[8] A highlight of the night was the four-minute unscripted addition he made to his song "Perdoname" (Forgive Me), which solidified his improvisational talent.

This live version became such a sensation thereafter that Santa Rosa had to memorize his own improvised lines for future concerts, and Perdoname became the closing song to his shows.

In 1997, he sang with Andy Montañez in New York Citys Lincoln Center and later that year, with Olga Tañón at the Universal Studios Amphitheater in Hollywood, California.

Santa Rosa has staged several concerts and dances honoring the late singer, and recorded an album of his where with the use of modern technology, he sings "En la soledad" (In Solitude), composed by Puchi Balseiro in a duet with him.

During the week of February 24, 2003, Santa Rosa organized a two-night concert at the Center of the Performing Arts in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

[9] In addition, he has long played an important role in the career of his friend and protégé, Víctor Manuelle, who Santa Rosa discovered.

Furthermore, he performs alongside Chucho Avellanet, a musical comedy club-act called, Cantando y Contando, (Singing & Telling Stories), throughout the island.

[10] On February 9, 2008, Santa Rosa participated in an event named "Concierto del amor" which was organized in the Madison Square Garden.

[12] At the moment of certification, the album's first single "Conteo regresivo" had been sixteen weeks in the first place among Billboard's tropical list.

[15] Santa Rosa was selected to perform at the "Balón de Oro" award ceremony, the most important honor in Mexican football.

[18] In November 8, 2019, Gilberto Santa Rosa was the featured singer on Norberto Vélez's YouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep.