| Patricia Manterola
Carrion was born on April 23, 1972 in Mexico City to Jorge Manterola
Fernandez and Maria Dolores Carrion. She studied at "Colegio
Miguel Angel" and "Franco-Español." elementary
schools. For junior high she studied at "Colegio Oxford"
in Cuernavaca where she lived with her family for a while. For high
school she attended "Tecnologico de Monterey" de Cuernavaca
and graduated in Mexico City at "Colegio Miguel Angel."
In addition to her academic responsibilities, Patty began studying
dance, voice and music.Since she was a little girl she showed interest
for the entertainment world, participating in every school play,
until at 9 years of age she was part of the musical comedy "Anita
la Huerfanita", showing off her talent and earning the first
applause of her life.
Later on she was part of the festival "Juguemos
a Cantar", together with her brother Jorge and two friends,
she made it to the finals, which allowed her to record, as a present,
in the album edited for the festival. After a while and just when
she was getting her feet wet in the world of modeling, she meets
the producer Luis de Llano, creator of Timbiriche and successful
producer of soap operas, who invites her to audition for the group,
but noticing her talent, invites her to be part of a new project
that he had on his mind: Garibaldi.
With the successful group, that took her
all over the world with tours, concerts, and millions of albums
sold, Patty spent 5 years learning how to handle massive success.
With the knowledge, Patty set out as a solo artist with her first
album "Hambre De Amor" and starred as the main character
in the successful soap operas : "Acapulco, Cuerpo y Alma",
and "Gente Bien".
On April 17, 1999, Manterola married her
former Garibaldi bandmate : Javier Ortiz in the Cuernavaca Cathedral.
In order to conquer more crowds, Paty Manterola
released the album "Que el ritmo no pare" in Mexico,
South America, and Spain; and "The Rythm" in countries
where Spanish is not spoken. The theme "Que el ritmo no pare"
was chosen as the official theme of the "Vuelta Ciclista."
This helped consolidate Manterola's reputation as a serious, and
most importantly, talented singer.
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