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=Gloria Estefan=

Gloria Estefan was the most successful crossover female artist in Latin music history but she never could of succeeded without the help of her husband Emilio and the band whos name was the Miami Latin Boys but over time changed ot to Miami Sound Machine. Gloria Estefan exemplified perseverance by overcoming her rough childhood,stage fright, and her race/social problems.

While growing up, Gloria had a rough childhood.When she lived in Cuba, Fidel Casrto overthrew the Cuban government and Cuba was no longer safe for them so they fled to the U.S.They had social and money problems.Americans didn`t like cuban refugees and treated them badly.Gloria tryed really hard to be the top student in class and when things got tough she turned to music.With her Father home sick and her Mother working and doing classes night and day, she became a little mother for the next six years.At times the family became such a burden on her that she would sometimes lock herself in her room and play her music.All of it started to settle down after she started going to highschool.

When Gloria was in highschool she had a band but she had stage fright which she eventually had to overcome. One day Emilio cam to here them and though they were really good. A few months or weeks later Gloria and Emilio met again at a wedding he was performing for and asked her to sing a song.After they met again Gloria was asked to join the band but Emilio said she could onlly perform on weekends and vacations so she could finish school.Later on Emilio asked Gloria to join the band permanently and the bands name changed from the Miami Latin Boys to the Miami Sound Machine. Gloria and Emilio were married in 1978 the same year their album was released and the next two years two more albums were also released.Gloria`s and the bands hits started to become worldwide. Gloria as you can see got over her stage fright fairly welll.

People didnt like Cuban immigrants so Gloria and the band decided to start recording more English songs. Her albums "Eyes of The Innocence" and "Primitive Love" made her and her band a success all over English-speaking America.In 1992 president George Bush honored Gloria for her drug prevention work with teens and invited her to serve as a public member of the Unired States Delegation to the 747th General Assembly to the United States Nations. The next day Gloria was in a tragic wreck and she broke her vertebra in her back and she had to get a lenghty surgery,she spent a year in physical therapy.After she recoverd from her back she started performing again. Her albums "Miterra" in 1993 and "Abriendo Puertos" in 1994 won grammies and her song "Reach" was the offical theme song for the Olympics. Gloria`s sales were close to the 50 million mark.In 2007 she released 90 milas.Sge also starred in two movies in 1999 "Music of The Heart with Streep" and "For Love of Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story with Andy Garcia" in 2000. She also written two picture books for children in English and Spanish "The Magical Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog" and "Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure".Gloria soon sold 70 million albums worldwide and won five grammies.Gloria was the first Latin female ever to recieve a B.M.I. "Song Writer of the Year " award.Americans eventually liked Gloria and the band as you can tell and she becane a worldwide sensation.

Gloria Estefan is one of the people who proved that it doesn`t matter if you had a rough childhood,stage fright,or if you have race/social problems that you can still become a successful person in life as long as you work hard and reach for your dreams.

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