Yolanda Rosa Monge Betancourt, known professionally as Yolandita Monge, is a Puerto Rican singer, actress, and television personality. She has been active in the music business since her teen years and has recorded 27 studio albums and two live albums, as well as several greatest hits compilations and special appearance recordings.
Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, better known as Ricardo Montaner, is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many successful singles. He has sold an estimated 1- million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
José Martín Cuevas Cobos, known by his stage name Pedro Fernández, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and television host. Fernández began his international career as Pedrito Fernández at the age of seven.
Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver is a Peruvian musician and actor. He has won the Latin Grammy Award for the Best Singer-Songwriter Album three times. First in 2005 for his album Resucitar, in 2011 for his album Días Nuevos, and in 2012 for his album 20 Años. Gian Marco was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Peru.
María del Socorro Tellado López, known as Corín Tellado, was a prolific Spanish writer of romantic novels and photonovels that were best-sellers in several Spanish-language countries. She published more than 4,000 titles and sold more than 400 million books which have been translated into several languages. She was listed in the 1994 Guinness World Records as having sold the most books written in Spanish, and earlier in 1962 UNESCO declared her the most read Spanish writer after Miguel de Cervantes.
Lou Briel is a Puerto Rican singer, composer, comedian, record producer, pianist, and host, among other things.
Evangelina Sobredo Galanes, known as Cecilia, was a Spanish singer-songwriter. She took her stage name from the song "Cecilia" by Simon and Garfunkel.
Es Una Nube, No Hay Duda is the sixth album by the Argentine rock band Vox Dei, and the first recorded for their new label CBS. Also, is widely regarded as one of the Vox Dei' best albums, and contains classic songs such as the title-track, "Loco, hacela callar", and the sweeping ballad "Prométeme Que Nunca me Dirás Adiós".
Demasiado Fuerte is the twenty-fifth (25th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge and was produced by José Luis Pagán. It was released in 2007 under her new contract with Univision Music. The album was featured at Billboard's chart Billboard 200 at the 112 position. Yolandita was nominated for a 2008 Billboard Award and a 2008 GLAAD Award for this record.
Vivencias is the sixteenth (16th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1988 and includes the massive hits "Este Amor Que Hay que Callar", "Borinqueña”, “Débil", "Quítame A Ese Hombre Del Corazón", "Por Tí ", "Acaríciame", and "Cuando Termina Un Amor". Nearly all the tracks in this album were huge radio hits that the singer still performs in her live shows. This album earned the first Platinum status for a female Puerto Rican singer. Since then, it has earned double Platinum and double Gold status. The album's cover picture was taken by late photographer and stylist Raúl Torres.
Portfolio is the seventeenth (17th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1990 and it was the final studio album under her CBS Records contract. This release includes the hits "Cantaré", "Sin Amor", and the club hit "Fuiste Un Sueño". Seven out of ten tracks in this album were composed by Venezuelan singer/songwriter Ricardo Montaner. The breathtaking album's cover picture was taken by late photographer and stylist Raúl Torres and is a black and white picture, hand painted.
Mis Canciones Preferidas is a compilation album by the Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1986 and it includes selected hits from the studio albums Fantasía, Historia de Amour, Sueños, and Luz de Luna. No new songs or unreleased tracks appear here.
Nunca Te Diré Adiós / En Concierto is the first live album by the Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1988 and it includes the studio version of the theme of the Puerto Rican telenovela, Ave de Paso, for which she played lead. The rest of the album is the partial live concert held at Teatro Puerto Rico, New York, on October 16, 17, & 18, 1987.
The 7th Annual Premios Oye! took place at the Foro Monumental in Zacatecas, Zacatecas on November 26, 2008. The nominees were announced on September 29 with Vicente Fernández receiving 5 nominations, followed by Julieta Venegas and Juanes with 4 each one, with 3 each one, Amandititita and Ximena Sariñana. Miguel Bosé will be awarded by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México for his 31 years or career. The voting process is certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"Hasta Que Te Conocí" is a song by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. It was released in 1986 as the third single from his studio album Pensamientos. Written and produced by Gabriel, the song's lyrics focus on a protagonist learning the meaning of suffering after meeting a lover who mistreats him. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Latin Song chart. A live version of the song was included on his album En el Palacio de Bellas Artes (1990) which peaked at number ten on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
Más Para Dar is the twenty-seventh studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge and her first release in over four years. The album was released on November 13, 2012. It contains nine new songs co-written by Monge, the first time in the singer's career that she composes an entire album. The release follows the same musical and lyrical style as her previous studio albums Demasiado Fuerte and Mala and was produced by Jose Luis Pagán.
Vivencias is a video album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1989 and includes performances of all the tracks of the studio album Vivencias. Three of the songs from this special music video were re-released in 2007 in DVD format along with the Demasiado Fuerte album.
María Cristina Rodríguez Torres is a Spanish costume designer, stylist, actress and television personality. She has been nominated for the Goya Award for Best Costume Design six times for My Heart Goes Boom! (2020), Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot (2016), The Fury of a Patient Man (2016), Por un puñado de besos (2014), Three Many Weddings (2013), and El cónsul de Sodoma (2009). In 2015, she presented the annual New Year's Eve celebration broadcast for Telecinco.
This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in Latin music in the 1980s, namely in Ibero-America. This includes recordings, festivals, award ceremonies, births and deaths of Latin music artists, and the rise and fall of various subgenres in Latin music from 1980 to 1989.
