In the early 1990s, she emerged as one of the new acts in Tejano who reinvigorated the genre.
[2] The singer has been inducted into the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame and New Mexico Music Hall of Fame,[3] and has been nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album.
[4] In 2006, as part of Las 3 Divas with Shelly Lares and Elida Reyna, Montiel received a nomination for a Grammy Award.
[4] Montiel released her first album at the age of nine before signing with EMI Latin and then with Sony Discos.
[6] Montiel performed at the inaugural Fiesta de la Flor in 2015.