Gloria Estefan
Acting • Born 1957-09-01
Biography
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (née Fajardo García; born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a four-time Grammy Award winner and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single "Conga", which became Estefan's signature song. The group followed this with a number of hit singles throughout the decade, including "Anything for You", "1-2-3", "Bad Boy", and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You". The group was redubbed as Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine with the release of their 1987 album Let It Loose, and in 1989, Estefan rose to solo stardom with her debut solo album, Cuts Both Ways. In March 1990, Estefan sustained a life-threatening cervical fracture of her spine when her tour bus was involved in a crash near Scranton, Pennsylvania. She underwent an emergency surgery and made a full recovery. The following year, Estefan launched her comeback with a worldwide tour and album, Into the Light. Estefan's 1993 Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra, won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album. The album was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Estefan's catalog of international solo hits includes "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Get On Your Feet", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Turn the Beat Around", "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)", and "Heaven's What I Feel". Estefan has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame and was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2017 for her contributions to American cultural life. Estefan won an MTV Video Music Award, was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement and has been named BMI Songwriter of the Year. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard Music Awards. She is also a recipient of the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was conferred by the then-President of the United States, Barack Obama. Billboard has listed Estefan as the third-most successful Latina and 23rd-greatest Latin Artist of all time in the U.S., based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Hailed as the "Queen of Latin Pop" and "Mother of Latin Pop" by the media, she has amassed 38 number one hits across Billboard charts, including 15 chart-topping songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart. ... Source: Article "Gloria Estefan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
114 credits
VH1: Divas Live
Movie • 1998
Self - Performer
Heartbreakers at the BBC
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Gloria Estefan: Live by Request
Movie • 1998
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Music of the Heart
Movie • 1999
Isabel
Little Angelita
Movie • 1999
Narrator (voice)
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
Movie • 1992
Self - Chanteuse
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Movie • 1993
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Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
Movie • 2004
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Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie • 1998
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Gloria Estefan - Live in Atlantis
Movie • 2000
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1996 VH1 Honors
Movie • 1996
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Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live In Miami
Movie • 1996
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Miami Wild
Movie • 2022
Narrator
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Movie • 2022
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Revolution's Daughter
Movie
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Selena ¡Vive!
Movie • 2005
Self - Performer
Homenaje María Teresa Campos
Movie • 2024
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
Movie • 2022
Self
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
Movie • 2000
Emilia
Diane Warren: Relentless
Movie • 2025
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Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Movie • 1998
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The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
Movie • 2015
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A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
Movie • 2015
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Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers
Movie • 2022
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Celia: The Queen
Movie • 2008
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Carlos Rivera: leyendas
Movie • 2022
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All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video
Movie • 2001
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The Latin Explosion: A New America
Movie • 2015
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Gloria Estefan - Everlasting Gloria!
Movie • 1995
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Somos un solo pueblo
Movie • 1995
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Gloria Estefan: The Best of
Movie • 1997
Self - cantante, actriz y compositora
The Latino List
Movie • 2011
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America's Musical Journey
Movie • 2018
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Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Movie • 2014
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A Step from Heaven
Movie • 2009
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First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb
Movie • 2015
Self - Host
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Movie • 1999
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Gloria Estefan: Live and Unwrapped
Movie • 2004
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Gloria Estefan: Don't Stop
Movie • 1998
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Movie • 2018
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2001
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A Change of Heart
Movie • 2017
Dr. Fajardo
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Movie • 1997
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Movie • 2021
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Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Movie • 2021
Self - Guest
Father of the Bride
Movie • 2022
Ingrid Herrera
Vivo
Movie • 2021
Marta Sandoval (voice)
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Movie • 2021
Self - Performer
Gloria Estefan – Into the Light World Tour
Movie • 1992
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Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba
Movie • 2021
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Movie • 2021
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Brisa
Movie • 2024
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American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2024
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Sid & Marty Krofft's Redeye Express
Movie • 1988
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Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Movie • 2025
Grandma Gigi
Club Med
Movie • 1986
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The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
Movie • 1992
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Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
Movie • 1988
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Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Movie • 2025
Self - Performer
Today
TV • 1952
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self - Guest
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self (archive footage)
The X Factor
TV • 2004
Self - Performer
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
The Oscars
TV • 1953
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The Garden Party
TV • 1998
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
TV • 1963
Self - The Miami Sound Machine
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
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Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Superfan
TV • 2023
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Frasier
TV • 1993
Maria (voice)
One Day at a Time
TV • 2017
Mirtha
Latin Grammy Awards
TV • 2000
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Jane the Virgin
TV • 2014
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
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Leute heute
TV • 1997
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The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
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The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Flitterabend
TV • 1988
Self - Singer
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Going Live!
TV • 1987
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World Music Awards
TV • 1993
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Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
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The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self - Guest
The Magic Hour
TV • 1998
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Glee
TV • 2009
Maribel Lopez
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
TV • 2022
Self
TV total
TV • 1999
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Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self - The Miami Sound Machine
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV • 1980
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Le monde est à vous
TV • 1987
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Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
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Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self - The Miami Sound Machine
The Grammys
TV • 1959
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Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
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American Music Awards
TV • 1974
Self - Musical Guest
El hormiguero
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson
TV • 2025
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
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Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
CBS Mornings
TV • 2021
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Clive James' Postcard from
TV • 1989
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Musical Guest
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
Big World Cafe
TV • 1989
The BRIT Awards
TV • 1977
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