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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Andy Montañez|image =|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Andrés Montañez|alias = El Godfather de la Salsa El Niño De Trastalleres |birth_date = birth date and age|1942|5|7|Birth place = flagicon|Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico |death_date =|genre = Salsa music|Salsa , Bolero |Occupation: Singer-Songwriter |years_active = 1962–present|label =|associated_acts = El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico , Dimension Latina , Ismael Miranda |website = Andrés Montañez (born May 7, 1942), better known as Andy Montañez , is a Salsa music|salsa singer from Puerto Rico .
Early life
Montañez, like singer Daniel Santos (singer)|Daniel Santos and boxer Ossie Ocasio , is a native of the Tras Talleres area of Santurce San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan . He is known by the nicknames "El Godfather de la Salsa" and "El Niño De Trastalleres". He is the first born out of 17 children.
Musical career
Montañez first gained fame as a member of the internationally successful El Gran Combo group, with songs like "Hojas blancas" (White Leaves), "Un verano en N.Y." (A Summer at NY), "El barbero loco" (The Crazy Barber), "Julia", "Ponme el alcoholado, Juana" (Rub Me With Alcohol), "Vagabundo" (Bum), "El Swing", etc. He stayed for approximately 15 years, producing 37 LP's. He left El Gran Combo to pursue a career with Venezuelan group La Dimension Latina. Creating a feud between the two groups. After leaving El Gran Combo, he enjoyed considerable success on an international scale with his own orchestra, touring Latin America and the United States several times. He represented Puerto Rico at the 1992 World Exposition|World's Fair in Seville, Spain .
Recent years
In recent years he had teamed up with fellow salsa singer Ismael Miranda to produce some Music of Puerto Rico|boleros and bohemian music. By 2005-06 he's creating a new blend between salsa and reggaeton , called salsaton , along with rappers like Daddy Yankee and Voltio|Julio Voltio . In 2007 he filmed various television advertisements on nutrition for the Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs (including one in which he sang a rhumba to a dancing carrot).
On November 2, 2006, Montañez won his first Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album, together with Pablo Milanés . Montañez was selected to form part of a beneficial concert titled “Somos Haití”., where funds would be gathered to support Haiti after the 2008 hurricane season.cite web| url= http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros_asi/espectaculos_asi/solidario_con_el_pueblo_haitiano/237079| title=Solidario con el pueblo haitiano| author=Mariela Fullana Acosta| publisher= Primera Hora | language=Spanish| date=2008-10-09| accessdate=2008-10-11
Personal life
Two of Montañez's sons have also gone on to become salsa singers.
Biography in http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/andy_montanez.html Music of Puerto Rico
Interview with Andy Montanez on http://www.corrientelatina.com/article.php? id=68 CorrienteLatina.com
References
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External links
Official website|1= http://www.andymontanez.net
Facebook|100000648313271
Persondata | NAME = Montanez, Andy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = May 7, 1942 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Montanez, Andy Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:Puerto Rican musicians Category:Salsa musicians Category:Puerto Rican male singers Category:Puerto Rican singers Category:Spanish-language singers Category:Fania Records artists Category:Latin Grammy Award winners
