Gloria Estefan
Biography
Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter and actress who started as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, later renamed Miami Sound Machine. Born in Havana and raised in Miami, she and the group broke through with the 1985 single Conga, her signature song, and followed it with hits such as Anything for You and Rhythm Is Gonna Get You. In 1987 the group became Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, and in 1989 she released her solo debut, Cuts Both Ways. Her 1993 Spanish-language album Mi Tierra won a Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album. She has won five Grammy Awards and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On screen she appeared in Music of the Heart (1999), voiced Marta Sandoval in Vivo (2021), and appeared in Father of the Bride (2022) and Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025). A stage musical, On Your Feet!, premiered on Broadway in 2015.
69years old
Turns 70 on September 1in 323 days
- Born Havana
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García (birth name)Also credited as Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 27 years1998 to 2025
Genres
- Comedy50%, 5 films
- Music50%, 5 films
- Animation30%, 3 films
- Documentary30%, 3 films
- Family30%, 3 films
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A first
Estefan was the first female singer to receive the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award. She was honored at the Latin Grammy Awards in November 2008, marking her twenty-five-year singing career.
A role that slipped away
Estefan was cast to play Connie Francis in the biographical film Who's Sorry Now?, but the project collapsed when Francis objected to Estefan's refusal to consider her preferred writer, Robert L. Freedman.
A first
In June 2023, Estefan became the first Hispanic inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an honor she received that month.
A first
In 2017, Estefan was the first Cuban American to receive a Kennedy Center Honors selection. That year, she became one of the honorees at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Gloria Estefan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1994 to 2023, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2000 | Best Tropical Latin Album | Alma Caribeña | Won |
| 1996 | Best Tropical Latin Album | Abriendo Puertas | Won |
| 1994 | Best Tropical Latin Album | Mi Tierra | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Songwriters Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2019 | Gershwin Prize | Won | |
| 2018 | Lo Nuestro Excellence Award | Won | |
| 2016 | Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts | Won | |
| 2015 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Won | |
| 2014 | Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2008 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album | 90 Millas | Won |
| 2008 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song | Píntame De Colores | Won |
| 2000 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.