Actor/singer Jencarlos Canela has paid tribute to late friend Monica Spear by releasing a tribute song on the anniversary of her death.

The 29-year-old model/actress and her estranged husband Thomas Henry Berry were shot dead in her native Venezuela last January (14), during an attempted robbery after their car broke down on the side of a highway.

And on Tuesday (06Jan15), exactly a year after her sudden death, Canela took to Twitter.com and revealed to his fans that shortly after her passing, he recorded a song in her memory, and finally felt ready to share the track with his followers.

He wrote, "A year ago, I lost a friend and I never spoke publicly about a song that I made because it hurt too much to sing it and I didn’t make it with the intention of sharing it with the public.

"Today in her honor, in honor of those that have lost someone, and in honor of those that felt an emptiness that Monica left, I share it with you."

Canela shared the screen with Spear in telenovela Pasion Prohibida, which was her last acting credit before her death.