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Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan Early life
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo was born September 1,
1957 in Havana, Cuba, to Jose and Gloria Fajardo. Her ma-
ternal grandfather, Leonardo Garcia, immigrated to Cu-
ba from Pola de Siero, Asturias, Spain, where he married
Gloria’s maternal grandmother, originally from Logroño,
Spain.[7][8] Prior to the Cuban Revolution, her father was
a Cuban soldier and a bodyguard to Cuban dictator Ful-
gencio Batista. The Fajardo family fled to Lafayette, Indi-
ana as a result of the Cuban Revolution, eventually set-
tling down in Miami, Florida. Shortly after they moved
to the United States, Gloria’s father joined the US mili-
tary and fought in the Vietnam War, also having partic-
ipated in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion. Gloria attended
St. Michael-Archangel School[9] and Our Lady of Lourdes
Background information Academy in Miami. Her father became ill after returning
from Vietnam and Gloria helped her mother, Gloria Fa-
Birth name Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García jardo, care for him. Her mother worked hard as a school
Born September 1, 1957 (1957-09-01) teacher for the Dade County Public School system. Glo-
Havana, Cuba ria Estefan graduated from college in 1979 with a B.A. in
psychology, with a minor in French, from the University
Origin Miami, Florida, United States
of Miami.[10][11] When she was studying at the universi-
Genres Latin pop, dance-pop, pop, dance, EDM ty, she worked as an English/Spanish/French translator
Occupations Singer-songwriter, actress, writer at Miami International Airport Customs Department and,
because of her language abilities, was once approached
Instruments Vocals, guitar, percussion by the CIA as a possible employee.[12][13] Estefan was
Years active 1977–present raised Catholic.[14]
Labels Epic (1977–2006)
Burgundy (2007–2010) Marriage
Crescent Moon / Verve Forecast
(2011–present) Gloria became romantically involved with the Miami
Sound Machine’s band leader, Emilio Estefan, in 1976. As
Associated Emilio Estefan she later revealed, "he was my first and only boyfriend."
acts Miami Sound Machine
She and Emilio married on September 2, 1978.[15][16]
Jon Secada
Celia Cruz They have a son, Nayib (born September 2, 1980) and a
Lili Estefan daughter, Emily Marie (born December 5, 1994). The fam-
ily lives in the Star Island section of Miami Beach, Flori-
Notable instruments
da.[16][17][18]
Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Percussion
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan known
Estefan;
Career in singing
professionally as Gloria Estefan (born September 1, 1957)
is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and ac- Mid-1970s through the 1980s
tress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop",[1][2][3] she is in Starting in 1977, the Miami Sound Machine,the same
the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 mil- band as the Miami Latin Boys, with Gloria Estefan began
lion albums sold worldwide,[4][5] 31.5 million of those in recording and releasing various albums, 45s, and 12"s
the United States alone.[6] She has won seven Grammy on the Audiofon Records label in Miami. The first album
Awards, and is the most successful crossover performer from 1977 was entitled Live Again Renacer and was re-
in Latin music to date. leased with two different covers. After several more re-
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Away From You" (#6 Hot 100). "Can’t Stay Away From
You", "Anything for You" and "1-2-3" were all #1 Adult
Contemporary hits as well.
In 1988, Estefan took top billing and the band’s name
changed to Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine.
Beginning in 1989, the group’s name was dropped alto-
gether. Estefan was credited as a solo artist, though the
ever-changing line-up of Miami Sound Machine contin-
ues as her backing band to this day.[citation needed]
In 1988, after the worldwide chart success of single
"Anything for You", her Let it Loose album was repack-
aged as Anything for You. It became the band’s first UK #1
album, selling over a million copies.[citation needed] It was
the biggest selling album of the year in The Netherlands,
staying at #1 for 22 weeks.[citation needed] The album also
took top honors in Australia and Canada, launching Este-
fan to superstar status.[citation needed]
1990s
1990: Cuts Both Ways, tour bus accident and
surgery
In late 1989, she released her best-selling album to date,
Cuts Both Ways. The album included the hit singles "Don’t
Wanna Lose You" (a Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit), "Oye mi
Canto (Hear my Voice)", "Here We Are", "Cuts Both
Ways" (#1 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Gloria Estefan receiving flowers for her birthday at her show in chart) and "Get on Your Feet".
the Ahoy Rotterdam, September 1, 2008
While touring in support of Cuts Both Ways on March
20, 1990, near Scranton, Pennsylvania, Estefan was crit-
leases on the Audiofon label as well as the RCA Victor la- ically injured, suffering a fractured spine when a speed-
bel and Miami Sound Machine’s own label MSM Records, ing semi-truck crashed into the tour bus she was in dur-
the band was signed to Discos CBS International and re- ing a snowstorm. She was taken to Community Medical
leased several albums, 45s, and 12"s beginning with 1980s Center’s Intensive Care Unit and the next day was flown
self-titled album Miami Sound Machine. Growing in pop- by helicopter to New York City, where surgeons at the
ularity in both the United States and around the world, Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Medical Cen-
the group would continue recording and issuing various ter permanently implanted two titanium rods to stabilize
works for Discos CBS International through 1985. In 1984, her vertebral column. Her rehabilitation required almost
Miami Sound Machine released their first Epic/Columbia a year of intensive physical therapy by Michael Klep-
album, Eyes of Innocence, which contained the dance hit per[citation needed], but she achieved a complete recovery.
"Dr. Beat" as well as the ballad "I Need Your Love". Their She returned to an international tour ten months after
more successful follow-up album Primitive Love was re- the accident.
leased in 1985 launching three Top 10 hits on the Bill-
board Hot 100: "Conga" (U.S. #10), "Words Get In The 1991–1992: Into The Light and The Greatest Hits
Way" (U.S. #5), and "Bad Boy" (U.S. #8) became follow Estefan returned to the charts with a concept album,
up hits in the U.S. and around the world. "Words Get in Into the Light, in 1991. She performed "Coming Out of the
the Way" reached #1 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Dark" for the first time on the American Music Awards
Tracks chart, establishing that the group could perform in January 1991, receiving a standing ovation as she took
pop ballads as successfully as dance tunes. The song "Hot the stage. "Coming Out of the Dark" reached #1 in the U.S.
Summer Nights" was also released that year and was part as a single a few months later. Other popular singles were
of the film Top Gun. "Seal Our Fate" and "Live for Loving You". The album
Their next album, 1987’s Let It Loose, went multi-plat- peaked at number five on the Billboard album chart, be-
inum, with six million copies sold in the US. It featured coming her highest debut; it also peaked at number two
the following hits: "Anything for You" (#1 Hot 100), on the British albums chart. Eventually the album went
"1-2-3" (#3 Hot 100), "Betcha Say That" (#36 Hot 100), platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US. The
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" (#5 Hot 100), and "Can’t Stay Into the Light World Tour covered 100 cities in five coun-
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tries and was seen by more than 10 million people world- 1996–1997: Summer Olympics and Destiny
wide.[citation needed] The platinum-selling album Destiny, released in 1996, fea-
She followed up Into the Light with her first greatest- tured "Reach", the official theme of the 1996 Atlanta
hits album, Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits. It was released in Summer Olympics. Estefan performed in the Summer
1992, and included the U.S. hit ballads "Always Tomor- Olympics closing ceremony, in front of an audience of
row" and "I See Your Smile" along with the international two billion people worldwide, during which she per-
hit dance track "Go Away". Also in 1992, Estefan sang formed the songs "Reach" and "You’ll Be Mine (Party
backup on fellow Cuban-American singer-songwriter Jon Time)".[citation needed]
Secada’s breakthrough single "Just Another Day". She On July 18, 1996, Estefan embarked on her Evolution
spent much of 1992 in Miami, helping relief efforts for World Tour (her first tour in five years), which covered
victims of Hurricane Andrew.[citation needed] the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Aus-
tralia, South Africa and Asia.
1993: Mi Tierra and Christmas Through Your Eyes
In 1993, Estefan released the album Mi Tierra, her first 1998: Back to dance: gloria!
Spanish-language album. It peaked at number twenty- Estefan rode the wave of the Disco revival in the U.S. dur-
seven on the Billboard album chart and number eleven on ing the late 1990s.[citation needed] On June 2, 1998, she re-
the British album chart. The singles "Mi Tierra" and the leased her eighth solo album, (twenty-first overall), glo-
romantic-tropical ballad "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" ria!. The album is highly influenced by Disco music,[citation
and "Mi Buen Amor", climbed to number-one on the "Hot needed] blended with Salsa music percussion and Latin
Latin Tracks" chart in the United States. The album sold flavour. To promote gloria!, she performed at the famed
over eight million copies worldwide, went multiplatinum New York City discoteque Studio 54.[citation needed]
in Spain (15X) and platinum in the United States, The The album peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200. The al-
Netherlands and the United Kingdom, Gold in Switzer- bum reached Gold certification. The single "Oye!" peaked
land and Australia, and won a Grammy Award for "Best at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the Hot Latin
Tropical Latin Album".[19] Tracks charts. The other major hit single releases were
That same year, Estefan released her first Christmas "Don’t Let This Moment End", which peaked at #76 on
album, Christmas Through Your Eyes, the first album from the Billboard Hot 100 and "Heaven’s What I Feel", which
Estefan to not be produced by her husband Emilio Estefan peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Jr. The collection included the singles "This Christmas"
and "Silent Night".The album went Platinum in the Unit- 1999: "Music of My Heart"
ed States. In 1999, Estefan performed a duet with *NSYNC on the
Also in 1993, Estefan collaborated with Frank Sinatra single "Music Of My Heart", which was featured in a film
on his album Duets with the song "Come Rain or Come in which she also appeared, Music of the Heart. The song
Shine". reached #2 on the Billboard chart and was nominated for
an Academy Award.[21] She also released a Latin hit with
1994–1995: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me and
the Brazilian group So Pra Contrariar called "Santo San-
Abriendo Puertas to", sang with Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti and Friends
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, a cover album of some of Este- for Guatemala and Kosovo, and released the benefit album
fan’s favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s, was re- A Rosie Christmas..
leased in 1994. "Turn the Beat Around", the first single She also made a couple of sporting event appearan-
and a remake of Vicki Sue Robinson’s 1976 discodeg clas- ces. The first event was a performance with Stevie Won-
sic, became another international hit, certified gold in der at Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami. She also sang "The
the US. It also was used in the Sharon Stone film The Spe- Star-Spangled Banner" at game three of the 2003 World
cialist. Series in Miami between the Florida Marlins and New
1995’s Spanish-language album Abriendo Puertas York Yankees.[22]
earned Estefan her second Grammy Award for "Best
Tropical Latin Album". It spun off two #1 dance hits, 2000s
"Abriendo Puertas" and "Tres Deseos", and two #1 Latin
Greatest Hits Vol. II was released in 2001. It contained hits
singles, "Abriendo Puertas" and "Más Allá".
from 1993 to 2000, as well as three new songs and a remix
In January 1995, the Miami Sound Machine per-
of her first hit "Conga", retitled "Y-Tu-Conga". The song
formed at the Super Bowl XXIX halftime show, with Tony
"Out of Nowhere" was nominated for a Grammy Award
Bennett, Patti LaBelle, and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, in
in the category for Best Dance Recording; another song
a program entitled "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the
from the album, "You Can’t Walk Away from Love", was
Forbidden Eye", to promote the upcoming Disney theme
featured in the film Original Sin.
park attraction.[20]
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2003–2004: Unwrapped
In 2003, Estefan released Unwrapped, her first English-lan-
guage CD in five years. To promote the CD, she toured
Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. The
video for the single "Hoy", had been filmed in Machu Pic-
chu, Peru.[citation needed] "Hoy" and "Tu Fotografía" both
reached #1 on Billboard’s Latin chart, and "I Wish You"
reached the AC top 20.
On July 28, 2004, at the Trump Tower building, in a
press conference hosted by Donald Trump, Estefan an-
nounced that her then-upcoming tour would be her final
one.[citation needed] The Live & Re-Wrapped Tour, was pro-
duced by Clear Channel Entertainment. It began in Hi-
dalgo, Texas on July 30, 2004, and played in 26 cities; it
featured Estefan’s greatest hits, along with new materi-
al from Unwrapped.[citation needed] The final concert of the
tour took place in Estefan’s hometown of Miami on the
weekend of October 9 and 10, in front of a sold-out crowd,
despite having been delayed for two weeks by a hurri-
cane.[citation needed]
2005: Mash-up hit with Mylo and the tributes
On April 7, 2005, Estefan participated in "Selena ¡VIVE!",
the tribute concert for Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the
"Queen of Tejano", who was murdered in March 1995 on Gloria Estefan performs at an event to celebrate the United
the brink of her attempt to cross over as an English-lan- Through Reading program aboard the Nimitz class aircraft
guage performer. Gloria performed "I Could Fall in Love", carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), September 14, 2006
one of Selena’s posthumously released crossover hits. Al-
so that year, Estefan appeared on the soundtrack for the a collection of her Spanish-language hits was released in
television series Desperate Housewives, singing a song ti- Spain. It included a bonus DVD, which included various
tled "Young Hearts Run Free". music videos and television performances.[citation needed]
In late 2005, the club mash-up "Dr. Pressure" was re-
leased, which combined Mylo’s Number 19 hit "Drop The 2008–2009 highlights
Pressure" with the Miami Sound Machine’s "Dr. Beat". It In 2008, Gloria appeared during the seventh season of
reached #3 on the UK singles chart and #1 on the Aus- American Idol, in the special charity episode "Idol Gives
tralian dance chart, providing Estefan with her first top Back", performing her song "Get on Your Feet" along
40 hit and commercial radio airplay since 1996.[citation with Sheila E.. The performance was recorded and was
needed] released at the American iTunes store; the video of the
performance reached the number twenty of the store’s
2006: Compilations and the UK promo tour Top 100 videos, and the song became the most down-
In early 2006, Estefan performed in Los Angeles at a loaded.[citation needed] Estefan became the headliner of the
tribute to singer Dionne Warwick. Estefan sang "Walk On new venue of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
By", one of Warwick’s signature songs.[citation needed] Her three-day shows were sold out.[citation needed] She then
In October 2006, Sony released a 2-CD compilation headed to Canada to perform at the Casino Rama. In Au-
The Essential Gloria Estefan, featuring her hits from 1984 to gust, she started her "90 Millas World Tour". Gloria
2003, Estefan made several radio and television appear- played concerts in London, Rotterdam, Belfast and Aru-
ances to promote The Essential Gloria Estefan including a ba. Gloria performed several concerts in Spain, specifi-
December 9, 2006 appearance on ITV’s The X Factor.[citation cally Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza and Tenerife. Two of
needed] these concerts, in Las Ventas, Spain,[24] and Rotterdam,
Estefan also released two additional similar compila- The Netherlands, were free to the public.
tion albums that year for other markets. The Very Best of Back in the states, Gloria performed a special concert
Gloria Estefan was released in Europe and Mexico, and was at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to raise
similar to The Essential Gloria Estefan, but also included as funds for the Education of South Florida.[25] Gloria was
a bonus track "Dr. Pressure". This compilation was certi- a headliner for Bette Midler’s "Annual Hulaween Gala"
fied GOLD in Ireland.[23] Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos, along with other special guests such as Kathy Griffin and
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a costume contest judged by Michael Kors. The event 2011 Miss Little Havana
benefited the New York Restoration Project.[26] On April 7, 2011, Estefan made an unannounced appear-
During the Thanksgiving season, Gloria Estefan ap- ance at auditions for The X Factor in Miami, and gave en-
peared on Rosie O’ Donnell’s television special Rosie Live! couragement to the 7,500 participants gathered outside
singing a duet with O’Donnell titled "Gonna Eat For the Bank United Center for auditions.[37]
Thanksgiving", an alternate version of "Gonna Eat For In 2011, Estefan was inducted into the Hollywood
Christmas" from on O’Donnell’s album A Rosie Christmas. Bowl Hall of Fame along with Grammy and Emmy award
In 2009, Estefan announced plans for her "farewell winner Harry Connick Jr. Both singers performed at a
tour" of Latin America and South America.[27] Estefan has special concert on June 17, 2011, with Thomas Wilkins
explained that this tour is intended to be her last, so that as musical conductor. Proceeds from this event went to
she can spend more time with her daughter Emily.[28] benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute’s educa-
Estefan also completed a three-night concert series with tion programs.[38]
Carole King entitled "She’s Got a Friend" at the Foxwoods Estefan’s new dance-oriented studio album, Miss Little
Resort Casino.[citation needed] Havana, is scheduled to be released in the United States
The tour continued with a concert at Guadalajara in on September 27, 2011, with the physical CD available ex-
Mexico, as part of a program designed to improve clusively at Target.[39][40] Early on, Estefan had described
tourism in Mexico,[29] and a series of appearances at mu- the album as a project in the vein of her 1998 hit album
sic festivals throughout Europe, including headlining at gloria! Collaborating with her on the album were produc-
the Summer Pops Music Festival in Liverpool on July 27, ers Pharrell Williams, Motiff, Emilio Estefan, and Drop
2009.[30] Dead Beats.[41]
The same year, Gloria opened the "In Performance at One song from the album, "Wepa", premiered on May
the White House: Fiesta Latina 2009" with "No Llores". 31, 2011 at AmericanAirlines Arena in a special music
Also, at the end, Estefan together with Jennifer Lopez, video of the song for the Miami Heat. The Heat video was
Thalía, Marc Anthony, José Feliciano, performed a rendi- released on YouTube on June 1.[42][43] The song went on
tion of her Spanish-language classic, "Mi Tierra".[31] sale for digital downloading at the iTunes music store on
July 24.[44]
2010s In the fall of 2011, Estefan began hosting Gloria Este-
Gloria began 2010 with a charity single: she and her hus- fan’s Latin Beat, a seven-part series for BBC Radio 2 in the
band, producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., invited artists to United Kingdom that explores the history of Latin mu-
record "Somos El Mundo", a Spanish-language version of sic.[45]
Michael Jackson’s song "We Are The World". The song,
written by Estefan and approved by Quincy Jones, was
recorded, and premiered during El Show de Cristina on
Career outside of singing
March 1, 2010.[32] All of the money from sales of the song
went to Haitian relief.[33][34] Film and television appearances
On March 24, 2010, Gloria led a march down Miami’s Estefan has appeared in two films, Music of the Heart
Calle Ocho in support of Cuba’s Las Damas de Blanco (1999) and For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
(Ladies in White).[35] Las Damas de Blanco is an opposi- (2000). Estefan made a cameo appearance with her hus-
tion movement in Cuba that consists of wives and other band in Marley & Me in 2008.
female relatives of jailed dissidents. Since 2003, the Estefan was cast to star as Connie Francis, a U.S. pop
women have protested the imprisonments by attending singer of the 1950s and early 1960s, in Who’s Sorry Now?,
Mass each Sunday wearing white dresses and then silent- based on Francis’ life. Filming supposedly began in late
ly walking through the streets in white clothing. 2008, according to Parade Magazine (March 23, 2008).
Late in the year, Gloria took part in Broadway’s "24 Estefan, in an interview with www.allheadlinenews.com,
Hour Plays" in which actors, writers, and directors col- stated the film would be released in 2009. As of December
laborate to produce and perform six one-act plays within 2009, the film has been dropped as Connie Francis had
24 hours to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership. She per- irreconcilable differences with Estefan over the film’s
formed alongside actors Elijah Wood, Diane Neal, and Ali- writer. Francis wanted to hire writer Robert L. Freedman,
cia Witt in the play I Think You’ll Love This One, written who had written the Emmy Award winning mini-series
by the 20-year-old winner of the Montblanc writers’ pro- Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. Estefan refused
ject, Elizabeth Cruz Cortes.[36] Estefan’s performance was to consider him, which according to Francis ended the
praised by critics and by the director of the play. project collaboration.[46]
Estefan appeared in the ABC television special El-
mopalooza, which aired February 20, 1998, in which she
sang the song "Mambo, I, I, I". In April 2004, Estefan ap-
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peared on the Fox Broadcasting Company’s program, Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the
American Idol as a guest mentor for the contestants’ Latin highest award that can be given to a naturalized U.S.
week.[citation needed] citizen.[citation needed] She has won the Hispanic Heritage
Award, an MTV Video Music Award, two cable television
Books ACE Awards and the 1993 National Music Foundation’s
Estefan has written two children’s books: The Magically Humanitarian of the Year award. The singer is the recip-
Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog (2005) and ient of the American Music Award for Lifetime Achieve-
Noelle’s Treasure Tale (2006). The latter book spent a week ment. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
at #3 on the New York Times Bestseller list for children’s Her husband, Emilio, a world-renowned music impre-
books.[47] sario, received a star adjacent to his wife’s on the Holly-
She also collaborated on a cookbook with her hus- wood Walk of Fame in 2005.[citation needed]
band entitled Estefan Kitchen, which was published in Estefan holds an honorary doctoral degree in music
2008. It contains 60 traditional Cuban recipes.[48] from the University of Miami, awarded in 1993.[53] She
was a member of the Board of Trustees of the University
Other business ventures of Miami.[54] In 2002, Barry University in Miami bestowed
upon her an honorary law degree.[citation needed] Along
with her husband, Estefan received an honorary doctoral
degree in music from the Berklee College of Music in Bos-
ton in 2007.[55] She also delivered the commencement
address to the 2007 graduating class.[55]
In 2002, she received the Congressional Hispanic Cau-
cus Institute Medallion of Excellence for Community Ser-
vice. The singer was Musicares Person of the Year in
1994. Gloria also founded the Gloria Estefan Foundation
whose goal is to help those with spinal cord injuries.
She has been honored twice by the Songwriters Hall
of Fame. In 1992, she served as a public member of the
United States Delegation to the 47th General Assembly to
the United Nations.[citation needed]
The Cardozo hotel on Ocean Drive, in Miami Beach, Florida. Estefan received the Latin Recording Academy Per-
son of the Year award at the Latin Grammy Awards in
Gloria and Emilio Estefan own a number of business es- November 2008 in recognition of her twenty-five year
tablishments, including seven Cuban-themed restaurants singing career. She is the first female singer to receive
(Bongos Cuban Café). The restaurants are located in Mi- this award.[citation needed] She also received a Latin Gram-
ami; Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, part of the Ameri- my for "Best Traditional Tropical Album" for 90 Millas,
can Airlines Arena; Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and a Latin Grammy for "Best Tropical Song" for her sin-
Hollywood, Florida; Walt Disney World’s Downtown Dis- gle, "Píntame De Colores". This marked the first occasion
ney in Orlando; Mexico City; and Puerto Vallarta, Mex- for Estefan to ever win a Grammy award for a song (ei-
ico. They also own two hotels: the Costa d’Este in Vero ther Latin or non-Latin).[56]
Beach which opened in 2008,[49] and The Cardozo in Mia- On March 12, 2009, Estefan was honored as a BMI Icon
mi Beach. at the 16th annual BMI Latin Awards. Her catalog boasts
Gloria Estefan was appointed to the board of directors 22 BMI Latin and Pop Awards, along with 11 BMI Million-
for Univision Communications Inc. in 2007, according to Air Awards.[57]
Hispanic Market Weekly. The Estefans’ estimated net In April 2010, Estefan and her husband received a star
worth as of 2011 was approximately $700 million, accord- in the "Walk Of Stars" in Las Vegas for their contribution
ing to an article in People En Espanol magazine. to music industry.[58] On April 28, 2011, at the Latin Bill-
In June 2009, Gloria Estefan and her husband bought board Awards, Estefan was honored with the Billboard
a "very small" ownership stake in the Miami Dol- Spirit of Hope Award for her philanthropic work.[59]
phins.[50][51][52]
Discography
Awards
Main article: List of awards received by Gloria Estefan
Albums discography
In addition to her seven Grammys, Estefan has received Main article: Gloria Estefan albums discography
a number of other awards. In May 1993, she received the Studio albums
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Release date Title
1984 Eyes of Innocence
1985 Primitive Love
1987 Let It Loose / Anything for You
1989 Cuts Both Ways
1991 Into The Light
1993 Mi Tierra
1994 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
1995 Abriendo Puertas
1996 Destiny
1998 gloria!
2000 Alma Caribeña
2003 Unwrapped
2007 90 Millas
2011 Miss Little Havana
Singles discography See also
Main article: Gloria Estefan singles discography
• Best selling music artists
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot
Filmography 100 (U.S.)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S.
Dance chart
Videography • Pop Latino
• Video Exitos (1986) L.D.L Enterprises
•
•
Homecoming Concert (1989) CMV
Evolution (1990) CMV
References
• Coming Out Of The Dark (1991) SMV [1] http://latinmusic.about.com/b/2007/08/24/gloria-
• Into The Light World Tour (1992) SMV estefan-latin-pop-superstar.htm
• Everlasting Gloria! (1995) EMV [2] http://www.wowmiami.com/
• The Evolution Tour Live In Miami (1996) EMV queen_of_latin_pop_gloria_estefan.html
• Don’t Stop (1998) EMV [3] http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/
• Que siga la tradición (2001) EMV everlastinggloriaestefan/
• Live In Atlantis (2002) EMV [4] Estefan awarded for her career at the Latin
• Famous (2003) (Video journal about making-of Grammy’s
Unwrapped LP; included in CD package) [5] "Celebrity Counsel For Miami GuitarTown Gloria
• Live & Unwrapped (2004) EMV Estefan Autographs Gibson Les Paul Sculpture
’Gateway to the Americas’", Miami GuitarTown,
Gibson Guitar Corporation, March 17, 2009
Books [6] "Top Selling Artists" list at RIAA site
• The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog [7] Gloria Estefan Biography on Family Roots (Spanish)
(2005) ISBN 0-06-082623-1. [8] Gloria Estefan Interview.(Spanish)
• Noelle’s Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious [9] "Sister Ann Christine Charron, IHM", IHM Sisters –
Adventure (2006) Then and Now, January 2010, Sister Ann Christine
• Estefan’s Kitchen (2008) Charron, IHM., who had mentored Gloria Estefan at
St. Michael-Archangel School.
[10] "Gloria Estefan", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Florida
Tours [11] Gloria Estefan Biography on Biography.com
Main article: List of Gloria Estefan concert tours [12] "Gloria Estefan Could Have Been a Spy", People
magazine, March 4, 2009
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Film
Year Film Role Notes
1999 Music of the Heart Isabel Debut acting performance
Vazquez
2000 Little Angelita Voice Narra- Animated Short Film
tor
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Sto- Emilia television film
ry
2003 Famous: The Making of Unwrapped Herself Album documentary
2007 90 Millas Documentary Herself Album documentary
2008 Marley & Me Herself Cameo appearance
2009 G-Force Juárez Voice in the Latin-American version of the film[60]
2010 Recording: The History Of Recorded Music Herself Documentary
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986 Club Med - One Episode
1989 Postcard From Miami with Clive James Herself One Episode
1993 The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna Herself
2000 Frasier Maria One Episode: "Something About Dr. Mary"
2005 A Capitol Fourth Herself
2009 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Herself One Episode: "Rosie and Gloria and Griffin... Oh
My!"
2010 The Marriage Ref Herself One Episode
2011 The X Factor Herself Cameo Miami Auditions
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Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame Inductee", Broadway [53] "History and Honorary Degree Recipients"
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Retrieved September 7, 2011. - ’80s-’90s sensation honored in Houston"
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Album, ’Miss Little Havana’" (Press release). Target [57] "Gloria Estefan Named Icon at 16th Annual BMI
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2". Sounds and Colours. November 1, 2011.
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radio-2/. • Gloria Estefan at MySpace.
[46] Daeida Magazine (December 2009) – Interview by: • Gloria Estefan Mexico Official Site.
David Ybarra pg. 26 LINK • Gloria Estefan 90 MILLAS Spanish Forum.
[47] "Best sellers: Children’s books – November 12, • Gloria Estefan receives her honorary Doctorate of
2006". New York Times. November 12, 2006. Music along side her husband Emilio from Berklee
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/books/ • Gloria Estefan at bmi.com
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cookbook". New York Daily News. 2008-12-13. Alternative names Fajardo, Gloria María Milagrosa
http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2008/12/13/ Short description Musician
2008-12-13_emilio_and_gloria_estefan_launch_cuban_f.html.of birth
Date September 1, 1957
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• American entertainers of Cuban descent
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• Grammy Award winners
• Latin Grammy Award winners
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• Opposition to Fidel Castro
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