His parents, Carlos Ponce, Sr. and Esther Freyre, emigrated from Cuba after the Revolution and he was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. After his birth, the family moved to Humacao where Ponce was raised. As a child, he would actively participate in his school's plays and at home he would often put on a show for the family where he would sing the latest tunes. "Carlitos", as he is known in Puerto Rico, started to appear in television commercials at the age of six. He attended high school in Humacao and was a member of the school's drama club.
In 1986, the Ponce family moved to Miami, Florida and Ponce continued to participate in his school's productions. He was named the best student actor of the southern region of the United States.
In 1990, Ponce participated in the South eastern Theater Conference and competed for the chance to win a scholarship. He won and enrolled in the New World of the Arts Conservatory school of the University of Miami. However, the Spanish language television station Univision offered Ponce the opportunity to host a show called "Hablando" (Talking). This was his first serious television debut and after his debut he gave up his university studies.
Acting career
After the show came to its end, Ponce went to Mexico to visit a friend. While there he visited the Televisa television station. The talent director of the station met Ponce and was very impressed with him. He offered Ponce a role in the soap opera "Guadalupe". Later he also participated in another soap opera for Televisa entitled "Sentimientos Ajenos", in which he played the main character. Ponce also sang the theme song for the production. He received the "Actor Revelation of 1997 Award" by Eres magazine and named "Best Actor" by TV y Novelas magazine (both are Mexican entertainment publications).
In between productions, Ponce returned to Miami and Univision hired him as the host of a new show to be called "Control". He hosted the show for three years and won an "ACE Award" for his effort. He hosted the Miss Universe 2006 pageant in Los Angeles, along Shandi Finnessey, Nancy O'Dell and Carson Kressley.
In 2003, Ponce joined Entertainment Tonight as a correspondent. He also hosted An Entertainment Tonight Event — Celebrity Weddings Unveiled, a CBS primetime special. Ponce, now no longer with ET, currently stars in the Telemundo serial Dame Chocolate (Give Me Chocolate). Ponce also starred in Perro Amor in 2010 on the same network. In 2012, Ponce began hosting the hit Puerto Rican singing competition for kids on Wapa Television called Idol Kids Puerto Rico. In 2013, Ponce appeared on Telemundo's Santa Diabla as Humberto Cano.
Musical career
In 1998, Emilio Estefan signed Ponce to a record contract. His first album was entitled "Carlos Ponce" and included three of his own compositions. The album reached the #1 spot in the Latin Billboards for nine weeks in the Hispanic community of the United States. It also reached the #1 spot in Central America and South America. He was Awarded a Double Platinum Award for the sales which his album generated.
Te Vas
Carlos Ponce Lyrics
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Entre el desfile inevitable de las horas,
Cuando la noche se hare luz aquí en mi alcoba,
No hallo la forma de robarle al tiempo, un nuevo adiós.
Te vas,
Mientras aferro entre mis brazos tu pasado,
Sólo me queda tu silencio aquí a mi lado,
Que se pierde como el agua entre mis manos.
Te vas,
Como la brisa entre las olas tú te vas,
Why se hare trizas lo que ahora, es una realidad,
Buscando entre las sombras de tu cuerpo.
Te vas,
Como se va la primavera tú te vas,
Ahora que puedo amarte entera, no te puedo allar,
Volando de mis brazos tú te vas.
Te vas,
Un nuevo encuentro que se queda en la memoria,
Why beso a beso va tejiéndose una historia,
Tras el refugio de un secreto jugamos al amor.
Te vas,
Sólo me llevo el roce de tu piel dormida,
Why la amargura de tener el alma herida,
A la distancia encadenado,
Sólo sueño con tenerte aquí a mi lado
These lyrics are about the pain of the singer's lover leaving. The singer acknowledges the inevitability of time passing and their lover's departure, but they are still unable to come to terms with it. They are left with the memory of their lover's silence and the fleeting warmth of their lips. The singer compares their lover leaving to the breeze between the waves, fleeting and ephemeral. They are left searching for their lover's presence in the shadows of their body.
The lyrics also explore the idea of missed opportunities and regret. The singer laments that they were not able to love their lover fully before they left, and now they are unable to find them. They are haunted by the memory of their lover, and the hope of being reunited with them.
Overall, the lyrics are a meditation on loss and the search for something that is gone.
Line by Line Meaning
Te vas,
You are leaving,
Entre el desfile inevitable de las horas,
Amidst the inevitable procession of time,
Cuando la noche se hare luz aquí en mi alcoba,
When night becomes light in my bedroom,
No hallo la forma de robarle al tiempo, un nuevo adiós.
I cannot find a way to steal a new goodbye from time.
Mientras aferro entre mis brazos tu pasado,
While I cling to your past in my arms,
Sólo me queda tu silencio aquí a mi lado,
Only your silence remains by my side,
Why el tibio roce de tus labios
And the warm touch of your lips
Que se pierde como el agua entre mis manos.
That slips away like water through my fingers.
Como la brisa entre las olas tú te vas,
You are leaving like a breeze among the waves,
Why se hare trizas lo que ahora, es una realidad,
And what is now a reality will be shattered,
Buscando entre las sombras de tu cuerpo.
As I search among the shadows of your body.
Como se va la primavera tú te vas,
You are leaving like the spring,
Ahora que puedo amarte entera, no te puedo allar,
Now that I can love you completely, I cannot find you,
Volando de mis brazos tú te vas.
Flying away from my arms.
Un nuevo encuentro que se queda en la memoria,
A new encounter that remains in memory,
Why beso a beso va tejiéndose una historia,
And kiss by kiss, a story is woven,
Tras el refugio de un secreto jugamos al amor.
Playing love behind the refuge of a secret.
Sólo me llevo el roce de tu piel dormida,
I only carry the touch of your sleeping skin,
Why la amargura de tener el alma herida,
And the bitterness of having a wounded soul,
A la distancia encadenado,
Chained to the distance,
Sólo sueño con tenerte aquí a mi lado.
I only dream of having you by my side.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FLAVIO ENRIQUE SANTANDER
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