Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1957-09-01 (66 years old)

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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".

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Filmography

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self 73

Movies 52

TV Shows 37

Narrator 2

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Diane Warren: Relentless

Diane Warren: Relentless (2024)

Movie
Homenaje María Teresa Campos

Homenaje María Teresa Campos (2024)

Movie
Self
Superfan

Superfan (2023)

TV
Self (archive footage)
Heartbreakers at the BBC

Heartbreakers at the BBC (2023)

Movie
Actress
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar

Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar (2022)

Movie
Self
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022)

TV
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers (2022)

Movie
Ingrid Herrera
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride (2022)

Movie
9
Self
Carlos Rivera - Leyendas

Carlos Rivera - Leyendas (2022)

Movie
Narrator
Miami Wild

Miami Wild (2022)

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

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song (2022)

Movie
Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021)

Movie
Marta Sandoval (voice)
Vivo

Vivo (2021)

Movie
3.67
Self
Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba

Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba (2021)

Movie
Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)

Movie
Self - Performer
Latin GRAMMY Celebra: Ellas y Su Música

Latin GRAMMY Celebra: Ellas y Su Música (2021)

Movie
Self - Guest
Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days

Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days (2021)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Siempre, Luis

Siempre, Luis (2020)

Movie
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall (2019)

TV
Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)

Movie
Self
America's Musical Journey

America's Musical Journey (2018)

Movie
Dr. Fajardo
A Change of Heart

A Change of Heart (2017)

Movie
Mirtha
One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time (2017)

TV
5.93
Self - Host
First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb

First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb (2015)

Movie
Self - Interviewee / Musician
The Latin Explosion: A New America

The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015)

Movie
Self
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King

A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King (2015)

Movie
Self
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank

The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank (2015)

Movie
Self
Jane the Virgin

Jane the Virgin (2014)

TV
7.22
Self
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It

Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It (2014)

Movie
Self
Latino Americans

Latino Americans (2013)

TV
Self
The Latino List

The Latino List (2011)

Movie
Self - Panelist
The Marriage Ref

The Marriage Ref (2010)

TV
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

TV
Maribel Lopez
Glee

Glee (2009)

TV
6.57
Self
A Step from Heaven

A Step from Heaven (2009)

Movie
Self
Celia: The Queen

Celia: The Queen (2008)

Movie
What Perez Sez

What Perez Sez (2007)

TV
Self / Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

TV
7.5
Self - Performer
Selena ¡vive!

Selena ¡vive! (2005)

Movie
Self - Performer
The X Factor

The X Factor (2004)

TV
Self
Gloria Estefan: Live and Unwrapped

Gloria Estefan: Live and Unwrapped (2004)

Movie
Self
Celia Cruz: ¡Azúcar!

Celia Cruz: ¡Azúcar! (2004)

Movie
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)

Movie
Self
All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video

All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video (2001)

Movie
Emilia
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)

Movie
Self
Latin Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards (2000)

TV
Self - Performer
Gloria Estefan - Live in Atlantis

Gloria Estefan - Live in Atlantis (2000)

Movie
Isabel
Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart (1999)

Movie
6
Self - Performer
Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards (1999)

TV
10
Self
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo (1999)

Movie
Self
TV Total

TV Total (1999)

TV
Narrator
Little Angelita

Little Angelita (1999)

Movie
Self
Gloria Estefan: Live by Request

Gloria Estefan: Live by Request (1998)

Movie
Self
Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche (1998)

TV
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan: Don't Stop

Gloria Estefan: Don't Stop (1998)

Movie
The Garden Party

The Garden Party (1998)

TV
Self
The Magic Hour

The Magic Hour (1998)

TV
Self - Performer
VH1: Divas Live

VH1: Divas Live (1998)

Movie
Self
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years (1998)

Movie
Self
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)

Movie
Self / Self - Guest
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Self
Leute heute

Leute heute (1997)

TV
Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party (1997)

Movie
cantante, actriz y compositora
Gloria Estefan: The Best of

Gloria Estefan: The Best of (1997)

Movie
Self
Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live In Miami

Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live In Miami (1996)

Movie
Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

TV
3.93
Self
1996 VH1 Honors

1996 VH1 Honors (1996)

Movie
Self
Somos un solo pueblo

Somos un solo pueblo (1995)

Movie
Self
MADtv

MADtv (1995)

TV
1
Self
Gloria Estefan - Everlasting Gloria!

Gloria Estefan - Everlasting Gloria! (1995)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait (1993)

TV
Maria (voice)
Frasier

Frasier (1993)

TV
5.35
Self
World Music Awards

World Music Awards (1993)

TV
Self
Aretha Franklin: Duets

Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)

Movie
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

TV
5.75
Self - Chanteuse
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture

Euro Disney : L'Ouverture (1992)

Movie
Self
Gloria Estefan – Into the Light World Tour

Gloria Estefan – Into the Light World Tour (1992)

Movie
Self - Singer
Flitterabend

Flitterabend (1988)

TV
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

TV
Self
Going Live!

Going Live! (1987)

TV
Self - The Miami Sound Machine
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Self
Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..? (1981)

TV
Self
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops (1964)

TV
Self - The Miami Sound Machine
Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963)

TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Self
Today

Today (1952)

TV
Self
Revolution's Daughter

Revolution's Daughter

Movie
Self (Judge)
Born to Diva

Born to Diva

TV

Ratings

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Gloria EstefanGloria Estefan

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1957-09-01 (66 years old)

Birth Name
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García

Birth Place
Havana, Cuba

Religion
Buddhist

Spouse
Emilio Estefan

Children
Emily Estefan

Citizenships
United States of America, Cuba

Residences
United States of America, United States of America

Also Known As
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García, The Miami Sound Machine

Awards
Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Florida Women's Hall of Fame, Florida Artists Hall of Fame, American Music Award of Merit, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Great Immigrants, MusiCares Person of the Year, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Premios Ondas, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song, Gershwin Prize, 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, Billboard Spirit of Hope Award, honorary doctor of the University of Miami


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