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Cada día más fuerte
La memoria íntima de la famosísima cantante y actriz. Por primera vez, Thalia habla de sus experiencias, las tragedias y los éxitos.
"Como todos, yo tengo cosas que me impulsan y cosas que me jalan y obstaculizan. Con este libro, que está lleno de un sentimiento de fortaleza y potencialidad, deseo impulsar nuestras vidas a la plenitud, y que podamos ver una luz en el camino; que juntos abracemos, perdonemos, restauremos y amemos a la persona más importante que pueda haber. Nosotros mismos. De la mano de mis remembranzas, descubrí el poder que llevo dentro de mí. Asimilé que cada vivencia, cada dificultad, cada problema, cada episodio doloroso, difícil o intenso, me ha permitido conocerme cada vez más y hacerme cada día más fuerte".
"Como todos, yo tengo cosas que me impulsan y cosas que me jalan y obstaculizan. Con este libro, que está lleno de un sentimiento de fortaleza y potencialidad, deseo impulsar nuestras vidas a la plenitud, y que podamos ver una luz en el camino; que juntos abracemos, perdonemos, restauremos y amemos a la persona más importante que pueda haber. Nosotros mismos. De la mano de mis remembranzas, descubrí el poder que llevo dentro de mí. Asimilé que cada vivencia, cada dificultad, cada problema, cada episodio doloroso, difícil o intenso, me ha permitido conocerme cada vez más y hacerme cada día más fuerte".
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First published October 4, 2011
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November 17, 2011
I was introduced to Thalia's music in High School by a friend of mine and loved it almost instantly. On a whim, not knowing much about her outside of her music and the fact she was a telenovela star, I picked this book up at the library and dove in.
I'm not sure how many revelations will be in this for the hardcore devoted fan, but for more casual fans who just listen to her CDs, there is so much to learn as she details her life with candor and an impressivly articulate voice. She talks knowedgeably about Mexican history, her father's and grandfather's scientific accomplishments while also giving her insights on fame, faith forgiveness and the will to live.
One of the more touching and inspiring moments she details takes place during her battle with Lyme Disease after the birth of her daughter. Thalia had gone over a year before getting a proper diagnosis and the diease was difficult to get under control causing her such pain and misery that one day she had decided she wanted to give up; she was ready to die then and there and even started slipping into a dreamy state. At that exact moment, her new baby began to cry a high pitched wail that woke her up and managed to get her back on her feet. She realized then that she couldn't possibly give up and ended up recovering from the illness. She still has lifestyle changes that she makes to keep her healthy but she's more or less back to her old self.
I was also amused to learn that Thalia, married to Tommy Mottola, is a huge Mariah Carey fan, although she understandably doesn't play her music much anymore at home! Bottom line? She's a fascinating and well-spoken person with a real way with words that draw you into each situation she describes. Definitely check it out! As a side note, here are some Thalia favorites in no special order:
Gracias a Dios
Amor a la Mexicana
Entre el mar y una estrella
Echa pa'lante
Quiero hacerte el amor
Love
Maria Mercedes
I'm not sure how many revelations will be in this for the hardcore devoted fan, but for more casual fans who just listen to her CDs, there is so much to learn as she details her life with candor and an impressivly articulate voice. She talks knowedgeably about Mexican history, her father's and grandfather's scientific accomplishments while also giving her insights on fame, faith forgiveness and the will to live.
One of the more touching and inspiring moments she details takes place during her battle with Lyme Disease after the birth of her daughter. Thalia had gone over a year before getting a proper diagnosis and the diease was difficult to get under control causing her such pain and misery that one day she had decided she wanted to give up; she was ready to die then and there and even started slipping into a dreamy state. At that exact moment, her new baby began to cry a high pitched wail that woke her up and managed to get her back on her feet. She realized then that she couldn't possibly give up and ended up recovering from the illness. She still has lifestyle changes that she makes to keep her healthy but she's more or less back to her old self.
I was also amused to learn that Thalia, married to Tommy Mottola, is a huge Mariah Carey fan, although she understandably doesn't play her music much anymore at home! Bottom line? She's a fascinating and well-spoken person with a real way with words that draw you into each situation she describes. Definitely check it out! As a side note, here are some Thalia favorites in no special order:
Gracias a Dios
Amor a la Mexicana
Entre el mar y una estrella
Echa pa'lante
Quiero hacerte el amor
Love
Maria Mercedes
August 29, 2014
A life-affirming memoir narrated in absolute sincerity and openness by an objectively multi-talented woman whose charisma and temperament have been admired by millions of people across the world. She opens up about how fame and popularity have affected her along the journey of her life and how she managed to overcome burdensome obstacles like her illness or being bullied at a young age, and at the same time she judges her own choices revealing some of her mistakes throughout the way (i.e. the chapter in which she refers to the fact that power and money during the peak of her career made her believe that she can actually "buy" people, something that she regrets and that most famous people would never have the courage or strength to admit). She narrates in a way that people can relate to her story and sympathize. A testimony of her human nature and a strong message about the importance of positivity and optimism in our lives. Highly recommended.
December 23, 2012
My first kindle book and it was an enjoyable read. I was a fan of Thalia's music and novelas as a kid and this book gave me a whole new retrospective of her life. She is so positive about life, love, and the trouble that life threw at her growing up. Once I finished the book, my iTunes library was filled with Thalia's albums. Even if you are not a fan, just reading the book will give you a new layer of inspiration and hope.
October 7, 2021
My love or like for Thalia changes based on my moods and also where she is in her career. During her Melody days, I was all up on her… Even as she moved to EMI but at some point in the course of history, I moved on to “following” other artists and let Thalia live in existence in a world where she realized an album and I bought it. That is it. Yeah, I knew she got married; but any more than that, Thalia and I were on a pure music friendship. I listened to her music, and nothing more.
Who knew she wrote a book? Who knew she has Lyme disease and almost died. If it wasn’t on a CD, I didn’t know. Just recently, I was searching for a book to read for my upcoming work trip. I browsed the entire libraries digital database in the biography section and saw Thalia had a book on there. I immediately knew what I was going to read for the next week.
As a Thalia “music” fan, I knew I wanted the book to cover certain points of her career. Like Ricky Martin’s autobiography, most fans wanted to know about Menudo. I wanted to know about Timbiriche. I got a small part in a chapter. I felt let down. To certain fans, like myself, my devotion for Thalia is based on her experience in Timbiriche. If it wasn’t for Timbiriche, I don’t know how or even “IF” Thalia would be in my catalog of music. Mostly yes, but would I have had enough desire to spend a week reading about her life if I didn’t want to know more about her time in Timbiriche? Probably not. So as I stated, I was let down.
Thalia has had a lifetime of professional experiences, as well as personal. This book talks more about the personal side of her world, than the professional. We don’t have major stories about the little things like Timbiriche, Marimar, or any one particular event. What we got stories of is her family, her sadness, her loneliness, her faith, her husband, and all the little things that make her, her. These same stories and feelings follow us throughout the book, in every chapter. How many times do we need to hear that her mother followed her everywhere and was her best friend. How many times do we have to hear Tommy is the love of her life.
As a fan, I want to hear “chisme” or the gossip of Timbiriche, more about what it was like recording this or that. I understand that the book was written for a reason. Thalia has still a lifetime of experiences to live and those may again be added to another book; but this time, we are reading about the change between Thalia then and Thalia now and what it took for her to get to this place in her life.
There were still many things I have learned about Thalia and her career, which is what I wanted to know. There also was a lot I learned about her personal life and how she views things. These views can provide a little of self-help for those who look at the words and come at them with an open mind and heart. Thalia is still an influential person and as a whole, this book might be the light in many of fans who need Thalia to guide them there.
Who knew she wrote a book? Who knew she has Lyme disease and almost died. If it wasn’t on a CD, I didn’t know. Just recently, I was searching for a book to read for my upcoming work trip. I browsed the entire libraries digital database in the biography section and saw Thalia had a book on there. I immediately knew what I was going to read for the next week.
As a Thalia “music” fan, I knew I wanted the book to cover certain points of her career. Like Ricky Martin’s autobiography, most fans wanted to know about Menudo. I wanted to know about Timbiriche. I got a small part in a chapter. I felt let down. To certain fans, like myself, my devotion for Thalia is based on her experience in Timbiriche. If it wasn’t for Timbiriche, I don’t know how or even “IF” Thalia would be in my catalog of music. Mostly yes, but would I have had enough desire to spend a week reading about her life if I didn’t want to know more about her time in Timbiriche? Probably not. So as I stated, I was let down.
Thalia has had a lifetime of professional experiences, as well as personal. This book talks more about the personal side of her world, than the professional. We don’t have major stories about the little things like Timbiriche, Marimar, or any one particular event. What we got stories of is her family, her sadness, her loneliness, her faith, her husband, and all the little things that make her, her. These same stories and feelings follow us throughout the book, in every chapter. How many times do we need to hear that her mother followed her everywhere and was her best friend. How many times do we have to hear Tommy is the love of her life.
As a fan, I want to hear “chisme” or the gossip of Timbiriche, more about what it was like recording this or that. I understand that the book was written for a reason. Thalia has still a lifetime of experiences to live and those may again be added to another book; but this time, we are reading about the change between Thalia then and Thalia now and what it took for her to get to this place in her life.
There were still many things I have learned about Thalia and her career, which is what I wanted to know. There also was a lot I learned about her personal life and how she views things. These views can provide a little of self-help for those who look at the words and come at them with an open mind and heart. Thalia is still an influential person and as a whole, this book might be the light in many of fans who need Thalia to guide them there.
October 19, 2023
This book started off strong for me, as the early part of the book covers a lot about her life and career, which I found really interesting, especially her life when she was doing the Marias trilogy and her early pop music career. But later on in the book she starts 'preaching' and talking a lot about the lessons she's learnt from life, rather than telling us what is actually happening in her life. For example, she doesn't cover anything about her music career after the late 90s, even though the early 00s was a successful time for her as a popstar and she's made a lot of music since. I like memoirs to tell me the details of what happened in the persons life with the odd sentence about what they learnt from it, not chapter upon chapter of preachy and saccharine 'life lessons'.
December 10, 2023
I give this book a 4.5 my moms side of the family is a big fan of Thalia’s work including my sisters. Since my oldest sister who is the first born out of my sibling was named after Thalia I gave this book a shot and it was very interesting to me Learning about her life, the highlight and her rock bottoms.one thing that surprised me tho was how spiritual she actually is and talks a lot about god in this book which is ok to me but man did I regret barely reading this since my family has had this book since it’s released date in 2011. I would reread this maybe next year for 2024 book challenge
November 16, 2019
Being A Fan of Thalia , made me reach for this book. However , Little did i know about her personal life and the waves she had to ride and conquer , made me Admire her as a person .
September 6, 2020
Well written
Very well spoken Thalia. Very positive and uplifting. Liked the pictures at the end as well. I would recommend. Very rich life.
Very well spoken Thalia. Very positive and uplifting. Liked the pictures at the end as well. I would recommend. Very rich life.
October 8, 2020
What a warm, sincere, and extraordinary story. Que lindo corazón tienes Thalia. Dios te bendiga.
September 29, 2021
Me encantó este libro. Thalía siempre tan simpática y positiva. Simplemente un placer conocerla a través de esta bibliografía.
December 28, 2024
A great book.
August 16, 2023
Autobiografía de la diosa mexicana de la belleza. Tratando de tener un criterio objetivo, dejando de lado mi lado de fan, el libro no es más que la versión azucarada de la vida que conocimos a través de otros medios a lo largo de su carrera. Material sólo para fanáticos de la artista.
February 19, 2017
Giro doppio con questo libro. Cartaceo in inglese all'uscita, poi digitale - letto per primo - in spagnolo.
Thalia è una donna con molto da dire, adesso la vedo matura e pacificata con la vita.
Ha smesso di non sapere chi è per compiacere chiunque incontrasse o avesse attorno.
Il destino ci unisce umanamente senza mezze misure: in molte cose sembriamo cloni, in altre non potremmo essere più lontane. Ma appunto checchèsenedica la vita sa e quel che ci unisce è molto forte da bastare. Ogni giorno c'è una bellezza nuova ad essere parte del suo pubblico.
La parte per me più importante di questo libro? Parlare diffusamente della schiavitù da palcoscenico sin dall'infanzia, e di come molte volte l'esistenza disponga vie crudelissime per farti dire basta.
Thalia è una donna con molto da dire, adesso la vedo matura e pacificata con la vita.
Ha smesso di non sapere chi è per compiacere chiunque incontrasse o avesse attorno.
Il destino ci unisce umanamente senza mezze misure: in molte cose sembriamo cloni, in altre non potremmo essere più lontane. Ma appunto checchèsenedica la vita sa e quel che ci unisce è molto forte da bastare. Ogni giorno c'è una bellezza nuova ad essere parte del suo pubblico.
La parte per me più importante di questo libro? Parlare diffusamente della schiavitù da palcoscenico sin dall'infanzia, e di come molte volte l'esistenza disponga vie crudelissime per farti dire basta.
December 1, 2015
Fair warning this book is mostly for people that love Thalia and want to know more about her life, or people that are interested about artist lives.
First let me tell you that i do love the book, but i think i read it in the wrong possible moment, when i find myself in a reading slam and this book made it worse. It took me 3 months to finish it. However even if i was not in a reading slum i think this is a very slow reading book (is not because is an autobiography , have read lots before). Although the book is slow is very entertaining that is why I did not stop until i finish it because its truly a good book.
Thalia in this book explains everything she has been through and what she had to overcome to get where she is. She is trying to tell us that by pursuing your dreams and not giving up you can get anywhere you want , be anything (not flying though , still impossible). Trough the words and events that she is using , Thalia is trying to teach us how to be strong, all women can do anything if they do not give up. Reading this book learned so many things that you will not find online, very interesting things, from her family to her husband.
First let me tell you that i do love the book, but i think i read it in the wrong possible moment, when i find myself in a reading slam and this book made it worse. It took me 3 months to finish it. However even if i was not in a reading slum i think this is a very slow reading book (is not because is an autobiography , have read lots before). Although the book is slow is very entertaining that is why I did not stop until i finish it because its truly a good book.
Thalia in this book explains everything she has been through and what she had to overcome to get where she is. She is trying to tell us that by pursuing your dreams and not giving up you can get anywhere you want , be anything (not flying though , still impossible). Trough the words and events that she is using , Thalia is trying to teach us how to be strong, all women can do anything if they do not give up. Reading this book learned so many things that you will not find online, very interesting things, from her family to her husband.
January 27, 2012
Check out what I wrote about this book in my blog in Spanish: http://lunairereadings.blogspot.com/2...
And this Mexican singer has hard worked her way to fame and fortune. She has not done much more than working very hard and marrying a right partner for her (which makes her even luckier). I don't know exactly why she wrote this book; because it doesn't say much more than the fact that she worked very hard; has a good husband and was very sick for a while. I know why I read it: because I always look for hints on how a person ends up finding their passion in life. A passion that pulls them into the overworked kind of schedule that will eventually lead them to fame and fortune. Well; there is nothing of that nature in this book. She just describes her career as a singer and actress with the accuracy any other person would do; and it makes the reading a whole lot plain and useless.
And this Mexican singer has hard worked her way to fame and fortune. She has not done much more than working very hard and marrying a right partner for her (which makes her even luckier). I don't know exactly why she wrote this book; because it doesn't say much more than the fact that she worked very hard; has a good husband and was very sick for a while. I know why I read it: because I always look for hints on how a person ends up finding their passion in life. A passion that pulls them into the overworked kind of schedule that will eventually lead them to fame and fortune. Well; there is nothing of that nature in this book. She just describes her career as a singer and actress with the accuracy any other person would do; and it makes the reading a whole lot plain and useless.
October 7, 2022
Este es un libro tan especial pa mi we, lloro, fué lo único que pude leer en este fin de semana de bloqueo total♡
Me lo leí x primera vez en el 2019 y me ayudó tanto a superar cositas y a seguir con otras, nunca voy a olvidar eso, nunca voy a olvidar la huella tan hermosa que ha dejado Thalia, como artista y como persona en mi vida. Te amo Thali, nunca vas a salir de mi corazoncito.
Digamos que no es la mejor lectura del mundo (no lo es) pero es un libro bibliográfico muy lindo y personal, deberían leerlo así sea por X razón kajskajja
Me lo leí x primera vez en el 2019 y me ayudó tanto a superar cositas y a seguir con otras, nunca voy a olvidar eso, nunca voy a olvidar la huella tan hermosa que ha dejado Thalia, como artista y como persona en mi vida. Te amo Thali, nunca vas a salir de mi corazoncito.
Digamos que no es la mejor lectura del mundo (no lo es) pero es un libro bibliográfico muy lindo y personal, deberían leerlo así sea por X razón kajskajja
July 9, 2013
need some pics....
April 22, 2023
I expected much more from this book.
October 31, 2012
I admire her as a women and a human being.
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