- Half-sister of Puerto Rican actress/singer Lourdes Chacón.
- Made a scandalous television commercial in Puerto Rico during the 1980s that promoted a car coolant. The commercial which featured her exposing her backside via a skimpy swimsuit while bending over to help a stranded driver whose car stopped due to overheating. Residents of the island considered it to be an advertisement for "culo" or "butt" in English.
- Presently resides between Central Florida and Puerto Rico.
- Gave Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine one of their very first television appearances on her program which ran during the late 1970's to early 1980's.
- Recent variety show that debuted in 1999 was canceled.
- Was nominated to be the head of Puerto Rico's Federal Affairs Office in Florida by members of former Puerto Rican Governor Sila María Calderon 's administration. (March 2001)
- Has a daughter, Katrina, from her marriage with Junno Faria.
- Lived in Orlando, Florida during filming of Gullah, Gullah Island (1994) at Universal Studios Orlando.
- Is the subject of the song "Iris Chacon" that appears on Buster Pointdexter's (the alter ego of actor/singer David Johansen ) 1997 album "Buster's Spanish Rocketship".
- Is the subject of a song titled "Iris Chacon" that Puerto Rican rapper Jon Z released as a single in 2020.
- Was impersonated by Puerto Rican female impersonator José David Sierra in the Snatch Game episode ( Snatch Game of Love (2023) ) of the 8th season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012).
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