Ovidi Montllor (; 4 February 1942 in

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, Spain – 10 March 1995 in

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, Spain) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor.

Career

A native of

, at the age of 24 Montllor moved to

, where he was a member of various independent theater groups, including the CICF, and later with Núria Espert and Adrià Gual. In 1968, he began to sing songs with lyrics by songwriters such as Vincent Andrés Estellés, Pere Quart, as well as writing several songs by himself. Montllor was known for his deep voice and his histrionic on-stage manners, and went on to become one of the most talented members of the Nova Cançó movement, albeit one of the least popular. As a result of the tributes paid to him by internationally renowned artists such as Miquel Gil and Pascal Comelade, his work has received increased attention from music lovers in the last few years. Montllor's gift for acting led to him being cast alongside

Lola Gaos Dolores Gaos González-Pola (2 December 1921, in Valencia – 4 July 1993, in Madrid), better known as Lola Gaos, was a Spanish film, television and theatre actress. Famous with her works with Luis Buñuel but specially the film '' Furtivos'' ...

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's ''

Furtivos ''Furtivos'' (''Poachers'') is a 1975 Spanish film directed by José Luis Borau. It stars Lola Gaos, Ovidi Montllor and Alicia Sánchez. The script was written by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and José Luis Borau. The film is a stark drama that portra ...

'', one of the most important films in the history of Spanish cinema.

Illness and death

Montllor died of

esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach. Symptoms often include difficulty in swallowing and weight loss. Other symptoms may include pain when swallowing, a hoarse voi ...

in Barcelona on 10 March 1995, at the age of 53. Five months earlier, his hometown of Alcoi had paid him an emotional tribute in recognition of his success.

Tributes

In 2005, on the tenth anniversary of his death, a series of tributes and celebrations in honour of Montllor took place throughout the

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. Also in 2005, Inadaptats, a Catalan independentist music band, recorded a CD entitled "Homenatge a Ovidi" ("A Tribute to Ovidi") with covers of 14 of Montllor's most famous songs. Valencian pro-independence band Obrint Pas dedicated their 2006 track "No Hem Oblidat" (We Have Not Forgotten) to Montllor.

Legacy

Lists of accomplishments

Discography

Studio releases

EPs

* "La Fera Ferotge" / "Llicó De Sumes i Verbs" / "Cançó De Les Balances" / "Cançó De Llaurador" (1968) * "Gola Seca" / "La Fàbrica Paulac" / "Cançó d'Amor" / "Història d'Un Amic" (1969)

Singles

* ''Sol d'estiu / Ell'' (1971)

Albums

* ''Un entre tants...'' (1972) * ''Crònica d'un temps'' (1973) * ''A Alcoi'' (1974) (Reissued by

Picap PICAP is a Catalan record label headquartered in Castellar del Vallès, Spain. It was founded in 1984. History PICAP supports Catalan authors and performers. While respecting the performer's linguistic expression, it gives preferential suppo ...

2008) * ''Salvat-Papasseit per Ovidi Montllor'' (1975) (Reissued by

2007) * ''Ovidi Montllor diu 'Coral romput (1979) * ''Bon vent... i barca nova!'' (1979) * ''4.02.42'' (1980) * ''Verí Good'' (posthumous, 2000; only one of its songs was finished, ''El Meu Poble Alcoi'')

Live albums

* ''Ovidi Montllor a l'Olympia'' (1975) (Reissued by

2008) * ''De manars i garrotades'' (1977) (Reissued by

2008)

Other releases

* ''Ovidi Montllor... per sempre'' (anthology, 1995) * ''Antologia'' (exhaustive anthology, 2000)

Partial filmography

* ''Furia Española'' (1975) - Ricardo * ''

'' (1975) - Ángel * ''La ciutat cremada'' (1976) - Emiliano Iglesias * ''La siesta'' (1976) - Calixto * ''La nova cançó'' (1976, Documentary) - Himself * ''Lletres catalanes'' (1976-1979, TV Series) - Ignasi / Gabriel de Beaumont / Josafat / El vigilant * ''L'obscura història de la cosina Montse'' (1977) - Paco / Cousin * ''La portentosa vida del padre Vicent'' (1978) - Miló * ''Soldados'' (1978) - Agustín * ''

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'' (1979) - Jordi * ''La Sabina'' (1979) - Manolín * ''La verdad sobre el caso Savolta'' (1980) - Miranda * ''La campanada'' (1980) - Ullóa * ''Con el culo al aire'' (1980) - Juan * ''El nido'' (1980) - Manuel * ''Viaje al más allá'' (1980) - Carlos * ''Te quiero, te quiero, te quiero'' (1980) * ''Sexo sangriento'' (1981) - El mudo * ''Putapela'' (1981) * ''La fuga de Segovia'' (1981) - Oriol * ''Los embarazados'' (1982) - Luis * ''El fascista, doña Pura y el follón de la escultura'' (1983) - Ramón Prats * ''El pico'' (1983) - El Cojo * ''El invernadero'' (1983) - Carlos Jiménez * ''Héctor, el estigma del miedo'' (1984) - Héctor * ''Un, dos, tres... ensaïmades i res més'' (1985) - Mike Vidal * ''Fuego eterno'' (1985) - Estebanot * ''Escapada final (Scapegoat)'' (1985) - Arnau Neyras * '' Teo el pelirrojo'' (1986) - Luis * ''Bar-Cel-Ona'' (1987) - Home * ''La veritat oculta'' (1987) - Lladre * ''Material urbà'' (1987) - Cambrer * ''Amanece como puedas'' (1988) - Jenaro * '' El aire de un crimen'' (1988) - Domingo Cuadrado * '' Amanece, que no es poco'' (1988) - Pascual * ''Un negro con un saxo'' (1989) - Director L'Hora * ''Gran Sol'' (1989) * ''El río que nos lleva'' (1989) - Cuatrodedos * ''La banyera'' (1989) * ''El acto'' (1989) - Hombre historia moneda * ''Monte bajo'' (1989) * ''La teranyina'' (1990) - Cordetes * ''Perfidia'' (1991) * ''El largo invierno'' (1992) - Juan * ''Blue Gin'' (1992) * ''El beso de la mujer araña'' (1996, TV Series) * ''L'hivernacle''

References

External links

Ovidimontllor.com
– An unofficial Web site about Montllor {{DEFAULTSORT:Montllor, Ovidi 1954 births 1995 deaths Singers from the Valencian Community Catalan-language singers Spanish male singer-songwriters Spanish singer-songwriters Catalan-language poets People from Alcoy Deaths from esophageal cancer 20th-century Spanish singers 20th-century Spanish male singers 20th-century Spanish male actors