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| Legendary singer-songwriter Jon Secada has written songs for some of the world’s most popular artists including Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, and Mandy Moore. In fact, early in his career he was writing songs for Gloria Estefan, eventually co-creating her #1 song “Coming Out of the Dark.” As Ricky Martin said, “In addition to being a great human being, Jon has an innate talent for writing beautiful songs. All of us artists who have worked with him sincerely admire him.” Added to his impeccable songwriting are Jon Secada’s own extraordinary vocal talents – of which his fan Gloria Estefan said, “I've been a big fan of Jon's since I first heard his beautiful voice. He's one of those special singers that makes my hair stand on end!" In fact, since his early rise to international pop stardom, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Message of compassion For Loving the Silent Tears, the Grammy-winning pop icon performed a song he set to music himself, titled, “All Love, All Forgive.” The lyrics were based on Supreme Master Ching Hai’s verses from the Silent Tears collection combined with a poem she wrote titled “Words from a Child.” The latter poem is published in her #1 international bestselling books, The Dogs in My Life and The Birds in My Life.
“I was very honored to have written a song, and of course the lyrics were written by the Supreme Master,” said Mr. Secada. “So I feel very lucky that I was able to contribute in that way. The song wrote itself very, very easily, especially with her lyrics.” When asked further about the songwriting process for his musical number, he said, “That’s the magic of songwriting for me, it’s something that is sometimes hard to explain. It just happened to be that the music that the production had in mind for this particular song, in relation to the lyrics of the Supreme Master, worked out fantastically.” Mr. Secada also gave his song the distinct and exuberant style of his native Cuban heritage. He explained, “Especially the way that I’m representing the Cuban heritage in the song, it deals specifically with the essence of the rhythms, and the music, the essence of the kind of the Latin connection that I’ve had being a Cuban/Hispanic American in this country.”
“Doing Broadway for me was the most difficult thing
as an entertainer that I’ve ever done in my career, even more
than any of my concert tours,” Mr. Secada shared. “I
had to dance and act and sing and everything, all at the same time.
I think if I hadn’t done those, I wouldn’t be the same
performer that I am today. On top of these accomplishments, Mr. Secada was a celebrity judge on the international hit show Latin American Idol, where his honesty and objectivity were highly praised. He was also a participant on Univision's highly popular show, ¡Mira Quién Baila! (Look Who's Dancing!)
Regarding his successful work on so many projects, Mr. Secada says he has no secret, only this: “The one thing that I have tried to do always is to work as hard as I can, and with a lot of discipline and a lot of sacrifice to do the best that I could, to be the best musician that I could be, and then leave it up to God’s hands to work out the rest. So, maybe that’s the secret, though I don’t think it’s a secret, it’s just a way of life for me. At the end of each day, I count my blessings and I feel nothing but gratefulness to have such kinds of opportunities.” Charitable endeavors For many years to date, alongside a prolific career, Jon Secada has been devoting himself to assisting charitable causes all over the world through his organization, Jon Secada Charities. He has performed at fundraising concerts and local community projects, and supported several causes for health and education. In one of his most recent activities, Mr. Secada traveled to Spain where he teamed up with Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, David Bisbal, Daryl Hannah (vegan), and other celebrities for the international 2012 Starlite Gala for disadvantaged children. “I’ve always believed that lending my name to charitable causes was an extension of my success and a responsibility,” stated Mr. Secada. “Anytime I’ve had the opportunity, if I can make an extension of my time to do it, I’m there.”
Indeed, Loving the Silent Tears, as a musical celebration
of the altruistic spirit, was blessed to have the participation
of the conscious and caring Jon Secada.
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Among
his many media engagements prior to the show, Jon Secada
was interviewed by Univision, the leading Spanish-language
TV network and fifth largest television network in the
United States, with 52 million viewers.
But
the fact is that I love theater, period.”
