SPANISH BALLADS: Ricardo Montaner is coming to San Jose with over 50 years of music.

Good things come to those who wait. Originally scheduled to perform in 2020, Ricardo Montaner takes the stage at the San Jose Civic this Thursday. The Argentine-Venezuelan singer-songwriter is best known for his timeless Spanish-language ballads, songs of pining love like “Me Va a Extrañar” and “Dejame Llorar,” and the recent “La Gloria de Dios,” a duet with his daughter. Since starting out nearly 50 years ago, Montaner has released more than 20 albums, sold over 100 million records around the globe and won a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award—who knows what he’s got up his sleeve for San Jose.