Emilio Estefan Jr.

Emilio Estefan Jr. is a Cuban-American musician and producer who came to prominence with the Miami Sound Machine. Born in Cuba, he formed the Miami Latin Boys in 1975, and the group became Miami Sound Machine with Gloria Estefan as lead singer. As a producer he helped drive the Latin pop crossover of the late 1990s, producing and writing for albums by Shakira, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Secada, Marc Anthony and Thalia. He has won 19 Grammy Awards, and in 2005 BMI named him songwriter of the year and he received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. In 2014 he was added to the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. His other honors include the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 and the Gershwin Prize in 2019. He produced and directed the documentaries 90 Millas and An Unbreakable Bond, and produced the Broadway musical On Your Feet!.