My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Temple's double - she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
My grandmother would shanghai pilots at the Havana airport so they'd bring me cartons of mango baby food - the only kind I'd eat. I learned to eat peach later. And in every carton, she'd slip a Cuban record. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Stevie Wonder always smells so good... I'm like a DEA dog, I can smell people a block away! — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
When I went to do "Carson" that night, they wanted us to do two songs, but we were a brand new band. "Conga" hadn't even hit the top 10 yet. They go, "Do you think you could do something that people know, because we want you to do a second song, but not two originals, because we don't want to… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share
My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
I stare to memorize your face, to kiss you in my mind, love you all the time. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
There's some people that are 24 hours with the baby and it doesn't make a difference. They could be anywhere. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and Ive always looked at life that way; Ive always tried… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
We kiss and hug our kids a lot! And even now when our son lives 3,000 miles away, we talk every day, sometimes several times. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Music has been one of the most beautiful things in my life and will always be a very big part of who I am… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
