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Orlando Montiel [mon-te-el'] (born August 30, 1944) is a Venezuelan music producer and record executive.

Montiel is a seasoned executive who has spent more than fifty years in the entertainment industry, working as a talent manager, record producer, events manager and booking agent, dealing effectively with people from all walks of life and backgrounds. Building upon his experience in several roles, he has been responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists and songwriters, and has also been responsible for guiding the professional career of celebrity artists in various areas of the entertainment industry. In addition, Montiel has worked as radio and television executive with significant achievements in broadcasting, marketing, strategic planning, development, positioning and handling.

Born in Tovar, Mérida, Montiel grew up in Maracaibo, the capital city of Zulia state. He is one of seven children born to Pedro Enrique Montiel Boscán and Trina Morales Virla de Montiel. After graduating from college he moved to Caracas, where he started to develop an intense activity in RCTV network from 1967 through 1969.

At RCTV, Montiel worked as a voice-over announcer for commercials, narrations and imaging. Under his responsibility, promotions in the form of campaigns were carried out with special management of the concept and strategy and the results were verified with programs of great audience such as El Show de Renny and Renny Presenta, variety shows produced and hosted by entertainer Renny Ottolina, which became a cornerstone of the television station. In addition, Montiel contributed to the rise of telenovelas, whose fondness for the genre in Venezuela began on RCTV.

Montiel continued to expand horizons in 1970, when he was named A&R (artists and repertoire) manager of Columbia Records in Venezuela. There, he was responsible for all aspects of the production, including talent scouting, promotion and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists and songwriters, or even planning and supervising entire records. EXTRA
 * Frank Quintero, a then-unknown singer and songwriter, as well as the musical ensembles Guaco, Los Cuñaos and Mango,
 * that brought to international attention the Venezuelan diverse genres and rhythms of popular music
 * signed the band Nirvana at a time when alternative pop music was not considered commercial.[6] Gersh was able to convince his co-workers to push the record in spite of their misgivings.[7] In cases like these, A&R people have radically
 * changing the direction of popular musical tastes and introduced large numbers of people to new sounds.
 * while introducing large numbers of people to new sounds.

Specialties: World Class VO announcer for narrations, imaging, commercials and promos.. Radio program and production manager, on air talent, TV director, videographer, audio and video editer, writer. Commercial production and non broadcast video presentation production.