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Who is Pilar Montenegro?

María del Pilar Montenegro López,  better known only as  Pilar Montenegro, is a famous Mexican singer and actress  who became famous as a member of Garibaldi and later pursued a solo career as well as forging a successful career as a soap opera actress. Pilar Montenegro was born on May 31, 1972 in Mexico City and since 2013 she disappeared and she abandoned her musical and acting career forever without giving a clue or trace of her whereabouts.

Biography of Pilar Montenegro

Beginnings in the life of Pilar Montenegro

The famous singer and actress Pilar Montenegro from a very young age always had the desire to become a big star, so she was doing castings to enter a novel or be part of a musical group because in the 80’s it was very common for the musical groups will hit hard.

It didn’t take long for Pilar Montenegro ‘s talent to be discovered and in 1988 she joined the group “Fresas con crema” which at that time included other great stars such as the now television host Andrea Legarreta , the actor Toño Mauri and the deceased Mariana Levy but Pilar did not last long in that musical project because after only a year she decided to go to join Garibaldi.

In 1989 Pilar Montenegro joined Garibaldi and that is how she became an important part of the project, being one of the most iconic of the group along with other stars such as Sergio Mayer , Paty Manterola , Víctor Noriega and Xavier Ortiz who in 2020 will leave life.

Path and history of Pilar Montenegro

After several years in music together with Garibaldi, Pilar Montenegro decided to venture into acting and at the same time start a solo career. It was in the melodrama “Volver a empezar” in 1994 where Ella Pilar Montenegro had her debut as an actress and from that moment on she established herself as one of the best actresses on television in Mexico.

Throughout her great acting career, the now famous Pilar Montenegro came to participate in a large number of soap operas and plays in which she has shown that she really had great quality to give all her characters great realism, some of which projects in which she participated : “Marisol, Gotita de amor, I will love you in silence, I am your owner, What a beautiful love, Mexico City Night, Mulán, Anita la huerfanita “, among many more.

2001 would be one of the most successful years in Pilar Montenegro ‘s career with the release of her album “Desahogo” which included the single “Quítame ese hombre” which was not only a success but also became a phenomenon in the music as long ago did not happen because the song broke all the records previously established in the prestigious list of Billboard musical successes.

The song “Quítame ese hombre” by Pilar Montenegro was for 11 consecutive weeks at No.1 on the Hot Latin Songs list, a feat that no one had achieved up to that point, which is why it became the song of the year and that even in the In current years, it continues to be highly recognized, as if that were not enough, Pilar Montenegro won three categories at the Billboard Awards  ; Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, Regional Mexican Airplay Song of the Year and Soloist of the Year, thus consolidating the success she had achieved with her song.

Sadly , Pilar Montenegro was unable to reconsolidate a success as big as “Quítame ese hombre” and although she tried to do so by releasing several albums later such as “Pilar, EuroReggaeton, South Beach and Siempre Tuya”, none of them managed to stand out again in music for what that in 2010 was the last year in which he tried to have a musical hit.

Pilar Montenegro retires from music and acting

Then she continued acting for several years and tried to have another musical success, it was the play “El comitenorio” in October 2013 when she was last seen at a public event to never return to the stage,  Pilar Montenegro completely abandoning his artistic life.

From that moment on, a series of rumors and alleged versions spread in which they tried to explain the whereabouts and the true reasons for the disappearance of Pilar Montenegro, a case very similar to the actress Adela Noriega who completely disappeared from the performance for a moment. to another and without giving any explanation.

Why did Pilar Montenegro retire?

Three years later, rumors of her disappearance began, even speculating that Pilar Montenegro had died, but to put an end to the rumors and false news, it was one of her great friends, the designer Jerónimo García, who assured that Pilar Montenegro suffered from multiple sclerosis , a disease that would ultimately have a tragic outcome because it is a condition that the immune system little by little ends the life of the person who suffers from it, for which Pilar Montenegrohe chose to disappear from the public eye so that no one would see how his light was going out since there is no cure for this disease and little by little the quality of life of the patient is diminishing as he is generating paralysis throughout the body, stopping talking, walking , among other ills.

Later, other sources assured that the disease that Pilar Montenegro really suffered from was Ataxia , but it was just as complicated because said condition caused her to lack coordination in the movement of all her body parts, for which she was assisted at all times by a wheelchair.

“Pilar Montenegro uses a wheelchair because she suffers from a degenerative disease, her father died from that and possibly inherited it, she uses the chair to avoid carrying all her weight, her feet don’t respond very well, she has to support herself with something; She told me that she did not want to know anything about the artistic medium because she was already fed up ”, was what Jerónimo García commented at that moment.

Despite her disappearance, Pilar Montenegro “apparently” continued to use her social networks and to this day continues to publish photos of her; however, in many of the posts she makes, she only shows photos that clearly show that they are not current, for what is most important. they create doubts about their true current state.

At the beginning of 2022 the group “Garibaldi” reappeared as special guests on Ari Borovoy ‘s “90’s pop tour” and as expected Pilar Montenegro was not part of said reunion.

Luisa Fernanda, who did agree to go to Garibaldi’s reunion, spoke about the insistence of fans to see Pilar Montenegro again on stage, but she categorically assured that she would never return to the stage; “Pilar will not be there, Pilar is retired. Pilar has no intention of ever coming back, she is not interested in knowing anything about the entertainment industry, the press, the media in general, she does not want to know anything at all”.

Also, as if that were not enough, she reiterated that no matter how much her fans and followers wanted to see her back, that would never happen because Pilar Montenegro no longer wanted to know anything about the show and Luisa Fernanda along with her former groupmates Garibaldi were going to respect her decision. and not keep pestering her with pressing her to come back over and over again.

Pilar Montenegro’s boyfriends

Pilar Montenegro and Charly Lopez 

Pilar Montenegro and Charly López had a relationship when they were both part of the musical groups in which they belonged, but their relationship would end because of Thalía. Charly López revealed to the program The minute that changed my destiny that Luis de Llano introduced him to Thalía and he was captivated by her beauty so he decided to be honest with  Pilar Montenegro and ended her even when they had been in a relationship for more than 3 years .

Pack of Pilar Montenegro

How much is Pilar Montenegro’s fortune?

This is one of the questions that people ask themselves the most about Pilar Montenegro and although they always end up answering it on other pages with “I don’t know” or “it depends” if there are some estimates that various web portals mention. However, it is not possible to make an exact calculation about the fortune of this great star that is Pilar Montenegro within the middle of the show, even so, more than being interested in the fortune of a person, the important thing is the talent they have and what they have done that he is among the great figures of the international show business.

Without a doubt, the career of this great star Pilar Montenegro will continue to rise and we will be attentive to everything that happens around her, so we invite you to stay on our page for the next updates that we will have on life, career, history and biography of Pilar Montenegro.