Early life and family Monge was born in
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico on September 16, 1955, is the daughter of Iris Delia Betancourt and Héctor Monge. She lived the first seven years of her life in New York City and then came back to Puerto Rico. During the early 70s, she met Alfredo Lorenzo, in New York, and married him on November 13, 1975. They had a daughter,
Noelia, but the marriage ended soon afterwards. In 1983, she married Venezuelan singer Balbino, Immediately, on November 22, 2008, Yolandita released the album
Mala, produced once again by José Luis Pagán and following the same musical and lyrical style as her previous
Demasiado Fuerte. This album contains the song "Oportunidad Perdida" featuring
Víctor Manuelle, which was re-recorded with Anthony Ríos in bachata style. Also, the song "
Mala" was remixed in
reggaeton style featuring Ivy Queen and in salsa style featuring La India. The song "Una y Otra Vez" was remixed in
reggaeton style featuring Divino. After the success of those radio remixes, Yolandita recorded a remix single with
reggaeton artist
Tito el Bambino called "El Amor", which used her same-titled smash hit from the 80s to his version. The song made it to the No. 1 spot in the
Hot Latin Songs Billboard Chart. On September 11, 2010, Yolandita debuted at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in the concert
20 Años de Vivencias, celebrating the twenty year anniversary of the release of her iconic album
Vivencias. She performed the vast majority of her hits of the 70's, 80's, and 90's, as well as her current repertoire. Soon after, Yolandita returned to Centro de Bellas Artes in April 2011, for a once-in-a-lifetime sold-out concert accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico, as part of the thirty year anniversary celebration of the venue. All the songs were deconstructed and performed acoustically. During 2012, Yolandita was one of three judges in
Idol Puerto Rico, along with her husband
Carlos 'Topy' Mamery and
Ricardo Montaner during the second season of the program. On November 13, 2012, Yolandita released her new album
Más Para Dar, with lyrics written by herself and José Luis Pagán. The album was produced by José Luis Pagán and it follows the same musical and lyrical style as her previous records. Yolandita returned to Coliseo de Puerto Rico for the "Más Para Dar Tour" on March 16, 2013. Beginning in the Dominican Republic, this concert tour visited cities in the United States, Puerto Rico and Latin America. In the concerts at Santo Domingo, Yolandita shared the stage with Danny Rivera. On December 3, 2014, her husband and manager of more than twenty years,
Carlos 'Topy' Mamery, died of a massive heart attack. The funeral was held on December 5, 2014, alongside hundreds of fans, friends and family members. After that tragedy, Yolandita retired from public view for the following months of 2015. On September 20, 2015, Yolandita returned to the concert stage after nine months of mourning at Coliseo de Puerto Rico for "Latidos de mi Corazón", a tribute to her late husband
Carlos 'Topy' Mamery. She performed some of her hits and her new digital single
Sin Tí, a song written by Las Diego, as well as other love songs from other artists. Her children, Imanol and Paola, joined her on stage for two songs, as well as some relatives of the Mamery and Monge families for the encore. On May 28, 2016, she presented the concert "Latidos de mi Corazón" at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in New York for her many fans there. Yolandita recorded a jazz version of the Latin American standard
Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado for Humberto Ramírez's new album
Bohemia Jazz, released on January 27, 2016. The album contains other songs performed by Nydia Caro, Chucho Avellanet, Dagmar, Michelle Brava, Andy Montañez and Carola Ausbury. The singer was one of many artists that performed at the Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2016, 2017 & 2018. On May 13, 14 & 27, 2017, Yolandita teamed for the first time with
Lissette Alvarez for a three sold-out performances at Centro de Bellas Artes of
Caguas for the concert "Emociones". She sang her most beloved hits along with duets with
Lissette Alvarez. The singers performed together the hits "Hoy Vine Con Ella", "Cantaré", "El Amor" and "Gracias a la Vida", as well as sharing a medley of both their greatest hits. Yolandita returned to Centro de Bellas Artes for five sold-out performances of the new show "Por Tí" on December 6, 7 & 8, 2019 and February 14 & 15, 2020. Monge performed all her greatest hits including a new version of the 1989 club hit Por Ti and several other songs in an a cappella sing-along with the audience. The singer remains active throughout the year performing live in concerts and festivals in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries. ==Yolandita, the actress==