debut album '' Son del Corazón''. In 2001, Montenegro re-emerged into the music scene by the hand of former husband and executive music producer Jorge Reynoso, after 6 months of recording with the music production of Rudy Perez they released her second album '' Desahogo''. The album produced the hit single, a cover of

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’s ''Quitame Ese Hombre''.Chayanne, Pilar Montenegro Sweep Latin Billboards
/ref> The hit single spent 13 consecutive Weeks at Number 1 on the Hot Latin Tracks of ''Billboard''. With the success of the album "Desahogo" Pilar Montenegro won multiple awards, including 4 Latin Billboard Awards.

Discography

Filmography

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External links

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1972 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Actresses from Mexico City Singers from Mexico City People from Mexico City EMI Latin artists Mexican women pop singers Women in Latin music {{Mexico-singer-stub