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I love Gershwin. I love musicals.

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
Gershwin
Musicals
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She's an amazing dog and really inspired everything that's in this book.
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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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There's some people that are 24 hours with the baby and it doesn't make a difference. They could be anywhere.
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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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My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for me to communicate, because I think tha'ts my prime objective on this planet.
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More than anything I want to be able to go back to Cuba, to have a house to visit there, to know my roots. Then, at last, I could sing for my people.
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Of course in Miami, not denouncing Fidel Castro at every turn is almost as bad as saying Gloria Estefan can't sing.
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Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.
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Later in life, the memories I have of my mother are of constant work balanced with caring for my ailing father.
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You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.
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There is nothing better than humor to keep a marriage going.
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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 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 was going to study at the Sorbonne and become a diplomat. Being a diplomat comes in handy when you are dealing with record companies.
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Stevie Wonder always smells so good... I'm like a DEA dog, I can smell people a block away!
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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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Once you know the Romance languages, singing in those languages is so sexy and sensual. I do have a global audience, so why not?
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