Gloria Estefan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 1, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Havana, Cuba
Biography
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (née Fajardo García; born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a four-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 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists 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. The group followed this with a number of hit singles throughout the decade, including "Anything for You", "1-2-3", "Bad Boy", and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You". The group was redubbed as Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine with the release of their 1987 album Let It Loose, and in 1989, Estefan rose to solo stardom with her debut solo album, Cuts Both Ways. In March 1990, Estefan sustained a life-threatening cervical fracture of her spine when her tour bus was involved in a crash near Scranton, Pennsylvania. She underwent an emergency surgery and made a full recovery. The following year, 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. The album was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Estefan's catalog of international solo hits includes "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Get On Your Feet", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Turn the Beat Around", "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)", and "Heaven's What I Feel". 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 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 Music Awards. She is also a recipient of the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was conferred by the then-President of the United States, Barack Obama. Billboard has listed Estefan as the third-most successful Latina and 23rd-greatest Latin Artist of all time in the U.S., based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Hailed as the "Queen of Latin Pop" and "Mother 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. ... Source: Article "Gloria Estefan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Filmography
Revolution's Daughter
Movie · as Self
Misión imposible, no... lo siguiente
Movie
Diane Warren: Relentless
Movie · as Self
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Movie · as Grandma Gigi
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Movie · as Self - Performer
Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Homenaje María Teresa Campos
Movie
Brisa
Movie · as Self
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Heartbreakers at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Superfan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Miami Wild
Movie · as Narrator
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Movie · as Self
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
Movie · as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers
Movie · as Self
Carlos Rivera: leyendas
Movie · as Self
Father of the Bride
Movie · as Ingrid Herrera
Los lunes a las 9
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Movie · as Self - Guest
Vivo
Movie · as Marta Sandoval (voice)
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Movie · as Self - Performer
Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba
Movie · as Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Movie · as Self
CBS Mornings
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
America's Musical Journey
Movie · as Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Movie · as Self
A Change of Heart
Movie · as Dr. Fajardo
One Day at a Time
TV · as Mirtha · 2 eps
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
Movie · as Self
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
Movie · as Self
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Movie · as Self
First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb
Movie · as Self - Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Movie · as Self
Jane the Virgin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Latino List
Movie · as Self
The Marriage Ref
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
A Step from Heaven
Movie · as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Glee
TV · as Maribel Lopez · 2 eps
Celia: The Queen
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
El hormiguero
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Selena ¡Vive!
Movie · as Self - Performer
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
Movie · as Self
Gloria Estefan: Live and Unwrapped
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The X Factor
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Gloria Estefan - Live in Atlantis
Movie · as Self
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
Movie · as Emilia
Latin Grammy Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Music of the Heart
Movie · as Isabel
Little Angelita
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Movie · as Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TV total
TV · as Self · 1 ep
VH1: Divas Live
Movie · as Self - Performer
Gloria Estefan: Live by Request
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie · as Self
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Movie · as Self
Gloria Estefan: Don't Stop
Movie · as Self - Vocals
The Garden Party
TV · 1 ep
The Magic Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps
Gloria Estefan: The Best of
Movie · as Self - cantante, actriz y compositora
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 7 eps
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 1 ep
1996 VH1 Honors
Movie · as self
Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live In Miami
Movie · as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Gloria Estefan - Everlasting Gloria!
Movie · as Self
Somos un solo pueblo
Movie · as Self
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Movie · as Self
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Frasier
TV · as Maria (voice) · 1 ep
World Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gloria Estefan – Into the Light World Tour
Movie · as Self
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
Movie · as Self - Performer
Gloria Estefan: On Tour
Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
Clive James' Postcard from
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big World Cafe
TV · 2 eps
Sid & Marty Krofft's Redeye Express
Movie · as Self
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
Movie · as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Flitterabend
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self - The Miami Sound Machine · 1 ep
Club Med
Movie · as Self
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self - The Miami Sound Machine · 1 ep
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The BRIT Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
TV · as Self - The Miami Sound Machine · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep