Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan, kent profeesionally as Gloria Estefan (born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban American sangster, sangwriter, actress an entrepreneur. Kent as the "Queen o Laitin Pop",[1][2][3] she is in the tap 100 best sellin muisic airtists wi an estimatit 90 million records sauld warldwide,[4][5] 31.5 million o those in the Unitit States alane.[6] She haes wan three Grammy Awards an fower Latin Grammys, an is the maist successfu crossover performer in Latin music tae date.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García |
| Born | 1 September 1957 Havana, Cuba |
| Oreigin | Miami, Florida, Unitit States |
| Genres | Laitin pop, dance-pop, pop, dance, EDM |
| Thrift | Sangster-sangwriter, actress, hotelier, restauranteur, writer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, percussion |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Epic (1977–2006) Burgundy (2007–2010) Crescent Moon / Verve Forecast (2011–present) |
| Associate acts | Emilio Estefan Miami Sound Machine |
| Wabsteid | gloriaestefan |
Early life
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo wis born September 1,1957,in Havana, Cuba, tae Jose an Gloria Fajardo. Her maternal grandfather, Leonardo García, immigrated tae Cuba frae Pola de Siero, Asturias, Spain, whaur he mairit Gloria's maternal grandmother, oreeginally frae Logroño, Spain.[7][8] Prior tae the Cuban Revolution, her faither wis a Cuban soldier an a bodyguard tae Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The Fajardo faimily fled tae Miami, Florida as a result of the Cuban Revolution an settled doun thare. Shortly efter thay moved tae the United States, Gloria's faither joined the US military an focht in the Vietnam War an moved tae Houston, Texas, haein participated in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. Gloria attended St. Michael-Archangel School[9] an Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Miami. Her faither became ill efter returning frae Vietnam an Gloria helped her mither, Gloria Fajardo, care for him. Her mither worked as a schuilteacher for the Dade County Public School seestem. Gloria Estefan graduated frae college in 1979 wi a B.A. in psychology, wi a minor in French, frae the University of Miami.[10][11] Whan she wis studyin at the varsity, she worked as an Inglis/Spaingie/French translator at Miami International Airport Customs Department an, acause of her d abilities, wis ance approached bi the CIA as a possible employee.[12][13] Estefan wis raised Catholic.[14]
Marriage
Gloria became romantically involvit wi the Miami Sound Machine's baund leader, Emilio Estefan, in 1976. As she later revealed, "he wis ma first an anerlie boyfriend." She an Emilio marriet on 1 September 1978.[15][16] Thay hae a son, Nayib (born 2 September 1980) an a dochter, Emily Marie Consuelo (born 5 Dizember 1994).[17] The faimily lives in the Star Island section of Miami Beach, Florida.,[16][18][19] On 5 Juin 2010 Nayib marriet Miami nichtclub promoter Lara Diamante Coppola[20][21] in the backyard of his parents mega mansion.[22] On 21 Juin 2012 the first Estefan grandbairn wis born: grandson Sasha Argento Estefan Coppola.[23][24]
Discografie
Albums discografie
Studio albums
| Release date | Title |
|---|---|
Singles discografie
Filmografie
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Isabel Vazquez | Debut actin performance |
| 2000 | Little Angelita | Voice Narrator | Animatit Short Film |
| For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Emilia | Televeesion film | |
| 2003 | Famous: The Making of Unwrapped | Hersel | Album documentar |
| 2007 | 90 Millas Documentary | Hersel | Album documentar |
| Your Mommy Kills Animals | Hersel | Documentar | |
| 2008 | Marley & Me | Hersel | Cameo appearance |
| 2009 | G-Force | Juárez | Voice in the Laitin-American version o the film[25] |
| 2010 | Recording: The History Of Recorded Music | Hersel | Documentar |
| Televeesion | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Club Med | - | Ane episode |
| 1989 | Postcard From Miami with Clive James | Hersel | Ane episode |
| 1993 | The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna | Hersel | |
| 2000 | Frasier | Maria | Ane episode: "Something About Dr. Mary" |
| 2005 | A Capitol Fourth | Hersel | |
| 2009 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Hersel | Ane episode: "Rosie and Gloria and Griffin... Oh My!" |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Hersel | Ane episode |
| 2011 | The X Factor | Hersel | Cameo Miami Auditions |
| 2012 | Glee | Mrs. Maribel Lopez | Episode: "Goodbye" |
| The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep | Hersel | ||
Videografie
- Video Éxitos (1986) L.D.L Enterprises
- Homecoming Concert (1989) CMV
- Evolution (1990) CMV
- Coming Out Of The Dark (1991) SMV
- Into The Light World Tour (1992) SMV
- Everlasting Gloria! (1995) EMV
- The Evolution Tour Live In Miami (1996) EMV
- Don't Stop (1998) EMV
- Que siga la tradición (2001) EMV
- Live In Atlantis (2002) EMV
- Famous (2003) (Video journal about making-of Unwrapped LP; included in CD package)
- Live & Unwrapped (2004) EMV
Beuks
- The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog (2005) ISBN 0-06-082623-1.
- Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure (2006)
- Estefan's Kitchen (2008)
Tours
See also
- Best sellin muisic airtists
- Latin pop
