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Gloria Estefan

(1957) Singer-songwriter Cuba

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Gloria Estefan is a singer-songwriter from Cuba, best known for Las Magicas y Misteriosas Aventuras de un Bulldog Llamado Noelle.

Quick Facts About Gloria Estefan

Born: September 1, 1957
Nationality: Cuba
Profession: Singer-songwriter
Notable works: Las Magicas y Misteriosas Aventuras de un Bulldog Llamado Noelle
Spouse: Emilio Estefan

About Gloria Estefan

Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 120 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Billboard Spirit of Hope Award honorary doctor of the University of Miami Great Immigrants Award Gershwin Prize Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts American Music Award of Merit Florida Artists Hall of Fame Presidential Medal of Freedom

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MusiCares Person of the Year Premios Ondas Songwriters Hall of Fame Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song Florida Women's Hall of Fame Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Lo Nuestro Excellence Award

Quotes by Gloria Estefan · Page 3

I bit down three nails rooting for the Heat.

Bits

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I love Gershwin. I love musicals.

Gershwin

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You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.

Believe

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I left Cuba when I was two years old. They took away my country, they stole the most intimate thing a human…

Castro

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If you're trying to do what's popular now, you're way behind already. By the time you record it and do it and…

Behinds

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When I write a song it's always from the point of view: makes the song the best it can be.

Point of view

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My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there…

Children

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[After a poor prognosis for recovery from her doctor following her 1990 bus accident] I said if it is up to me,…

Accidents

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It's not so much for me where you come from, who you are, what race you are. We're just human beings that…

Equal

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My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for…

Communicate

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If the 70's freed our inhibitions, what good did it do?

Ifs

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Sex and drugs were simply not discussed in our culture at that time.

Culture

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I gotta tell you, my nature is not to be the center of attention.

Attention

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Everything's funny for God's sake. Everything.

Funny

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Neither. I did not bring my crown, and the last thing I would want to do is get into politics.

Crowns

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There is nothing better than humor to keep a marriage going.

Humor

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Esperando (Cuando Cuba Sea Libre) is probably one of the most personal songs from the new [September, 2007] CD, "90 Millas" .…

Cds

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There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity you can't write.

Intelligence

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In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed.

Believe

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I dreamed of becoming a writer. And this dream is about to become a reality with the publication of my first, and…

Becoming

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Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help…

Difficult

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Music has been so healing in my life, so the fact that my music could be that for someone else is the…

Baby

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It's a universal story, it's an immigrant story, and it's a love story. In the United States, if you believe in yourself…

Believe

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Wherever there's a human being there's going to be somebody that tries to hold you back.

Being there

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How can we expect something positive to come from all the negative that we put into this world?

Negative

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