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A person can do a lot of reading and research as I have done. I went to Spain and spent a whole summer there with my family, immersing myself in the culture. But all that isn't really necessary to experience the music.

My father was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. His family is from Spain. My father never taught me how to speak Spanish when I was little. That's very disappointing to me. I'm still planning on learning it on my own. I really want to travel to Spain and immerse myself in the culture and learn it on my own.

I would love to bring the children from my foundation Sinfonia por el Peru to play with some of the best musicians in the world.

I would like to teach music. It's weird the way they teach music in schools like Julliard these days.

The power of music in Spanish is so strong, that I couldn't stay away from it any longer.

When I was in Mexico and started to dream in Spanish, I knew that was a good sign that I was learning the language. It was cool.

I really wanna do a Spanish album. I have that Latin culture background. It's a part of me. I'm not the best Spanish speaker, but I have a longing to connect with that. I just think how supportive the Latin community has been, even during 'Idol.' I'd like to give back with something like that.

I wish I could speak Spanish, because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles.

I want to sing more in Spanish. I want to sing the songs of Granados; the songs of Montsalvatge. To do things that truly I've not done before.

From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish.