Biography
He goes by Monti, whose full name is Jose Antonio Montanez. He's Puerto Rican, originally from Caguas, but now lives in Laredo, Texas, where his step dad is with the U.S. Border Patrol. He's the "dad" of the group, a role he developed growing up during stressful years of relocation to different places (he learned English in Germany) while his stepfather was in the military. "What got me through was my music," Monti recalls. "Singing in my school choir, singing in the praise team in the church choir, joining the drama team in church, that really helped me get my mind together and stop worrying so much about the great danger that he was in being in Iraq. It was hard for my mom, it was hard for my sister, and I had to step up and be a father to my two little brothers." He was in MTV's Making Menudo earning a spot in Menudo He bought the salsa, bachata, and merngue to the group also on his iPod, keeping his beloved Puerto Rico close to his heart, he's the traditional Latin one. He was succesful with his band members growing close to them bought together they bonded like brothers.Unfortunately hes no longer in Menudo but he's working on his own projects with more doors opening towards his carrer and future. He's one truely hard working guy his future is truely bright.
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