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Being Latin parents makes us extremely expressive with our affections.

Gloria Estefan

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Gloria Estefan
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: September 1
Actor
Film Actor
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Havana
Cuba
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan
Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo Garcia de Estefan
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The last thing I wanted to do was put politics into my music... because music was my escape.
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Those of you who speak only English, applaud [audience applause]. Those of you who speak only Spanish, applaud [audience applause]. [In mock incredulity] Then how do you know what I just said?
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[As of November 17, 2006] 'Noelle's Treasure Tale' has remained at No. 3 on the New York Times children's best seller list since its October 10 release.
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My mom was definitely very strict with me.
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If you discover a word in my book that you don't understand, ask your parents so they can look it up in the dictionary for you.
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I received an award for 25 million in [album] sales the night before the bus accident [in 1990].
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I'm happy and I have a great life.
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Performing is one of the best feelings I know!
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My friends call me 'Dolittle One' [a reference to her physical stature and affinity for animals].
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The secret of a long marriage is shaving your legs every day . . . because it shows you still care.
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Make sure everything you do you really like, because you have to sing it the rest of your life.
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[My mother] closed the school the next day [after a visit from Castro's soldiers], because she knew that the purpose of education was the broadening and opening of children's minds. And she couldn't be a party to the systematic closing of minds, borders, freedoms and ideals.
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I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy.
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This blend of musicians on '90 Millas' is historically significant on a number of levels. This is the first and quite possibly the last time that all of these legendary artists will play together on one CD.
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I've sung since I talked, when I'm two, but what I sang was ballads, because it's very hard to do a dance track with your little acoustic guitar when you're a kid.
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We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.
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My son traveled the world with me on every tour. He wasn't a lover of school, so it was easy with him. I had a tutor on the road, keep him at the same level, so when he'd pop back home he'd go right back in.
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Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place.
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My family was musical on both sides. My father’s family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Temple’s double — she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned how to play guitar. I used to play songs from the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s in the kitchen for my grandmother.
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