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Sometimes parents, when they have a lot of small children, it's hard because your time's got to get divvied up. There's no other way.

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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