In September 2013, he began a new project called "Scan Me" on his official Vevo account with a series of YouTube videos showing behind the scenes clips as he and his collaborators created his new album.

[11] Canela's first two albums were produced by Rudy Pérez at his studio in Miami Beach under the independent label Bullseye Music Entertainment.

[12] In 2012, Canela, in collaboration with Emilio Estefan, recorded the song "Sueña" for Telemundo's coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

[14] Canela made his acting debut in 2007 as Alfredo Torres in the hit telenovela Pecados Ajenos, in which he collaborated with Dominican singer Cristal Marie to create the theme song for the show.

[15] In 2008, he debuted as a theater actor in the critically acclaimed stage musical Miami Libre at the Arsht center.

[18] In 2011, Canela began recording the telenovela Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán with Carmen Villalobos.

On December 7, 2015, Canela made his debut on English-language television starring in Eva Longoria's NBC show Telenovela.

In September 2011, Canela and Gaby Espino (Venezuelan actress and model) did a live chat over the social networking site Twitter, where they confirmed they were in a relationship.