International Rescue Committee (IRC)

IRC Voice: Jencarlos Canela

Award-winning musician and actor Jencarlos Canela is the first of a number of artists to be announced this year as an IRC Voice. Jencarlos has been volunteering with the International Rescue Committee’s refugee resettlement program in Miami for several years. His father was a refugee from Cuba who arrived in Miami in 1980 as part of the Mariel Boatlift.

Jencarlos has had two singles in the Latin Billboard Top 10 and won 2011 Best New Pop Artist of the Year at Premio lo Nuestro. He has been the star of Telemundo’s top-rated telenovela, “Más Sabe el Diablo” and will have the lead role in Telemundo’s new production, “Mi Corazon Insiste.”

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Jencarlos Canela with a young Cuban refugee in Miami - International Recsue Committee
Jencarlos in 2008, at an IRC Thanksgiving event in Miami with a
five-year-old refugee from Cuba (Photo: IRC)

This Father's Day, Jencarlos Canela made a gift to the IRC and dedicated it to his father.

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More about Jencarlos and the IRC

Jencarlos's new album, "Un Nuevo Día"

Latin star Jencarlos Canela joins forces with International Rescue Committee to spotlight needs of war and disaster victims around the world

Estrella Latina Jencarlos Canela une fuerzas con el Comité Internacional de Rescate para sacar a la luz las necesidades de las vctimas de guerra y desastres alrededor del mundo

Visit Jencarlos on the Web at Jencarloscanela.com and Jencarlosmusic.com.

“I very much identify with the IRC’s mission to help children and their families fleeing dangerous situations. I can’t think of a more rewarding use of my time than to use my voice to support their life-saving work. Being able to help people in need is my dream.”

- Jencarlos Canela

(Photo: IRC)