Fonsi and his family moved to Orlando, Florida, during Fonsi's early childhood. Fonsi's childhood was relatively average for kids his age, beginning to dream about becoming a member of Menudo, arguably Latin America's most famous boy band in history, around the time he was ten years old.
Because of the air distance between his home in Orlando and Menudo's base back in Puerto Rico in particular, Fonsi was not able to achieve that particular childhood dream. He did, however, participate in many local boy bands, including one, Big Guys, where he met, and befriended, future *NSYNC member Joey Fatone. On April of that year, Fonsi had a brief return to the singing stage, when former Menudo Ray Reyes invited him and Lopez to a concert which was held at San Juan's Roberto Clemente coliseum. The press widely covered what El Vocero titled as Fonsi's moment as a Menudo, when he took the stage and joined the members of El Reencuentro to sing some of their old hits.
Fonsi's popularity has transcended ages and genres in Puerto Rico: industrialist Salvador Vassallo, for example, has told El Vocero that Fonsi is among his favorite singers.
Instead of choosing to keep a pattern of trying to find stardom in the United States with a boy band, Fonsi chose to better prepare himself for a future, stable career inside show business. He went to Florida State University to study vocal techniques. Meanwhile, he began to record demo tapes in Miami. While he was at FSU, he was overheard singing by a university music department president, who offered him a contract with a large recording company.
In 1999, Fonsi recorded his first CD, Comenzare (I Will Begin). Comenzare became an instant hit in Puerto Rico and across Latin America, with Fonsi conquering such markets as Colombia, the Dominican Republic,El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela. His 2000 follow-up, Eterno, was equally successful. By then, Fonsi's fame had reached Europe, as he became a celebrity in Spain as well.
During 2001, a re-mix of Comenzare and Eterno was launched, while Fonsi worked on his next album, 2002's Amor Secreto. At about the same time, some media outlets such as newspapers and magazines began to comment about an allegued, adulterous romance between him and an also very famous married Puerto Rican singer, who had just happened to separate from her husband recently and bought a home near Fonsi's Orlando property. The scandal did not last too long, however, and Fonsi soon released an album in English, Fight the Feeling, also released in 2002.
Fight the Feeling did not sell well among Americans. It is expected, however, that Fonsi will sometime in the future make a second attempt at a crossover: because of the fact he has lived most of his life in Orlando, he is fluent in English as well as in Spanish.
His Fourth CD sold very well which opened new markets in Europe. "Quien te Dijo eso?" reached high positions on music charts. His fifth CD "Paso a Paso" could be said to be his disc that launched him into international markets. "Nada es Para Siempre" reached Number one on the music chart beating famous, Shakira.
By 2003, Fonsi began to fall in love with actress Adamari Lopez, who, as an Univision artist and fellow Puerto Rican, constantly found herself near Fonsi. That same year, Fonsi released the song Abrazar la Vida (Holding on to Life), of the album also named Abrazar la Vida. The song, perhaps ironically and because of a particular circumstance, would later become one of Lopez's favorite songs. While Fight the Feeling was released by the MCA label, Abrazar la Vida was released by Universal's Spanish music label. Fonsi also recorded Amazing in 2003, a duet with Emma Bunton for her 2004 album Free Me.
Fonsi took off 2004, a year when rumors were reported by magazines, television news shows and newspapers that he and Lopez had committed to marry each other. During 2005, Fonsi was in the middle of an international tour that would have had him away from home for many months; the tour was abruptly cancelled when Lopez was diagnosed with cancer. Fonsi promised her to stay by her side, and has travelled with her back and forth between Mexico, Miami and Puerto Rico for various treatment and work related trips.
On June 3, 2006, Fonsi and Adamari Lopez were married in a religious ceremony in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico attended by many celebrities including Joey Fatone, Charytin, Ednita Nazario, and Carlos Ponce and his brother, aspiring Spanish-language singer Jean Rodriguez, who goes simply by Jean as his professional name.
Por Una Mujer
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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En las manos del destino
Y yo jamás tenía la esperanza de volver a
Encontrar amor por el camino
Y una carretera
Por una vía nueva
Desvió a donde
Todo se va
Todo se olvida
Las viejas heridas
Por una mujer
Todo se va
Todo termina
Las malas rutinas
Por una mujer (por una mujer)
Ella si llegó como cohete invisible en el mismo centro de mi alma
Yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado
La veía más como un fantasma
Y una voz del cielo
Me despertó el deseo
Y me llevó a donde ti
Todo se va
Todo se olvida
Las viejas heridas
Por una mujer
Todo se va
Todo termina
Las malas rutinas
Por una mujer (por una mujer)
Por una mujer transformas la vida
Y respiras, respiras, respiras
El perfume nuevo de cada día
Por una mujer
Todo se va
Todo se olvida
Las viejas heridas
Por una mujer
Todo se va
Todo combina las malas mentiras oh oh oh
Todo se va
Todo se olvida
Termina
Por una mujer
Por una mujer, por una mujer
The song, "Por Una Mujer" by Luis Fonsi, speaks about the transformative and powerful effects that love and a woman can have on our lives. The singer is captivated by the possibility of a future with someone he loves, despite the pain and heartbreak he has experienced in the past. The song begins with an admission of surprise and disbelief that the singer's future is in the hands of fate. He never thought he would find love again, but fate has intervened and brought him to a new road where he can start anew. The chorus emphasizes the theme that love can heal old wounds and break bad habits. The singer has been given a new lease on life and a new perspective, thanks to the love and companionship of this woman.
The singer had a lot of baggage from the past and saw the woman as a ghost or a figment of his imagination before something unexplainable happened. "And a voice from heaven awakened my desire, and it took me where you are" suggests that he received some kind of divine intervention that brought him to her. It is through this meeting and being with her that the singer's life is transformed. The new beginnings come with a new outlook and a new understanding, as he can breathe new perfumes every day. The way that the song builds up towards the end, with the repetition of "Por Una Mujer," indicates a sense of gratitude for the love he has found and its transformative effects.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy estoy alucinado porque veo mi futuro
Today I am amazed because I see my future
En las manos del destino
In the hands of fate
Y yo jamás tenía la esperanza de volver a
And I never had hope to
Encontrar amor por el camino
Find love on the way
Y una carretera
And a road
Por una vía nueva
Through a new path
Desvió a donde
It diverted where
Todo se va
Everything goes
Todo se olvida
Everything is forgotten
Las viejas heridas
The old wounds
Por una mujer
Because of a woman
Todo se va
Everything goes
Todo termina
Everything ends
Las malas rutinas
The bad routines
Por una mujer (Por una mujer!)
Because of a woman (Because of a woman!)
Ella si llegó como cohete invisible en el mismo
She arrived like an invisible rocket in the same
Centro de mi alma
Center of my soul
Yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado
With so many sorrows and pains from the past
La veía más como un fantasma
I saw her more like a ghost
Y una voz del cielo
And a voice from heaven
Me despertó el deseo
Awakened my desire
Y me llevó a donde ti
And took me to where you are
Por una mujer transformas la vida
For a woman, life transforms
Y respiras, respiras, respiras
And you breathe, breathe, breathe
El perfume nuevo de cada día
The new scent of each day
Por una mujer!
Because of a woman!
Por una mujer!
Because of a woman!
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Elsten Creole Torres, Marthin Chan
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
leticia contreras
POR UNA MUJER
Hoy estoy alucinado porque veo mi futuro en las manos del destino
Y yo jamás tenía la esperanza de volver a encontrar amor por el camino
Y una carretera por una vía nueva desvió a donde
Todo se va todo se olvida las viejas heridas por una mujer
Todo se va todo termina las malas rutinas por una mujer ...Por una mujer!
Ella si llegó como cohete invisible en el mismo centro de mi alma
Yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado la veía más como un fantasma
Y una voz del cielo me despertó el deseo y me llevó a donde ti
Todo se va..
Transformas la vida y respiras, respiras, respiras el perfume nuevo de cada día
Por una mujer!
Todo se va...
Por una mujer!
Por una mujer!
DJ ChVz
Hoy estoy alucinado porque veo mi futuro
En las manos del destino
Y yo jamás tenía la esperanza de volver a
Encontrar amor por el camino
Y una carretera
Por una vía nueva
Desvió a donde
Todo se va
Todo se olvida
Las viejas heridas
Por una mujer
Todo se va
Todo termina
Las malas rutinas
Por una mujer (Por una mujer!)
Ella si llegó como cohete invisible en el mismo
Centro de mi alma
Yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado
La veía más como un fantasma
Y una voz del cielo
Me despertó el deseo
Y me llevó a donde ti
Todo se va
Todo se olvida
Las viejas heridas
Por una mujer
Todo se va
Todo termina
Las malas rutinas
Por una mujer
Por una mujer transformas la vida
Y respiras, respiras, respiras
El perfume nuevo de cada día
Por una mujer!
Todo se va
Todo se olvida
Las viejas heridas
Por una mujer
(Todo se va
Todo termina
Las malas rutinas)x2
Por una mujer
Por una mujer!
Por una mujer!
Rafael Washington
Hoy estoy alucinado porque veo mi futuro
en las manos del destino
Yo jamás tenia la esperanza de volver a
encontrar a una por el camino
Y una carretera, por una vía nueva me desvió a donde...
Todo se va, todo se olvida, las viejas heridas por una mujer
todo se va, todo termina, las malas rutinas
por una mujer.... Por una mujer...
Ella si llegó como cohete invisible en el mismo centro de mi alma
yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado,
la veía más como un fantasma
Y una voz del cielo, me despertó el deseo, me llevó a donde ti
Todo se va, todo se olvida, las viejas heridas por una mujer
todo se va, todo termina, las malas rutinas
por una mujer... Por una mujer..
Transformas la vida y respiras, respiras, respiras el perfume nuevo cada día,
por una mujer...
Todo se va, todo se olvida, las viejas heridas por una mujer...
todo se va, todo termina, las malas rutinas
Todo se va, todo se olvida, las viejas heridas por una mujer...
por una mujer.... Por una mujer...
Christian Ayala
Hoy estoy alucinado porque veo mi futuro
en las manos del destino…
Yo jamás tenia la esperanza de volver a
encontrar a una por el camino…
Y una carretera, por una vía nueva…me desvió a donde…
todo se va, todo se olvida, las viejas heridas por una mujer…
todo se va, todo termina, las malas rutinas
por una mujer…. Por una mujer…
Ella si llego como cohete invisible en el mismo centro de mi alma
yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado,
la veía mas como un fantasma…
Y una voz del cielo, me despertó el deseo, me llevó a donde…ti
todo se va, todo se olvida, las viejas heridas por una mujer…
todo se va, todo termina, las malas rutinas
por una mujer…. Por una mujer…
transformas la vida… y respiras, respiras,
respiras!, el perfume nuevo... cada día, por una mujer…
todo se va, todo se olvida, las viejas heridas por una mujer…
todo se va, todo termina, las malas rutinas
por una mujer…. Por una mujer…
Por una mujer
Josue Arrieche
Realmente me encanta esta canción y me transporta a esta época tan épica y única en la música latina
Benoît Ulysses Caloca
La canción que más me gusta de Luis Fonsi.
Pablo Vallejos
La mía tambien es mi favorita
CAMILA MENA
@Chanel Paris río roma
Chanel Paris
Es mi favorita tambien
Jurián
Para ser un sencillo de estudio, es muy elaborado y tiene efectos refinados. Excelente mezcla entre balada & pop rock.
Jimmy
Estoy enamorada de la canción desde 2017, aunque no la conocía cuando recién la estrenaron, pero la verdad es que me encanta y la considero una de las canciones icónicas que cantaba Luis Fonsi, mi artista de la infancia 💗
Fionna The Human
2022 y sigo escuchando a este rey 💕
thefifthkook
esta canción era cuando nadie creía en él excepto sus fieles seguidores. Ahora todo el planeta sabe quién es. Grande.
Camba Curioso
En la adolescencia me perdía todas las tardes escuchando esto a todo volumen en HTV