Manny Cruz: ‘Manny is the comedian, Emmanuel is the sweet one. I am a normal man with a peculiar personality’

Emmanuel Cruz He was an outgoing kid, the one responsible for the laughter in his house; his name didn’t fit his humorous personality, so they decided to give him a nickname a lot of. Years later, a lot of He found in music a way to express himself and release his witticisms, which traveled from the Dominican Republic to different parts of the world when he started his artistic career in 2007.

Not only did he become famous, he did it together with rikarena, a group that gave him the opportunity to test himself in merengue, a genre he later practiced as a soloist. It’s been seven years Manny Cruz he only sings on stage, during which time he started a family, the inspiration for his music.

He already has four studio albums and yes peguero She is the protagonist of her love melodies, which, while touching and lightening the party, tell a story of lovers. his recent song My darling It’s a hymn he wrote himself with his brother daniel santa cruz And Aram.

Déjà vu he also co-wrote it Santa Cruz for Shakira And Prince Royce: “It was a beautiful bachata that the Lord gave us the joy of writing and that they popularized it worldwide was very surprising to us and completely changed my life in many ways.”

The idea of ​​including his wife in the music video for My darling it was his because he wanted to make his fans happy who not only admired the artist’s professional profile but also his relationship with Peguero, who besides being the mother of his two children is also a dancer and a great teacher to him.

“Since we have been together, she has been the inspiration when I write something about love. If I write something about heartbreak, it’s made up, it’s not because of her just in case, ha ha ha, ”he told THE UNIVERSE newspaper during his last visit to Ecuador.

In Guayaquil he was for a concert on May 20, 2023 where he showed his latest creations that are part of his album four 26, released in April of this year. The album is named after a special date that always haunts him.

“I’ve been fixated on that song for 20 years, I see it everywhere; I was born on April 26 and since the album was coming out just before my birthday, I said ‘why not release it on that day’,” he said, noting that this project would be a gift from him to him.

The city of Buenos Aires treated him well. He indicated that it is his first time visiting the city for a solo project and the reception they gave him was very pleasant: “Here in Guayaquil they love merengue and that fills me with great joy”.

a lot of remember how your tree in Ecuador with the song Imagine me without you, which a few years ago bolstered his fan base in the country. This collaboration with Elvis Crespo It opened doors for him in other places as well; He is now on tour and plans to perform in the Dominican Republic and the United States as well.

Being a singer of such a vibrant and party music genre is something that fascinates him, but it has its challenges. “In the show I had in Guayaquil that I felt in bad health and because of the responsibility I have with the audience I went on stage and became a different person. When I got out I collapsed and I was again EmmanuelNo a lot of“, he admitted.

For him, Emmanuel it remains relevant in his life, as it indicates that he is the person he becomes when he is with family. This happens because he is a very happy person and very active all the time, so indoors he can just be a husband and father and show his serious and family side.

“They are different kinds of personalities that I have. a lot of is the comedian, Emmanuel is the tender I am a normal guy with a certain personality. I am me, I try not to have poses and be myself wherever I am. I believe that one cannot lose one’s essence… In my social networks I am exactly the same as in person, “he confessed.

Staying true to himself has allowed him to expand his music and bring it not only to merengue aficionados, but also to the boys and girls who identify with his story. In 2020 he released his song Santo Domingo and it became an anthem for the Dominicans.

“It became so viral on social networks that the kids also took it in a special way and I wanted to take it to an educational level by turning it into a children’s story,” he explains. This book of drawings and doodles has been delivered in his country to various schools that he personally visits to read the book about a boy named A lot of, while having fun with them.

This fills his heart, because since becoming a father, his attachment to the children has grown: “It was one of the most beautiful projects I have embarked on.”