{"id":523840,"date":"2026-09-17T22:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/if-you-hold-hands-nothing-is-impossible-assures-manny-cruz-at-the-celebration-of-his-10-years\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T22:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:45:01","slug":"if-you-hold-hands-nothing-is-impossible-assures-manny-cruz-at-the-celebration-of-his-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/if-you-hold-hands-nothing-is-impossible-assures-manny-cruz-at-the-celebration-of-his-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIf you hold hands, nothing is impossible\u201d, assures Manny Cruz at the celebration of his 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.- <\/strong>Dominican merengue artist <strong>Manny Cruz <\/strong>celebrated a decade of musical career this Thursday with the release of his new single, <em>\u201cNieve en Verano\u201d<\/em> (Snow in Summer), alongside the maestro<strong> Juan Luis Guerra.<\/strong> During the presentation, the artist stated that he is a living example that, with faith, perseverance, and hard work, there are no impossible dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI am the living example, and I say this with all the humility in the world, that if you hold onto God&#8217;s hand, have faith, and work hard, nothing, nothing is impossible in life,\u201d<\/em> expressed <strong>Manny<\/strong>, visibly moved, during the premiere of his new single and the celebration of his ten-year musical career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Manny <\/strong>thanked merengue and recalled that for as long as he can remember, he dreamed of making tropical music, always with an inclination toward the native music of all Dominicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The artist detailed that the new single began recording on <strong>April 10, 2022<\/strong>; however, he decided to wait until <strong>2025<\/strong> to work on the project and later release it in September of <strong>2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt was a wonderful wait, honestly the whole team of his, Amarilis, Juan Luis have behaved in a wonderful way with me, my brother Daniel Santacruz also contributed greatly to the lyrics of the song,\u201d <\/em>the singer-songwriter indicated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the song \u201cNieve en Verano\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Manny <\/strong>added that, in <strong>\u201cSnow in Summer\u201d it <\/strong>is a love that transforms life and makes what seemed improbable possible. Snow in the middle of summer is the image that gives its name to that certainty: love is received as a blessing and is celebrated with gratitude and dance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <strong>Manny<\/strong>, that message also speaks to his own journey. This song represents God&#8217;s promise in his project, the conviction that nothing is impossible for Him and that everything comes to those who wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a composition by <strong>Manny Cruz, Motiff, Efra\u00edn N. Gonz\u00e1lez, and Daniel Santacruz<\/strong>, musical production and arrangements by <strong>Janina Rosado and Motiff<\/strong>, as well as distribution by <strong>La Oreja Media Group<\/strong>, <em>\u201cNieve en verano\u201d<\/em> is the union of two generations of merengue; furthermore, it features a music video starring the talented and multifaceted <strong>Francisca<\/strong>, directed by <strong>Jean Guerra<\/strong>, and includes a special appearance by former Major League Baseball player and <strong>Cooperstown Hall of Famer, David Ortiz, \u201cEl Big Papi.\u201d<\/strong> The single and music video are available on all digital platforms. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- Dominican merengue artist Manny Cruz celebrated a decade of musical career this Thursday with the release of his new single, \u201cNieve en Verano\u201d (Snow in Summer), alongside the maestro Juan Luis Guerra. 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