- Born
- Birth nameGloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García
- Nickname
- Queen of Latin Pop
- Height4′ 10¾″ (1.49 m)
- Gloria Estefan was born on September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba. She is a music artist and actress, known for Music of the Heart (1999), Poseidon (2006) and The Specialist (1994). She has been married to Emilio Estefan Jr. since September 2, 1978. They have two children.
- SpouseEmilio Estefan Jr.(September 2, 1978 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenLara Coppola
- RelativesSasha Estefan(Grandchild)Lili Estefan(Niece or Nephew)
- Pionnering in the Latin-Crossover music in the 1980's (mixing afro-cuban rhythms and instruments with pop-rock melodies and songs).
- Petite frame.
- Her works with her husband Emilio Estefan Jr.
- In the 1950s, her father Jose Fajardo was a personal bodyguard to the first lady of Cuba, the wife of president Fulgencio Batista. Following Fidel Castro's Revolution in 1959, Jose was captured in the futile 1962 Bay of Pigs invasion that sought to free Cuba from Communist rule. He was held prisoner until an exchange was arranged soon after by U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
- Once worked as a translator for the U. S. Customs Service at Miami airport.
- Father was a Vietnam veteran and died of suspected exposure to agent-orange
- Her husband, Emilio Estefan Jr., was her first and only boyfriend.
- Tour bus crash left her with a broken back.
- [on starring in a movie based on singer Connie Francis] She isn't in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, and yet she was the first pop star worldwide, recorded in nine languages. She has done a lot of things for victims' rights since her rape in the '70s . . . There's a major story there.
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