It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol’ Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense.

Secada’s line reads like an anecdotal recollection, grounding a memorable experience in specific local detail: Miami, Coral Gables, and the cultural marker of a “great big ol’ Cuban wedding.” The emphasis on scale (“great big”) and colloquial intensity (“pretty intense”) suggests a scene defined by exuberance—music, family, ritual, and emotional volume—rather than a quiet, private moment. Even without the surrounding interview or story, the quote conveys how place and community traditions can amplify an event into something overwhelming and unforgettable, with “intense” functioning as both admiration and mild astonishment.