Chacon has been known by various nicknames, such as "La Bomba de Puerto Rico" (The Puerto Rican Bombshell), and "La Vedette de America" (America's Showgirl). During her heyday in the 1970s and early 1980s, she toured most of Latin America, the USA, Europe and Japan. She also starred in two movies and many telenovelas, such as Yo Se Que Mentia.
In 1982, AMCAR, Inc. hired her for a television commercial about Amalie Oil's automobile coolant products, which became one of the most famous television commercials in Puerto Rico's history. The publicity surrounding the commercial landed her in a front page article in The Wall Street Journal in June 1983 entitled A Onetime Choirgirl Rules as Sex Goddess On Puerto Rican TV. The ad employed a play on words between the English word coolant and Spanish culon which means large derrière.
From 1984 through the early 1990s, Iris Chacón appeared on such American TV shows as "America Onstage", "The Merv Griffin Show", "Geraldo Rivera Show, and "David Letterman"." Letterman described her as the Dolly Parton and Loni Anderson of Puerto Rico and joked about proposing to her. Merv Griffin said of her that "she was the answer to 'Where's the beef?'", a reference to the Wendy's commercial of that time period. However, by 1984, Chacón reached her peak, and not being able to reach an "Anglo" market, ended her show in Puerto Rico by mid-1985 at the age of 35. Her show aired in syndication until the end of the 1980s.
Outside of the U.S., Chacon appeared on various Spanish-language programs, including Anabel, Siempre en Domingo, Mala Noche No, and Al Ritmo de la Noche which were all Televisa productions.
Caramelo y Chocolate
Iris Chacon Lyrics
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tu eres el papito de mi vida.
Baby cuando pasas por mi lado.
el corazon a mi me suena así.
Tu eres el hombre de mis sueños.
voy detras de ti y sin cesar.
Mira caramelo y chocolate.
Si te miro, no me miras...
si te llamo.no me escuchas...,
Me prohibes.que te quiera...
que toque a las puertas de tu amor...
Lleguemos a un acuerdo caramelo...
que te hará feliz a ti y a mí...
Yo se que en el fondo tu me quieres.
y quizás mañana diga así...
Tu eres caramelo y chocolate.
tu eres el papito de mi vida.
Ay, baby cuando pasas por mi lado.
el corazon a mi me suena así. oyelo, jaja, así
Tu eres el hombre de mis sueños.
voy detras de ti y sin cesar.
Ay, mira caramelo y chocolate.
poco a poco me vas a matar.
Si te miro, no me miras...
si te llamo.no me escuchas...,
Me prohibes.que te quiera...
que toque a las puertas de tu amor...
Lleguemos a un acuerdo caramelo...
que te hará feliz a ti y a mí...
Yo se que en el fondo tu me quieres.
y quizás mañana diga así...
y quizás mañana diga así
y quizás mañana diga así
y quizás mañana diga así
Ay
The lyrics of Iris Chacon's "Caramelo y Chocolate" depict a woman who is deeply in love with a man who she considers the "papito de mi vida" (the daddy of her life). She compares him to the sweetness of caramel and chocolate and reveals that whenever he passes by, her heart beats for him. The woman is relentless in her pursuit of the man, despite his cavalier attitude towards her affections. She acknowledges that he ignores her or shuts her down, but she believes that deep down, he also loves her. She proposes that they come to an agreement that will make them both happy and professes her faith that he will one day reciprocate her feelings.
The vivid comparisons to sweet treats such as caramel and chocolate evoke a sensual and pleasurable imagery, which underscores the passionate love that the woman feels for her man. The song's themes touch on the classic romantic trope of the unrequited lover and the emotional toll that it takes on their hearts. The woman in the lyrics appears to be pleading with her man to give her a chance and reciprocate her love.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu eres caramelo y chocolate.
You are sweet and irresistible, like caramel and chocolate.
tu eres el papito de mi vida.
You are the man of my dreams.
Baby cuando pasas por mi lado.
When I see you, my heart beats faster.
el corazon a mi me suena así.
You make my heart sing with joy.
Tu eres el hombre de mis sueños.
You are the man I have always dreamed of.
voy detras de ti y sin cesar.
I am following you and will never stop.
Mira caramelo y chocolate.
Look at me, sweet and irresistible.
poco a poco me vas a matar.
You are slowly, sweetly killing me.
Si te miro, no me miras...
When I look at you, you don't seem to notice me.
si te llamo.no me escuchas...
When I call for you, you don't answer.
Me prohibes.que te quiera...
You forbid me from loving you.
que toque a las puertas de tu amor...
You don't want me to approach the doorway to your heart.
Lleguemos a un acuerdo caramelo...
Let's come to an agreement, my sweet.
que te hará feliz a ti y a mí...
Let's find a way to make both of us happy.
Yo se que en el fondo tu me quieres.
I know deep down you love me.
y quizás mañana diga así...
And perhaps tomorrow you will say the same.
Ay, baby cuando pasas por mi lado.
Oh, when you walk by me, my heart sings with joy.
el corazon a mi me suena así. oyelo, jaja, así
My heart is beating so fast when I see you. Listen, haha, listen.
y quizás mañana diga así
Maybe tomorrow you will say it again.
y quizás mañana diga así
And maybe tomorrow you will say it again.
y quizás mañana diga así
And maybe tomorrow you will say it again.
Ay
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Contributed by Gianna Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@IvonneSanchez-lg9zr
Tengo 15 años soy Mexicana y escucho esto , no se cómo ni de donde salió pero me encanta esta canción ❤️
@amgooder
IRIS CHACÓN "Muchacho Barrigón" / Chema Marín
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq0Izc2NwQo
@alfredoalicea3586
Es nuestra vedette Iris Chacón de Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 . De su apellido Chacón también se refiere a sus grandes glúteos y como lo menea 😁🇵🇷
@erinaldapena5691
Tienes buen gusto nena yo tambien soy joven PEROOOO desde pequeña mi hermano que era homosexual me enseño amar a IRIS CHACON AUN LA AMOOOO Y GANE UN CONCURSO DE BAILE IMITANDOLA HASTA BECA GANE DE MODELAJE IRIS CHACON A SIDO LO MEJOR QUE HE CONOCIDO Y PASADO POR MI VIDA ES MI MAESTRA DE BAILE.
@dianaroman2563
Iris chacon una vedette puertorriqueña ya es una mujer retirada
@mariocastro7763
Este video es parte de una pelicula,muy buena de hecho
@shanesamiauwolf7387
23 años escuchando a mi mamá cantando esto. Hasta ahora escucho la original 😂
@DiegoCastro-qk4bc
Iris Chacón....la bomba de Puerto Rico, la vedette de América, hermosa y exitosa....
@tonomedina9287
El mejor baile de película alguna hermosa puertorriqueña ❤
@lauravazquez285
Lo más bello de Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 dios la bendiga