ON FEBRUARY 23, 2026, IN PANAMA CITY, ERIKA ENDER: THE MUSICAL WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED DURING A SPECIAL EVENING ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF THE PRESS, CULTURAL LEADERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY BENJAMÍN COHEN AND PRODUCED BY MAGIC DREAMS UNDER THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION OF IRMA ORTIZ SUEZCUM, THE PRODUCTION WILL BRING ERIKA ENDER’S LIFE AND MUSIC TO THE STAGE. THE EVENT INCLUDED A PREVIEW OF THE CAST AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION WITH NACHO CANO, CREATOR OF MALINCHE, WHO WILL HOST SIX PRINCIPAL PERFORMERS IN MEXICO FOR A PROFESSIONAL ARTISTIC IMMERSION. THE MUSICAL WILL TRACE THE JOURNEY OF AN ARTIST WHO TRANSFORMED DREAMS INTO GLOBAL ANTHEMS. FEATURING YOUNG TALENTS FROM GENERACIÓN TALENPRO AND BENEFITING FUNDACIÓN PUERTAS ABIERTAS, THE PRODUCTION WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF PANAMA FROM NOVEMBER 16 TO 29, 2026.

ERIKA ENDER WAS INVITED TO JOIN ABSOLUTA, THE NEW EP BY SOLANGE ALMEIDA, ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED AND INFLUENTIAL VOICES OF BRAZIL’S NORDESTE AND A DEFINING FIGURE OF CONTEMPORARY FORRÓ. THE PROJECT IS PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY THE LEGENDARY MICHAEL SULLIVAN, WHOSE WORK HAS SHAPED GENERATIONS OF BRAZILIAN MUSIC. AS PART OF THIS COLLABORATION, TWO SONGS FROM THE EP CO-WRITTEN BY ERIKA ARE PERFORMED AS DUETS WITH SOLANGE. THE SESSION, RECORDED IN AN INTIMATE AND EMOTIONAL SETTING IN FORTALEZA, AT SOLANGE’S HOME, ALSO BROUGHT TOGETHER NOTABLE GUESTS SUCH AS JOSÉ AUGUSTO AND ANAYLE SULLIVAN, CREATING A RARE MEETING OF ARTISTIC LEGACIES.

THIS MONTH, ERIKA WAS INVITED TO THE LATIN FASHION AWARDS 2025, WHERE SHE HAD THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE FIRST AWARD OF THE NIGHT: THE EXCELLENCE AWARD. THE RECOGNITION WAS GIVEN TO VENEZUELAN DESIGNER AND CLOSE FRIEND NICOLÁS FELIZOLA, CELEBRATING HIS IMPECCABLE CAREER AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO LATIN FASHION. THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 19, 2025, AT THE WARNER THEATRE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ERIKA’S PARTICIPATION IN THIS INTERNATIONAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTS HER PRESENCE ACROSS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND STRENGTHENS HER ROLE AS AN INFLUENTIAL VOICE WITHIN THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY.

ON NOVEMBER 6, GRACIAS, THE NEW SINGLE BY DULCE MARÍA, WAS RELEASED ON ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS. THE SONG WAS CO-WRITTEN BY DULCE MARÍA, ERIKA ENDER, AND NABÁLEZ. GRACIAS TELLS A STORY ROOTED IN RESILIENCE AND PERSONAL GROWTH, OFFERING A POWERFUL MESSAGE CRAFTED WITH PURPOSE, AN INVITATION TO TURN CHALLENGES INTO EMPOWERMENT. THIS COLLABORATION BUILDS ON THE ARTISTIC BOND ERIKA AND DULCE ESTABLISHED WITH INVENCIBLE, A PREVIOUS AND DEEPLY MEANINGFUL SINGLE CO-WRITTEN BY ENDER AS WELL.

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, ERIKA ENDER JOINED AS A PANELIST AT DAYS TO SHINE MIAMI, WHERE SHE SHARED HER VISION AND EXPERIENCES ALONGSIDE AN INSPIRING GROUP OF WOMEN FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS. THE PANEL FOCUSED ON A TOPIC ERIKA HAS ALWAYS CHAMPIONED: TRUE SUCCESS IS BUILT FROM WITHIN, BY NURTURING HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING WHILE PURSUING YOUR GOALS. THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, ERIKA EXCHANGED VALUABLE INSIGHTS WITH OTHER LEADERS, CREATING A SPACE FILLED WITH MOTIVATION AND CONNECTION THAT LEFT A LASTING IMPACT ON EVERYONE PRESENT. HER PARTICIPATION ONCE AGAIN REFLECTED HER COMMITMENT TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER THROUGH AUTHENTICITY, REMINDING US THAT HAPPINESS IS A KEY COMPONENT ON THE ROAD TO ANY ACHIEVEMENT.

THE GRAND FINALE OF TALENPRO 2025, HELD AT THE ARENA ROBERTO DURÁN AND BROADCAST NATIONWIDE TO MORE THAN 4 MILLION VIEWERS, WAS A SPECTACULAR CELEBRATION OF ART, YOUTH, AND PURPOSE. GUIDED BY ERIKA ENDER’S VISION AND THE LEADERSHIP OF FUNDACIÓN PUERTAS ABIERTAS, THE NIGHT OVERFLOWED WITH EMOTION AS TALENT AND PURPOSE CAME TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM LIVES. THIS YEAR’S PURPOSE FOCUSED ON REMODELING AND EQUIPPING 12 SCHOOL CAFETERIAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND CREATING SELF-SUSTAINING GARDENS IN HIGH-VULNERABILITY AREAS TO HELP FEED AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE. THANKS TO THIS EFFORT, 3,429 PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY-SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE DIRECTLY BENEFITED IN 2025. OVER ITS NINE YEARS, TALENPRO HAS IMPACTED MORE THAN 54,444 PEOPLE NATIONWIDE. ON STAGE, ALL FOUR COMPETITION CATEGORIES DELIVERED POWERFUL PERFORMANCES. THE SHOW FEATURED THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION OF KARINA BANDA, WHO THIS YEAR CO-HOSTED WITH ISMAEL CALA, ALONGSIDE NATALIA GONZÁLEZ AND MARCO OSES. SPECIAL HONORS HIGHLIGHTED THE EVENING’S SPIRIT: THE PREMIO AL PROPÓSITO WAS PRESENTED TO EMILIO ESTEFAN FOR HIS LEGACY; CARLOS BAUTE RECEIVED THE TALENPRO ARTIST RECOGNITION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF ARTISTIC TRAJECTORY; GALE WAS DISTINGUISHED WITH THE NEW GENERATION AWARD AS A ROLE MODEL FOR EMERGING TALENT; AND THE FARO PANAMÁ AWARD WENT TO OLGA SINCLAIR FOR ELEVATING PANAMA THROUGH HER ART ON THE WORLD STAGE. TALENPRO IS A TRUE “PROJECT COUNTRY” INITIATIVE, A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER AS THE LARGEST SOCIAL-DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION IN THE WORLD, LED BY ERIKA ENDER AND FUNDACIÓN PUERTAS ABIERTAS, HAND IN HAND WITH THE ENTIRE NATION OF PANAMA: THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, TELEVISORA NACIONAL (TVN) AS THE MAIN BROADCAST ALLY, THE MEDIA, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ARTISTS, CELEBRITIES, PERSONALITIES, FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERS, AND SCHOOLS. WINNERS 2025: ARIANIS GARCÍA (BEST PERFORMER) · JOHN BARRÍA (BEST SONG) · V.I.D.A. (BEST AUDIOVISUAL) · BLOOM’S DANCE CREW (BEST DANCE GROUP).