Gloria Estefan
Latin superstar Gloria Estefan first came to fame as the frontwoman of Miami Sound Machine in the '70s. Born Gloria Fajardo in Havana, she came with her family to Miami as a child during the Cuban Revolution, and became a US citizen in 1974. She studied psychology at the University of Miami and while still a student, she joined a dance band called the Miami Spanish Boys, led by keyboardist Emilio Estefan. The group became Miami Sound Machine and the pair were married soon after. Initially big with Spanish-speaking audiences, the group's mix of disco and Latin pop didn't cross over until they began making English-language albums in the early '80s. "Dr. Beat" in 1984 was their first international dance hit, though it was easily topped by the next two albums, Eyes of Innocence and Let it Loose , which went multi-platinum and produced eight hit singles between them-among them were "Conga," which would become Estefan's signature dance song, and "I Need Your Love," the first of her many ballad hits. By now she had top billing in the group, and 1989's Cuts Both Ways, though largely made with the same group, was released as a solo album. It produced another five singles including a smash ballad, "Don't Wanna Lose You." Soon after its release, Estefan met with President Bush on March 20, 1990 to discuss antidrug efforts. Leaving that meeting, her tour bus was struck by a van in Scranton, PA and she was critically injured with a fractured spine. Against the odds she made a full recovery within a year, and had another success with Into the Light, a concept album about overcoming adversity. Another career peak would come with the 1996 album Destiny, which coincided with a commercial resurgence of Latin music. Among its hits was "Reach," which became the theme of that year's Summer Olympics. She carried her career into other media, making her movie debut in the Wes Craven film "Music of the Heart" (1999). During 2010 she and Emilio Estefan spearheaded an all-star, Spanish-language version of the Michael Jackson charity song "We Are the World" for Haitian relief. A jukebox musical based on the Estefans' life story, On Your Feet! , opened on Broadway in 2015 and toured internationally. Gloria Estefan was featured at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diane Warren: Relentless | Self | - | 2024 |
80% |
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Father of the Bride | Ingrid Herrera (Character) | - | 2022 |
86% |
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Vivo | Marta Sandoval (Voice) | - | 2021 |
96% |
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It |
Unknown (Character), Self |
$263.2K | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Emilia (Character) | - | 2000 |
64% |
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Music of the Heart | Isabel Vasquez (Character) | $14.8M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Elmopalooza! | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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VH1 Divas Live 1998 | Music Performer | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gloria Estefan - Don't Stop! | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020 2024 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Superfan | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View |
Music Performer, Guest |
2013-2015 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk |
Music Performer, Guest |
2011-2013 2018 2020-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Dine For With Kate Sullivan | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Poetry in America | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2011 2021 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Host | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home & Family | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2012-2013 2015 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray |
Music Performer, Guest |
2006-2007 2011 2013 2020 |
99% | 89% | One Day at a Time | Mirtha (Guest Star) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dr. Oz Show | Guest | 2016 |
100% | 86% | Jane The Virgin | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Interview With Dan Rather | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2013-2016 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2015 |
70% | 72% | Glee | Maribel Lopez (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 91% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Music Performer | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2012-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Next | Judge | 2012 |
33% | No Score Yet | The Marriage Ref | Guest | 2010 |
68% | 54% | American Idol | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street |
Music Performer, Guest |
1993 1995 2000 2002 2005 |
95% | 95% | Frasier | Maria (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blue's Clues | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |