Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur
Named after her mother
Has one sister, Becky
(13 February 1998) Together with her husband, Emilio Estefan Jr. , won the court case for the right to use the name Bongo Cuban Cafe for the cafe they own in Disney World. They were sued by makers of Bongo blue jeans for trademark infringement.
Singer
Children: Nayib Estefan (born on 2 Sept 1980) and Emily Marie Estefan (born on 5 Dec 1994).
(March 1990) Tour bus crash left her with a broken back.
Her band is The Miami Sound Machine.
Graduated from the University of Miami
Father was a Vietnam veteran and died of suspected exposure to agent-orange
Filmed a commercial with her husband, Emilio Estefan Jr. , for the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain, before reaching stardom.
Got one of her first television appearances, courtesy of actress/singer Iris Chacn and her show, "El show de Iris Chacon" .
Her husband, Emilio Estefan Jr. , was her first and only boyfriend.
(Feb 24, 2002) Perfomed at The Olympics; this is her third time perfoming there.
Once worked as a translator for the U. S. Customs Service at Miami airport.
Ranked #81 on VH1s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
Attended high school at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Catholic School in South Miami, Florida. Other later students were Maggie Rodriguez and Ana Villafae (who is portraying Gloria in the Broadway premiere of the musical based on her life, Get on Your Feet).
In the 1950s, her father Jose Fajardo was a personal bodyguard to the first lady of Cuba, the wife of president Fulgencio Batista. Following Fidel Castro s Revolution in 1959, Jose was captured in the futile 1962 Bay of Pigs invasion that sought to free Cuba from Communist rule. He was held prisoner until an exchange was arranged soon after by U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
Son, Nayib Estefan , is a film major at UCLA.
Lives on Star Island in Miami
Her mother, Gloria Garcia Perez de Fajardo, is critical condition in the hospital [October 15, 2007].
In 2006, she donated $1 million to the Miami Paralysis Project.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Bought a minority ownership stake in the Miami Dolphins with her husband, Emilio Estefan Jr. (22 June 2009).
Aunt of Lili Estefan.
July 2012 became a grandmother for the first time.
Recently opened a new hotel, Costa dEste on the barrier island of Vero Beach.
Lives on Star Island near Miami Florida.
Part owner of the restaurant Larios on the Beach in Miami Beach.
2017 Kennedy Center Honors honoree. Other honored that year were LL Cool J , Carmen De Lavallade , Lionel Richie , and Norman Lear.
I have a very open line of communication with both my children.
Motherhood is. . . difficult and. . . rewarding.
My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all.
I wrote poetry, which got me into lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John pulled me into pop. I started singing with a band - just for fun - when I was 17. And pretty soon, I was thinking I could sing pop in English as well as Spanish. .
