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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.

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
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Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan
Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo Garcia de Estefan
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