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Gloria Estefan
Actor, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born September 1, 1957 (67 years)
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".
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".
Filmography
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Host |
| 2023 | Superfan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Los Montaner (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | CNN This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar · as Self |
| 2022 | Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over · as Self |
| 2021 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 40 Sad Songs from the 80s! · as Gloria Estefan |
| 2021 | Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba · as Self |
| 2021 | The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Legends of the 80s! · as Gloria Estefan |
| 2021 | The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Host |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Lessons in 80s Love! · as Gloria Estefan |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Greatest Voices of the 80s! · as Gloria Estefan |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Boys vs Girls of the 80s! · as Gloria Estefan |
| 2020 | Red Table Talk: The Estefans (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Siempre, Luis · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | The 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Host |
| 2018 | America's Musical Journey · as Self |
| 2018 | To Dine For with Kate Sullivan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Jeremy Vine (TV Series) · as Self - Pop Legend |
| 2018 | Poetry In America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Pavarotti, chanteur populaire · as Self |
| 2017 | The Beat with Ari Melber (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2016 | Collision Course (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Latin Explosion: A New America · as Self |
| 2015 | Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (TV Series) · as Self - Guest, Singalong Live |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank · as Self |
| 2015 | The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank · as Self |
| 2014 | Jane the Virgin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The 68th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The 56th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | Latino Americans (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | Hello Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Gloria Estefan: The Standards · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Mario Lopez: One on One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Encontro com Patrícia Poeta (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Oprah's Next Chapter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Rosie Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The Latino List · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Real Housewives of Miami (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Streisand: Live in Concert · as Self - Audience |
| 2008 | Marley & Me · as Self |
| 2008 | Rosie Live · as Self |
| 2008 | The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner & Performer |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | College Tour (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | What Perez Sez (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Britain's Got Talent (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Your Mommy Kills Animals! · as Self - Singer |
| 2006 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Self |
| 2006 | Paula's Party (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | 2006 ALMA Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | A Capitol Fourth · as Self |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | Selena ¡vive! · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | The 2004 Billboard Music Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly - It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Xtra Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The X Factor (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | Live and Unwrapped · as Self |
| 2004 | Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar! · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | La Academia (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | The 44th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Operación Triunfo (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2001 | The Chris Isaak Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | Céline Dion: All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | Latin Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | The Teen Choice Awards 1999 · as Self |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The 41st Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | Super Bowl XXXIII · as Self - Halftime Performer |
| 1999 | The Latin Beat · as Self |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (1998) (TV Series) · as Self - Center Square |
| 1998 | Gloria Estefan: Don't Stop · as Self - Vocals |
| 1998 | El informal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | The Magic Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music · as Self - Performer |
| 1998 | Susana Giménez (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | Versus (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1998 | Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope · as Self |
| 1998 | The 40th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | Elmopalooza! · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Leute heute (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 39th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Blue's Clues (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | 1996 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Gloria Estefan: Everlasting Gloria · as Self |
| 1995 | Super Bowl XXIX · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Dennis Miller Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The American Music Awards 20th Anniversary Special · as Self - Performer |
| 1993 | The 20th Annual American Music Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | All you need is Love (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Super Bowl XXVI · as Self - Halftime Show Performer |
| 1991 | Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music · as Self |
| 1991 | The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | The 18th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1990 | Christmas In Rockefeller Center (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1989 | National Memorial Day Concert (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1989 | Gloria Estefan: Homecoming Concert · as Self |
| 1989 | The 16th Annual American Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1989 | Clive James' Postcard From... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1988 | Flitterabend (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | The 60th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1987 | Going Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | College Gameday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | Club Med · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self - The Miami Sound Machine |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Verstehen Sie Spaß? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Festival de Viña del Mar (TV Series) · as Self - The Miami Sound Machine |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |