Gloria Estefan

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Sep 01, 1957 (67 years old)

Gloria Estefan

Known For

Brisa
1h 34m
Movie 2024

Brisa

Brisa de Angulo Losada, a survivor and advocate for other victims of childhood sexual violence, took her decades-long fight for justice all the way to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights after the legal system in Bolivia failed her. Along the way, she attended Rutgers Law School to become her own lawyer, and ultimately was responsible for a landmark ruling in 2023 that will change the way Latin American countries prosecute cases of sexual violence against children.

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2h 0m
Movie 2024

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

An evening celebrating half a century of groundbreaking music, iconic moments, unforgettable performances, and rich pop culture history.

Homenaje María Teresa Campos
Movie 2024

Homenaje María Teresa Campos

Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
1h 31m
Movie 2022

Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar

The official documentary on the life and continuing career of singer-songwriter and guitarist Jose Feliciano - the world’s greatest living guitarist, first-ever Latin crossover artist and pioneer in the mixing of musical genres and song interpretation. From an impoverished neighborhood in Puerto Rico to the streets of Spanish Harlem to the top of the pop music charts - Jose Feliciano has crafted an unrivaled music career spanning five decades. At the height of popularity, a national controversy almost ended his career. His enduring legacy is a testament to his undeniable talent & incredible resiliency.

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers
0h 42m
Movie 2022

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers

We're spotlighting key figures in the Hispanic and Latin American community, including music icon Gloria Estefan, actor Diego Luna and Hall of Fame baseball player David Ortiz.

Father of the Bride
1h 58m
Movie 2022

Father of the Bride

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.

Carlos Rivera: leyendas
1h 32m
Movie 2022

Carlos Rivera: leyendas

Miami Wild
0h 50m
Movie 2022

Miami Wild

The stories of American cities are inextricably linked with the tales of immigrants, making their lives there. And Miami is no exception – in the last century, it has become a melting pot of wildlife from around the globe. However their fortunes change, the animal immigrants of Miami have beaten the odds to gain a foothold on a new continent. But in a city that’s so intimately linked with the rest of the world, it won’t be long before a new generation of animal immigrants arrives, to create a new life for themselves… in Miami Wild.

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
1h 0m
Movie 2022

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song

The nation’s library, musical artists and American leaders honored pop music icon Lionel Richie in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, as he was awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an all-star tribute concert. The lineup will include performances by previous Gershwin Prize honoree Gloria Estefan, Boyz II Men, Luke Bryan, Andra Day, Chris Stapleton, Miguel, Yolanda Adams, and a special performance by honoree Lionel Richie. Actor and comedian Anthony Anderson hosted the event.

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
1h 35m
Movie 2021

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

The story of the iconic singer's fascinating six-decade career in both music and Black and LGBTQ activism.

Biography

Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, 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 75 million worldwide, making her the second best selling female latin artist in history and one of the best-selling female singers of all-time. A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single "Conga", which became Estefan's signature song and led to Miami Sound Machine winning the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival's grand prix in 1986. In 1988, she and Miami Sound Machine achieved their first number-one hit with "Anything for You". Estefan is credited with breaking down barriers and opening doors for Latin musicians, including Selena, Jon Secada, Shakira and Ricky Martin. In March 1990, Estefan sustained a life-threatening cervical vertebrae fracture when her tour bus was involved in a serious accident near Scranton, Pennsylvania. She underwent an emergency surgical stabilization of her cervical spine and post-surgical rehabilitation that lasted almost a year, but made a full recovery. A year later, in March 1991, Estefan launched her comeback with a worldwide tour and album, Into the Light. Estefan's 1993 Spanish-language album Mi Tierra won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album. Mi Tierra immediately soared to the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart upon its release. The album was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Many of Estefan's songs, including "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "1-2-3", "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Get On Your Feet", "Here We Are", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Bad Boy", "Oye!", "Party Time" and a remake of "Turn the Beat Around," became international chart-topping hits. In addition to winning three Grammy Awards and being a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Estefan has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame, and was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2017 for her contributions to American cultural life. Estefan also won an MTV Video Music Award, was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, and has been named BMI Songwriter of the Year. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard awards. Billboard has listed Estefan as the third Most Successful Latina and 23rd Greatest Latin Artist of all time in US, based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Hailed as the "Queen of Latin Pop" by the media, she has amassed 38 number one hits across Billboard charts, including 15 chart-topping songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart. Rolling Stone has ranked her 1985 hit "Conga" the 11th Greatest Latin Pop Songs of all time. Richard Blanco, the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Poet, told The Boston Globe in 2020 that Estefan is among the Latin singers who helped him gain ground "in the musical poetry of my culture and rejuvenate my spirits".

Acting

2024
Brisa
2024
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
Homenaje María Teresa Campos
2022
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers
2022
Father of the Bride
2022
Carlos Rivera: leyendas
2022
Miami Wild
2022
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021
Vivo
2021
Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2020
Siempre, Luis
2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018
America's Musical Journey
2017
A Change of Heart
2015
First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb
2015
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
2015
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
2014
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
2011
The Latino List
2009
A Step from Heaven
2008
Celia: The Queen
2005
Selena ¡Vive!
2000
Gloria Estefan - Live in Atlantis
1999
Music of the Heart
1999
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999
Little Angelita
1998
Gloria Estefan: Live by Request
1998
VH1: Divas Live
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1997
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1996
1996 VH1 Honors
1995
Somos un solo pueblo
1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1992
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
1992
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1988
Sid & Marty Krofft's Redeye Express
1988
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom

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