Javier Monthiel

Javier Monthiel was born on April 11, 1967, in Ocotepeque, son of Antonio Leiva and Tereza de Jesús Ramirez. Javier inherited his musical aptitude from his father, who was a Honduran saxophonist and musician by profession. However, Javier did not meet his father until he was twelve years old and never spent much time with him. More influential in his life was his stepfather Valentín Pérez, a railway worker, whom Javier credits with having taught him honesty, humility and the value of hard work.^[1] Javier began to sing at the school, initially at Soledad Fernández Cruz and then at the Dionisio de Herrera institute in San Pedro Sula, where in 1984 he won the Summer Song Festival championship in Tela, Atlántida in 1984.^[2]

After Javier finished school in 1985, he worked at the national telecommunications company, Hondutel. During this time he performed at the amateur level and matured as a composer. In 1990, Javier Monthiel also entered the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, where he obtained a degree in Business administration in 1998. In 1990 he also launched his professional career with the release of his first album produced in the Republic of El Salvador. This album included two original works, Tus Ojos Son and Culpables Rápido. These songs quickly became known within the romantic genre in Honduras.

Recognized in Honduras by 1992, Javier Monthiel signed an artistic contract with a soft drink bottling company to perform in a series of concerts together with other artists from Latin America. During this tour, Javier shared the stage acting alternately with the puertorriqueño Chayanne in soccer stadiums in Honduras and Guatemala.^[4] After these successful performances, Javier Monthiel opened the concerts of the Mexican Yuri, the Argentinian Enanitos Verdes and Soda Stereo and the Venezuelan Ricardo Montaner among others. He subsequently alternated concerts with other international artists and opened presentations at important artistic and cultural events in Honduras, such as beauty pageants and the OTI Festival.

In 1995 Javier Monthiel began presentations that would propel him to become one of the best-known artists in the country. That year he was invited to sing the Honduran National Anthem at the opening of the World Cup competitions in San Pedro Sula. This was followed by presentations at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, the Miami Orange Bowl at Miami, the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium at Washington, D.C., Estadio Revolución (now Estadio Rommel Fernández) in the city of Panama and Estadio Cuscatlán in El Salvador among others. Then, a year later, he was called to sing the National Anthem of Honduras for games of the Honduras national team when it played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

Today Javier Monthiel has 15 album productions, a wide variety of video musical clips produced in national and international stages, and a whole range of promotional material of international quality.^[5][6] These are representative of the discography and videography of this Central American artist, and documentaries in which he has participated.^[7]

Javier Monthiel's compositions include romantic and merengue songs, and the fusion of both genres.

The albums by Javier Monthiel recall the flavor of the land of Honduras and the cultural wealth of its people. Javier Monthiel's entire discography is original work by the artist.^[18] His compositions range in genres from romantic ballad, through merengue, cumbia, rock ballad, and bachata.^{[19][20][21][22][23]}

• 1990 Tus ojos Son
• 1992 Suena guitarra suena
• 1993 Solo sin tí
• 1997 Es Honduras
• 2001 Amiga
• 2002 Más allá del corazón
• 2003 Si tú no estás
• 2005 Mujeres Latinas
• 2006 Esa chica quiere
• 2008 Hay mujer
• 2010 Madrecita del Alma
• 2011 Mi viejo mi Amiga
• 2014 Paz en la ciudad
• 2015 Una canción Cantaré
• 2016 Clásicos Hondureños y Más
• 2017 Aquella noche
• 2019 Paz en la ciudad
• 2021 Tu falso amor, Como duele
• 2022 Cuando cae la lluvia

• Amiga
• Bananero
• Cantare para Tí
• En El Día del Amor
• Es Honduras
• Esa Chica Quiere
• Ganas de Tí
• Himno Nacional de Honduras
• Honduras Mi Tierra — This work gives recognition to the ethnic groups of Honduras and thereby highlights their cultural values.^[24][25]
• Jamás
• Madrecita del Alma
• Mas Alla del Corazón
• Mi Viejo Mi Amigo
• Mujer^[26]
• Mujeres Latinas
• Noche de Luna en La Ceiba
• Si Tu no Estas
• Tú en Navidad
• Una Canción Cantare
• Virgen de Suyapa

• Music of Honduras
• Culture of Honduras
• Guillermo Anderson
• Moisés Canelo