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Andy Montañez

San Juan, United States

Andy Montañez is credited on 555 releases across 125 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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555

Credits

125

Albums

7

Decades active

1

In collections

Biography

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Puerto Rican singer and songwriter (b. May 7th, 1942), 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's Fair in Seville, Spain.

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Credited work

555 releases · 125 albums · active 1963–2026

  • Performance · 681
  • Other credits · 102
  • Production · 2

Studios: Ochoa Recording Studios · VU Recording Studios · Mas Flow Studio · The Lab Studios

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • El Gran Combo
  • Dimension Latina
  • Various
  • El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
  • Daddy Yankee
  • Puerto Rico All Stars
  • Puerto Rico All-Stars
  • Don Perignon & La Puertorriqueña

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