ON SEPTEMBER 30, DURING THE 11TH EDITION OF THE PANAMÁ EN POSITIVO GALA 2025, ERIKA ENDER WAS HONORED WITH THE EXCELLENCE AWARD, A DISTINCTION THAT CELEBRATES THOSE WHO LEAVE A MEANINGFUL MARK ON THE COUNTRY. DEEPLY MOVED BY THE TRIBUTE, ERIKA HIGHLIGHTED THAT HER PRIORITY HAS NOT BEEN JUST TO FULFILL HER OWN DREAMS, BUT TO HELP PANAMA FULFILL ITS DREAMS THROUGH HER. SHE EMPHASIZED THAT THERE IS NOTHING SHE LOVES MORE THAN HER COUNTRY, A VALUE INSTILLED IN HER FROM HOME. THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE IN PANAMA CITY, BRINGING TOGETHER DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITIES AND LEADERS WHO, LIKE ERIKA, CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION'S PROGRESS AND INSPIRATION.

ON SEPTEMBER 25, ERIKA ENDER SHONE AT THE 2025 PREMIOS JUVENTUD, WHICH, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY, WERE HELD OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, WITH PANAMA AS THE PROUD HOST. ENDER HAD THE HONOR OF OPENING THE GALA BY PRESENTING THE FIRST CATEGORY ALONGSIDE MAESTRO OMAR ALFANNO, GIVING A MEMORABLE WELCOME TO AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING. A SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT WAS A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC PANAMA HAS GIVEN THE WORLD: ERIKA ENDER PERFORMED “DESPACITO,” OMAR ALFANNO SANG “A PURO DOLOR,” AND LOS GAITANES PERFORMED THEIR COMPOSITION “MUY DENTRO DE MÍ,” A SONG MADE FAMOUS BY MARC ANTHONY—ALL TOGETHER IN AN EMOTIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE LASTING INFLUENCE OF PANAMANIAN SONGWRITERS ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. ADDING TO THE MAGIC, ERIKA ALSO SHOWCASED ELEGANT LOOKS WITH REFINED PANAMANIAN TOUCHES, EMBODYING BOTH SOPHISTICATION AND NATIONAL PRIDE ON STAGE.

ON SEPTEMBER 23, THE WALK OF STARS ON CALLE URUGUAY WAS INAUGURATED, HONORING OUTSTANDING PANAMANIAN FIGURES IN MUSIC, ART, CULTURE, AND SPORTS. IN THIS FIRST PHASE, ERIKA ENDER RECEIVED A STAR IN RECOGNITION OF HER INTERNATIONAL LEGACY AND IMPACT, ALONGSIDE PERSONALITIES SUCH AS RUBÉN BLADES, ROBERTO “MANO DE PIEDRA” DURÁN, MARIANO RIVERA, OMAR ALFANNO, OLGA SINCLAIR, AMONG MANY OTHER ICONIC FIGURES WHO HAVE CARRIED PANAMA’S NAME PROUDLY AROUND THE WORLD. ERIKA EXPRESSED HER GRATITUDE FOR THIS DISTINCTION, EMPHASIZING THAT BEYOND INDIVIDUAL NAMES, WHAT TRULY SHINES IS PANAMA’S ESSENCE AND TALENT SHOWCASED TO THE WORLD. SHE NOTED THAT BEING PART OF THIS TRIBUTE REPRESENTS BOTH A PERSONAL HONOR AND A CELEBRATION OF HER HOMELAND, WHERE EACH STAR REFLECTS THE PASSION, DEDICATION, AND CREATIVITY OF THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY’S CULTURAL LEGACY.

A POWERFUL NEW MUSICAL IS IN THE WORKS! DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY THE ACCLAIMED BENJAMIN COHEN AND PRODUCED BY MAGIC DREAMS, IRMA ORTIZ, AND COHEN HIMSELF, THIS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION WILL UNVEIL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE INTIMATE, BOLD, AND DAZZLING LIFE OF ERIKA ENDER. FROM BREAKING BARRIERS TO BREAKING RECORDS, THE PANAMANIAN ARTIST’S EXTRAORDINARY PATH WILL COME ALIVE ON STAGE, CAPTURING HER INTERNATIONAL HITS, HER PERSONAL LIFE, AND UNSTOPPABLE DRIVE. THE PREMIERE DATE IS COMING SOON. GET READY TO EXPERIENCE THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME.

ERIKA ENDER PARTICIPATED IN THE LATIN GRAMMY IN THE SCHOOLS™ PROGRAM HELD IN PANAMA, WHERE SHE SHARED HER JOURNEY IN SONGWRITING, PRODUCTION, AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATING AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CREATORS. AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, AND IN COLLABORATION WITH FUNDACIÓN PUERTAS ABIERTAS, ENDERTAINMENT, AND THE LATIN GRAMMY CULTURAL FOUNDATION®, 424 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WERE DONATED TO CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES IN PANAMA. THIS POWERFUL PROGRAM CONNECTS MUSIC STUDENTS WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, FOSTERING EDUCATION, INSPIRATION, AND CREATIVE EXCHANGE ACROSS GENERATIONS.

ON JULY 10, 12, AND 13, THE TALENPRO SEMIFINALS LIT UP THE STAGE WITH EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG TALENT. A PANEL OF ESTEEMED JUDGES SELECTED THE FINALISTS WHO WILL MOVE ON TO THE GRAND FINALE ON OCTOBER 19, COMPETING IN FOUR CATEGORIES: BEST PERFORMER, BEST SONG, BEST DANCE GROUP, AND BEST AUDIOVISUAL. NOW THAT OUR FINALISTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN, THEIR JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION BEGINS, PERSONALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY, AS THEY PREPARE TO UNDERTAKE IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. TALENPRO IS MORE THAN JUST A COMPETITION; IT’S A MOVEMENT THAT FUELS RESILIENCE, NURTURES DREAMS, AND UNITES US WITH A POWERFUL MESSAGE: TOGETHER, WE CAN BUILD A BETTER WORLD.