Without a doubt, Pili Montilla is the new latina. She represents biculturalism &
bilingualism in a smart, approachable, energetic way. Her strengths include her
interviewing skills, power to entertain in front of a live audience, unique
personality and her music, fashion and entertainment knowledge. These strengths
have led her to interview the biggest music and movie artists in the world.
Actress and host, Pili has incredible presence and a charming personality. Born
in San Juan, Puerto Rico Pili has shown a great interest in the arts from a very
early age. With a B.A. in Dramatic Arts from Boston College and performing art
studies from Oxford University, University of London, M& M Studios in Mexico
City, Cay Michael Patten Studios in New York City and Puerto Rico, Pili has the
discipline, the personality and most importantly the desire to rise to the top.
For over two years Pili was the host of LATV's entertainment show, En la Zona.
Pili was also the host of LATV's famous show LATV En Concierto where she
interviewed an invited artist (Julieta Venegas, Cristian Castro, Luis Fonsi, are
a few examples) for a half hour in front of a live audience. Pili has had the
chance to travel and cover important events such as Festival de la Calle 8 in
Miami, Los Premios Billboard, Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) and the
Latin Grammys. She also covers red carpets and junkets for important films like
'Valentine's Day' (Ashton Kutcher), 'Edge of Darkness' (Mel Gibson) & 'The Blind
Side' (Sandra Bullock), among many other films and artists. Pili helped createwww.sonidolounge.comwhere she hosted and produced this half
hour broadband music show. Before moving to Los Angeles, Pili was seen daily as
the main VJ for MTV PR for two years. It was here where she hosted various
segments and programs: Fashion & Beauty Tips, MTV PR News, Top Ten Countdown,
interviews, voiceovers and the movie segment Flick’d. Pili was responsible for
the research, writing and memorizing the content of these segments. She was also
called upon to host different specials, such as MTV 2’s $2 Bill Concert in the
Bronx, New York, MTV PR’s My Barrio and the Green Carpet at Los Premios MTV in
Mexico City. Her ability to make artists and celebrities feel comfortable has
earned her the opportunity to interview some of the hottest Latin and
international artists including Ricky Martin, Gwen Steffani, Daddy Yankee,
Hillary Duff, Calle 13, Shakira and Nelly Furtado among others.
Formally trained as a dancer and actress, Pili has appeared in numerous
entertainment venues. Some of her projects have included a recurring role as the
villain Nancy in the soap opera Duena y Senora and Telemundo‘s Decisiones. She
has also participated in various theater productions as well as musicals. She
received great critic reviews for her performance as Judy in the musical A
Chorus Line. Her role as Isabel on the soap Don Amor for Canal 13-Chile caused
great commotion and quickly grabbed the attention of the press. Pili is also a
radio personality. In fact she is the only female voice of one of Puerto Rico’s
most popular radio station, Toca de To 102.5 where she has been hosting the '20
Online' radio show for four years. Her presence has raised the show’s ratings
making it #1 in it’s category.
Currently, Pili works for the new Direct TV channel 'Video Exitos' where she
host their daily show 'Top DS' and gets to interview the biggest names in Latin
music. She is also the Hollywood correspondent for VMe TV's movie show, 'En
Pantalla.' Her fame has extended to Honduras where she is the spokesperson for
the #1 local beer, SAB Miller's Barena. Her relationship with the brand extends
to hosting their biggest events, interviewing and filming segments and
commercials for the brand. This experience lead her to work for E! Latino and
their show 'It's Hot!' Her experience as an entertainment reporter and actor has
helped her expand her brand to Mexico where she was approached by the editor of
the fastest growing newspaper in the world, 'Publimetro' to write a weekly
column titled 'Pili. . .desde Hollywood'. It has been an enormous success and it
is now published in Monterrey and Mexico City.
Pili’s poise in front of the camera has also led to various hosting gigs for
different clients such as 5 Gum, AXE, Sunsilk, Burger King, Fiji Water among
others. However, Pili also expresses concern for the youth and society in
general. Thus, she's participated as spokesperson for the National Heart Day,
John Dewey College Campaign coaching high school kids to pursue a college degree
and Si Bebes, No Guies campaign promoting young men and women not to drink and
drive. She is also a spokesperson for 'Voces' a non-profit organization that
helps the public education system in Puerto Rico by rebuilding school
structures, giving monetary incentive to teachers & motivating students. She is
fully bilingual in both Spanish and English and currently resides in Los
Angeles, CA.