A Year In Chayanne...The Year of the King!

2010...It was a very good year - picture slideshow

It seems like just yesterday, I was sitting at my computer, trying to think of what to write for the year in review blog post for 2009....and here  I sit again.....letting my mind take me on a roller coaster ride of new memories that have been forged in the year 2010.....

We started the year with the news of Chayanne's new CD, "No Hay Imposibles". Everyone buzzing about trying to figure out where to pre-order, some people even ordering the CD from one country to be shipped to another. There were three reasons for the MEGA excitement, 1. We ALWAYS look forward to anything that Chayanne wants to give us, 2. A new CD meant that Chayanne was going to go on tour!, and 3. Chayanne fans are always psyched and excited about Chayanne ALL THE TIME! *giggle*

Then came the release of "Chayanne es Gabriel" to DVD! Well color me happy! (What ever color that might be! I think it's pink...any way, I digress) We couldn't wait to get that DVD with extended scenes and English subtitles in our hot little hands....again we were hitting up Amazon.com as fast as we could to get "Gabriel pre-ordered!

"Mi Enamore de Ti".....and we fell again and again and again...Chayanne gave us an incredibly beautiful song and a stunning video. There's something to be said about Chayanne, singing alone on a stage with nothing else in the back ground to take our eyes off of him....pure genius.

From here the pace began to quicken....Billboard lists Chayanne's CD's "Grandes Exitos" and "Mi Tiempo" on the list of the "Best of the Decade 2000"! But we knew that all along *wink*

Photo shoots, television and radio interviews....Chayanne was everywhere...I think I've learned how to stream almost every Latin radio station that you can think of from my computer! (Many thanks to Teresa who always had the list of links where we could tune in! Much Love!)

This was the year that Chayanne scored big with the Premios Juventud and receiving the Excellence Award during the Premio Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony. I'm going to take just a minute to tell you how proud I was of him that night. Chayanne is one of the most genuinely humble human beings that I have the great fortune to meet.

2010 also brought the world more than it's fair share of natural disasters...it seemed like it was just one after the other....and where ever there was a need...Chayanne was right there. I don't think he ever missed a beat! It's almost as if he simply says, "People in need, people hurting? Tell me what to do to help." Public service announcements to song collaborations to raise money for disaster victims...sending tweets to ask fans to help....there was nothing more moving.

The coolest article that I read this year compared Chayanne to Elvis! That's right! You know your doing something right when you're able to take up the mantle of "The King!" Chayanne...you wear it well...you wear it well!

And through all of this the touring continued...and here we are..two U.S. tours over, and the second leg of the Latin tour about to begin in 2011.

But for me this year hasn't been made incredible by Chayanne alone....

I have had the great fortune to say that I have become even closer to the sisters that I made last year, and I have been blessed to meet new sister's, sisters that span the globe. Much Love to all of you!

This was the year that I was able to conduct my very first artist interview! Much love to Xandro Leima! Much, Much love to my sister Karin for helping to make this a possibility.

A very, very warm hug to Maria Soledad Chaves Ortiz for opening her heart and letting Pandora's Caja go into the history of "Lazos de Amistad". Maria was willing to answer any and every question that I had and more! Much Love Maria.

This has also been the year of growth for Pandora's Caja.....It gives me a full heart to say that the Caja has grown from just me, to me and my sister Bariloche, to now include, I must say with great pleasure, Candela, Glamor Girl, and Mama Bonita. I love all of you and look forward to a fantastic 2011 with you...this is really going to get good!

On a very personal note, I leave me heart and my sister love to those that have been there with me through thick and thin, through the good and the bad....You see, we sometimes for get that the people behind the names that you see on FB, or Twitter, or even Pandora's Caja are just people. Just as much as we experience good, we can struggle through the bad.....and most times, it's the ability to lean on those we love that gets us through. Much Love to my girls, Anniee, Bari, Rosa, Teresa, Hipitonga, and Penny....you always know what I need when I need it. Thank you for being mind and heart readers.

Finally...to all of you that I have never met, but have left so many comments and sent emails with words of support. My sister love goes out to you as well, for with out you....these are just words on a page that I have written for my own amusement...and that's never what I intended for it to be. Much Love!

Now go out and conquer 2011...."Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky." Be happy, be loved and most of all be blessed!

~Pandora

Un año en Chayanne... El año del Rey!

2010...It was a very good year - picture slideshow

Parece que fue ayer, yo estaba sentada en mi computadora, tratando de pensar qué escribir para el blog de revisión del año 2009.... y aquí me siento otra vez..... dejando  que mi mente me lleve en un paseo sobre una  montaña rusa de nuevos recuerdos que se han forjado en el año 2010.....

Empezamos el año con la noticia del nuevo disco de Chayanne, "No Hay Imposibles".  Todos tan preocupados tratando de averiguar dónde pre-ordenarlo, algunas personas incluso ordenaron el CD de un país a otro.  Habían tres razones para el MEGA entusiasmo, 1. Nosotros siempre esperamos todo lo que Chayanne nos ofrece,  2. Un nuevo CD de Chayanne significaba que iba a ir de gira!, Y 3. los fans de Chayanne siempre emocionados y entusiasmados  con Chayanne TODO EL TIEMPO! * Risas *

Luego vino el lanzamiento de "Chayanne es Gabriel" en DVD! Bueno, píntame del color de la felicidad!! (Lo que nunca se de color que puede ser! Creo que es de color rosa...de  cualquier manera, estoy divagando).  No podíamos esperar a tener el DVD con escenas extendidas y subtítulos en Inglés en nuestras calientitas manos ... otra vez estábamos buscando en Amazon.com tan rápido como pudimos para poder  pre-ordenar “Gabriel”.

"Me Enamore de Ti "..... y nos enamoramos una, otra, y otra vez... Chayanne nos dio una canción muy bonita y un video impresionante. Hay algo que decir acerca de Chayanne, cantando solo en un escenario donde nada más esta él para refrescar nuestra vista….totalmente genial.

A partir de aquí el ritmo comenzó a acelerarse....en las  listas Billboard el CD de Chayanne de "Grandes Éxitos" y "Mi Tiempo" al igual que en la lista de "Lo Mejor de la Década del 2000"! Pero ya esto lo esperábamos por mucho tiempo *guiño*

Entrevistas,  sesiones de fotos, radio y televisión....Chayanne estaba en todas partes... creo que he aprendido a escuchar casi todas las estaciones de radio de América que se pueden por mi computadora! (Muchas gracias a Teresa que siempre tenía la lista de enlaces donde se puede sintonizar! Mucho amor!)

Este fue el año en que Chayanne ganó en grande con los Premios Juventud y recibió el Premio a la Excelencia durante la ceremonia de Premio Lo Nuestro.  Voy a tomar sólo un minuto para decir lo orgullosa que estaba de él aquella noche. Chayanne es uno de los seres humanos más genuinos y humildes que tengo la fortuna de conocer.

El 2010 también le trajo al mundo más de lo que esperábamos en desastres naturales... parecía que era  uno detrás del otro.... y donde alguna vez hubo una necesidad... Chayanne estaba allí. No creo que alguna vez le dio la espalda! Es casi como si él simplemente dice: “Personas necesitadas, personas heridas? Díganme que puedo hacer para ayudar?” 

Estuvo presente en muchos  anuncios de servicio público, colaboró en la canción para recaudar fondos para las víctimas del desastre---envió tweets  para pedir a los fans que ayudaran en lo que pudieran…no había nada más conmovedor que lo que él hacía.

El mejor artículo que he leído este año es uno en el cual compararon a Chayanne con Elvis! ¡Eso es! ¡Sabes que estás haciendo algo bien cuando eres capaz de tomar el manto de "El Rey!" Chayanne... te queda muy bien…te queda muy bien!

Y durante todo esto también continúo con su gira... y aquí estamos... dos giras por EE.UU., y la segunda etapa de la gira por América a punto de comenzar en 2011.

Pero para mí este año no se ha hecho increíble solamente por Chayanne....

He tenido la gran fortuna de decir que me acercado aun mas a las hermanas que hice el año pasado, y he tenido la suerte de conocer nuevas hermanas, hermanas que abarcan todo el mundo. Mucho amor para todas ustedes!

Este fue el año en el cual fui  capaz de llevar a cabo mi primera entrevista  con un artista!  Mucho amor a Xandro Leima! Mucho, mucho amor a mi hermana Karin por ayudarme a hacer de esto una posibilidad.

Quiero mandarle un  muy, muy cálido abrazo a María Soledad Ortiz Chaves por abrir su corazón y dejar que la Caja de Pandora entrara en la historia de "Lazos de Amistad".  ¡María estaba dispuesta a responder a cualquier y todas las preguntas que yo tenía y mucho más! María mucho amor.

Este también ha sido un año de crecimiento para la Caja de Pandora..... Me llena mucho el  corazón  decir que la Caja ha crecido, primera era yo, después mi hermana Bariloche, y ahora con mucho placer incluimos a Candela, Glamour Girl, and Mama Bonita.  Las amo a todas y espero un 2011excepcional con ustedes... esto realmente se está poniendo muy bueno!

En una nota muy personal, le entrego el  corazón y mi amor a las hermanas que han estado ahí conmigo en las buenas y en las malas....A veces se nos olvida que detrás de los nombres de FB, Twitter, y Pandora’s Caja existe una persona. Así como experimentamos cosas buenas, también luchamos en los tiempos malos, y la mayoría de las veces es la capacidad de apoyarse en los seres que amamos para poder sobrepasar ese mal rato. Mucho amor a mis hermanas, Anniee, Bari, Rosa, Teresa, Hipitonga, y Penny.... siempre saben lo que necesito y cuando lo necesito. Gracias por ser lectores de la mente y el corazón.

Finalmente... gracias a todos ustedes que nunca he conocido, pero que han dejado tantos comentarios y me han enviado correos electrónicos con muchas  palabras de apoyo.  Mi amor de hermana está con ustedes, porque sin ustedes…. estas solo serian simples palabras en una página que he escrito para mi propia diversión... y eso no es lo que yo pretendía hacer.  Mucho Amor!

Y ahora vamos a salir a conquistar el 2011...." Traten de alcanzar una estrella y quién sabe, a lo mejor toquen el cielo”.  "Sean  felices, sean amados, y sobre todo sean bendecidos!”

~ Pandora

Translation by Candela

Happy New Year From Pandora's Caja

I just wanted to leave a little something for my Chayanne family....How do you sum up an entire year in Chayville in just a few words....I have no idea....so this is the best that I could come up with.

I wish you peace, love, health, laughter, and blessings in the new year!
See you in 2010!
~Peace

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Chayanne, Getting His Holiday Party On!

Well for those who have been around Chayville for a while, we all know that he likes to take his Christmas and New Year's celebrations back home to Puerto Rico (That's how you do it Chay, the best times we spend are with our family)

Primera Hora.com was there and able to catch a snapshot of our beloved and his beautiful family. There he is in all his glory, and the First Lady is looking fabulous as always (I need her beauty secrets!) and the children are getting so big...somebody had Daddy's dimples! Time flies doesn't it?

Happy New Year to Chayanne and the entire Chayanne clan.....see you in 2010!
~Peace

Here is the link to the original article Primera Hora.com

But for all you language challenged people such as myself, here is a translation of the article that I found on Casa Chayanne! Thanks to Ethel for the mad translation skills!

Esooo. ..! He is in Puerto Rico and spending a wonderful time during Christmas!

One of the most loving, boricua Chayanne, arrived to celebrate these holidays along with his family and nearby friendships. The boricua star is prepared to say good-bye today to 2009, but as recent as last week he participated in a supper at an exclusive Italian restaurant in a luxurious hotel in the hotel zone of the capital. **

Chayanne (Elmer Figueroa) was seen, as usual, nice and accessible before the photographic lenses, offering his best smile and congratulations and even sending a greeting to the readers of this newspaper.

It is not the first time that the artist spends Christmas in Puerto Rico. It is a custom that he started practicing many years ago. He is always accompanied by his wife, the Venezuelan Marilisa Marronese, and their children Lorenzo Valentino and Sofía Isadora, who have grown a lot, as the images show. Lorenzo Valentino impresses one as looking like his mom, while Isadora Sofía seems more like her famous dad.

At their Christmas supper, the "clan" of Chayanne lit up, wearing elegant clothing for the occasion, being emphasized by the demeanor of the wife of the singer and dancer. Two of his brothers, Elliot and Emmanuel, also have taken advantage to share these days with the artist and the family.

This season is sacred for the family Figueroa, because they have the opportunity to enjoy the company of their parents, Mr. Quintino and Mrs Irma.

Through the years, Chayanne has always shown to be engrained in his roots. At this time he is accustomed to move to the residence that he maintains in one of the hills of Gurabo (old mansion of Menudo) that he acquired some time ago to spend these seasons near his family that live in San Lorenzo

The Puerto Rican singer paused in his professional commitments to spend these days here. It is expected that his next record production will be in February of 2010. In fact, he recently filmed the video of Me enamoré de ti, the first promotional single of the above-mentioned musical project. The cut is also the subject song of the soap opera Corazón salvaje.

The video, that presents images of a melodrama with Aracely Arámbula and Eduardo Yáñez, was filmed in the old Olympia Theater and under the direction of Henry Link, who already had worked with Chayanne for the videos of the themes Si nos quedara poco tiempo and Amor inmortal.

According to the boricua artist, his new disk will have dance numbers but romantic ones also.

**Note: The restaurant La Piccola Fontana, is located at the El San Juan Hotel and Casino in the area known as Isla Verde.