in 2012, she was chosen by famous boxing champion miguel cotto to sing the puerto rican national anthem during the introduction ceremony prior to his fight against floyd mayweather jr.. her interpretation was widely acclaimed, including by the legendary bob dylan, who in 2015 mentioned her in his musicares person of the year speech: "i was in a boxing match a few years ago watching floyd mayweather fight a boxer from puerto rico and someone sang the puerto rican national anthem. and it was beautiful, it was heartfelt, it was moving".