{"id":509249,"date":"2026-06-02T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/error-en-el-proceso-de-traduccion-1282\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:36:49","slug":"5-facts-you-might-not-know-about-kany-garcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/entertainment\/5-facts-you-might-not-know-about-kany-garcia\/","title":{"rendered":"5 facts you might not know about Kany Garc\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Santo Domingo, DR. The renowned Puerto Rican artist and songwriter, Kany Garc\u00eda, performed this Saturday at the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo with her \u201cPuerta Abierta Tour,\u201d inspired by her most recent musical production, her tenth studio album throughout her career. The album features 11 tracks, including \u201cAmor Bonito,\u201d recorded with the maestro Juan Luis Guerra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding her performance and her success in front of more than 20,000 people, which becomes a very special one, as the artist shared that Saturday’s concert at the Quisqueya Stadium was the first one she has performed in a stadium in her entire career, we share with you five curious facts about the renowned Puerto Rican singer Kany Garc\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might be interested in:<\/strong> Kany Garc\u00eda makes history at the Quisqueya and promises to return to the Ol\u00edmpico in 2027<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Her name is not really Kany, but Encarnita<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Although she is artistically known as Kany Garc\u00eda, her real name is Encarnita Garc\u00eda de Jes\u00fas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. An accident changed the course of his career <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In her beginnings, she auditioned for the reality television show Objetivo Fama, a program for new talents in which she was selected. However, on the very night of the premiere, February 2, 2004, she suffered a serious car accident that almost cost her her life. According to data published on the web, after the accident she suffered fractures to her pelvis and collarbone, in addition to requiring 40 stitches on her face. Her recovery took about a month and a half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. He has written songs for other great artists<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Kany Garc\u00eda not only composes her own songs, but has also written for artists such as Tego Calder\u00f3n, Ha-Ash, Ednita Nazario, Pedro Cap\u00f3, Chayanne, Silvestre Dangond, Roberto Carlos, Andr\u00e9s Cepeda, and Jennifer L\u00f3pez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. A career full of recognition<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        The Puerto Rican singer-songwriter has garnered significant recognition throughout her career. Considered a voice that tells the stories of many women through her lyrics, she has won six Latin Grammys and has written and performed some of the most important hits in Latin pop, such as \u201cHoy Ya Me Voy\u201d, \u201cAlguien\u201d, \u201cDuele Menos\u201d and \u201cPara Siempre\u201d.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        In addition, he has received recognition at the GLAAD, ASCAP, Billboard, La Musa, and Premios Juventud awards, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. His personal life<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          On December 19, 2010, after seven years of dating, the singer-songwriter married the guitarist of her band, Carlos Padial. The wedding was held at the Santa Clara Parish in Carolina, Puerto Rico, followed by a reception at an estate in the same town. However, after more than two years of marriage, the couple divorced in September 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          On February 13, 2016, the artist confirmed through her social media that she was in a relationship with her trainer, Jocelyn Trochez. Subsequently, in an interview for “El Vocero” in Puerto Rico, she stated that for a long time she defined herself as heterosexual, but that she no longer felt the need to label her sexuality. On December 25, 2019, Garc\u00eda and Trochez announced that they had gotten married after a four-year relationship. In 2022, the artist publicly defined herself as a lesbian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Santo Domingo, DR. The renowned Puerto Rican artist and songwriter, Kany Garc\u00eda, performed this Saturday at the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo with her \u201cPuerta Abierta Tour,\u201d inspired by her most recent musical production, her tenth studio album throughout her career. The album features 11 tracks, including \u201cAmor Bonito,\u201d recorded with the maestro Juan Luis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":509250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[21436,41660],"class_list":["post-509249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-kany-garcia","tag-quisqueya-juan-marichal-stadium"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-28tH","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-31-at-8.23.14-AM.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Entertainment"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-31-at-8.23.14-AM.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}