Jeanne Montalvo Lucar

New York

Grammy-nominated audio engineer + Senior Producer @FuturoStudios aka La Sonidista aka “Nerd who hangs out w/ musicians” aka Mom 🇩🇴🇺🇸

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Spanish as a First Language

Oct 10, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Luis Luna

Being a new parent comes with a series of challenges—one being the decision whether or not to teach your child a second language. Producer Jeanne Montalvo is a new mom and made the decision to speak Spanish to her son Martin. Her husband, Ernesto is from Peru, and Jeanne’s family is from the Dominican Republic, so it was a no brainer since the couple speaks Spanish at home.
Portrait Of: Rubén Blades

Sep 26, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Luis Luna

Rubén Blades is a singer, songwriter, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was born in Panama and became a New Yorker in 1974. After four decades in the public eye, 17 Grammy Awards, and some of the best-selling records in salsa history, his unique storytelling across music styles has kept him relevant to this day. He’s worked with a wide range of musicians including Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Sting, Michael Jackson, and Calle 13.
How I Made It: Making Movies

Sep 6, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Tara Terranova

Making Movies is a rock band based out of Kansas City, Missouri. The group has two sets of brothers, lead singer and guitarist Enrique Chi and bassist Diego, and Juan-Carlos and Andres Chaurand on percussion and drums. They’re known for combining a lot of sounds with narrative. Their second album, I Am Another You, fused electric guitars, with mambo rhythms, synths and operatic vocals—and explored identity and immigration.
How I Made It: From Med School Student To Cimafunk

Aug 30, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Tara Terranova

Hailing from Cuba’s countryside, in a city called Pinar del Río, Cimafunk grew up listening to his mom singing Michael Jackson at home, dancing to the sound of salsa at family parties, and popping in Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder cassettes in his tío’s Russian-made car.
How I Made It: Draco Rosa

Aug 22, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Luis Luna

The Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Draco Rosa just released a new album, Monte Sagrado, after several years without sharing a new collection of work, and after battling cancer. Born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez in New York, Rosa is a Grammy-winning artist, and a member of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is behind hits including “Livin’ la Vida Loca.”Draco Rosa’s last album, Amor Vincit Omnia, was released nine years ago.
Daymé Arocena: Straight Outta Havana

Aug 9, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Tara Terranova

When Cuban singer, songwriter and composer Daymé Arocena left Cuba in 2019, she had no idea what was in store. She was searching for artistic freedom, but arrived in Canada just in time for a global lockdown. where she found herself far from home and isolated. Daymé is a jazz prodigy who grew up in the Cuban conservatory system, which relies heavily on the Russian way of teaching, and doesn’t stray from the classics like Bach, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff.
How I Made It: Alaska, on an LGBTQ Anthem en Español

Aug 2, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Tara Terranova

Spain suffered under the rule of Francisco Franco from 1939 until the dictator’s death in 1975. When Franco died, democracy was reinstated ushering in an era of change. What happened next was a cultural explosion of repressed youth that became known as La Movida Madrileña. Everything changed: music, art, fashion, film and night life. This time period was when a young filmmaker, Pedro Almodovar, got his start. People began to challenge previous social and sexual norms. Drugs were plentiful.
More Than a Meme: Astrology Today With Isa Nakazawa

Jul 21, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Tara Terranova

Most of us grew up flipping to the horoscope section in magazines. Maybe you waited for that weekly hit with celebrity astrologer Walter Mercado — the one where he went through every zodiac sign to let you know what to expect that week, dressed with robes and gowns of vibrant colors, adorned with jewelry clothes and his signature goodbye, “con mucho, mucho amor.” Or maybe you have a full-blown astrology practice and plan your days and weeks according to the way the stars and planets are aligned.
How I Made It: Flor De Toloache

Apr 15, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Luis Luna

When Mireya Ramos found herself subject to scrutiny and machismo as the only woman mariachi singer in the male-dominated mariachi circles, she decided to do something about it. So she founded Flor De Toloache in 2008, the first all-female mariachi in New York City. The women of Flor de Toloache began singing on the subways of New York City as a way to learn the repertoire and get their name out there. The rest is history.
Mimy and Tony Succar: Music Is Better With Family

Apr 1, 2024 | latinousa.org | Jeanne Montalvo Lucar |Luis Luna

Mimy Succar, a talented singer and performer, broke into the music scene in 2023 but her success was decades in the making, and came with the help of her family. When Mimy arrived with her three kids and husband in Miami over three decades ago, she had a dream in the back of her mind. At a young age, Mimy always loved to sing. She was born in Peru to a Japanese family and while she never fully learned the language, she understood it and maintained the traditions of her grandparents.