Tiburones literally means "sharks", and it's the title of this powerful ballad.
Ricky Martin uses this dramatic imagery to express the incredible lengths he would go to for the person he loves. He sings, "Por ti hago lo que sea, nado con tiburones" (For you I'll do anything, I'll swim with sharks), using this extreme act as a metaphor for overcoming any fear or obstacle for the sake of the relationship.
Ricky Martin’s "Tiburones" dives into the choppy waters of a romance that has been stuck in fight mode for too long. From the opening line — "Ya no sĂ© por quĂ© peleamos asĂ" — he calls for a cease-fire, begging his partner to stay a little longer, share a kiss, and remember that their hearts hate being alone. The verses feel like the moment when two people finally drop their shields and admit the years are slipping away while they keep hurting each other.
The chorus explodes with heroic vows and fresh ideas: move to a new house, take a month-long trip, speak another language, kiss right in the street. Ricky swears he would cross the earth, wrestle a thousand lions, and even swim with sharks — all to prove that this love is worth saving. In the end, "Tiburones" is a rallying cry to stop battling each other and start battling for each other, turning conflict into adventure and rebuilding the relationship with courage, passion, and a brand-new stage.
Ricky Martin was turned down by Menudo twice for being too short. The third audition worked, and in 1984 Enrique MartĂn Morales joined the Puerto Rican boy band at twelve, staying past his age-mandated retirement until July 1989. Two solo ballad albums followed, Ricky Martin (1991) and Me Amarás (1993), before he changed direction.
A Medio Vivir (1995) carried "MarĂa", his first hit well beyond Latin America, and Vuelve (1998) carried "La Copa de la Vida", the official song of that year's World Cup in France. He sang it at the 1999 Grammy Awards, where Vuelve took Best Latin Pop Performance, and that spring "Livin' la Vida Loca" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 as the lead single from his first English-language album. He has gone on recording in Spanish throughout: Almas del Silencio (2003), and A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015), which won Best Latin Pop Album. He came out publicly in 2010, and his foundation campaigns against human trafficking.