- Shanik attended middle school at Lutheran South Academy in Houston.
- Wherever she lives, Shanik celebrates the Holy Spirit! As a child, she attended Lakewood Church in Houston, where Pastor Joel Osteen taught her to live and think positively. Shanik volunteered at Mariner's Church when she lived in Los Angeles, and now that she calls Boulder home, Shanik is a member of the musical cast with which Red Rocks Church feeds its community.
- Shanik is a figure skater who honed her skills on the ice rink in the Galleria when she lived in Houston as a teenager.
- Shanik is a firm believer that dogs are angels, particularly the Poodle species! She has been a proud dog mom to Doggy, Chanel, Louis, Safi, Marley and Teddy. She is also an equestrian.
- Shanik took singing lessons from Manuel Lujan.
- Shanik's first love will always be classical music.
- Shanik made her TV debut in a Sears commercial when she was only 2 years old. After being discovered by Rebeca Bustos, Shanik would go on to appear in more than 50 commercials that aired in Mexico and internationally.
- Shanik is a natural skier.
- Her full name is Shanik Giovanna Hughes Martinez.
- Shanik collaborated with music legend Joan Romagosa on the song "Aire Soy.".
- Julianne Hughes is Shanik's daughter, and "Mama Kangaru" is Shanik's brain child. Shanik developed the Mama Kangaru project as a producer and host to share information with other parents about the privilege and great responsibility that having a child implies.
- Fitness is Shanik's way of thriving in a pandemic. She even incorporates her daughter and big dog in her routines.
- Shanik released her self-titled album in 2009.
- Shanik is a business owner! In 2018, she co-founded the "Grand Signature Investments" channel on Youtube and Vimeo to teach entrepreneurship, investing and social responsibility.
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