
Gloria Estefan
Acting
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.
TV Shows(51)

Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson
Self
2025

Superfan
Self
2023

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022

Sherri
Self - Guest
2022

CBS Mornings
Self
2021

Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019

One Day at a Time
Mirtha
2017

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015

Jane the Virgin
Self
2014
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
2010

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009

Glee
Maribel Lopez
2009

The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007

El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006

The X Factor
Self - Performer
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003

Latin Grammy Awards
Self
2000

Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999

TV total
Self
1999

Vivement dimanche
Self
1998

Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
The Garden Party
1998

The Magic Hour
Self
1998

The View
Self
1997

Leute heute
Self
1997

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996

MADtv
Self
1995

Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993

Frasier
Maria (voice)
1993
World Music Awards
Self
1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Big World Cafe
1989

Clive James' Postcard from
Self
1989
Flitterabend
Self - Singer
1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988

Going Live!
Self
1987

Le monde est à vous
Self
1987

Sacrée Soirée
Self - The Miami Sound Machine
1987

Champs-Elysées
Self - The Miami Sound Machine
1982

Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981

Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
1980

The BRIT Awards
Self
1977

American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest
1974

Top of the Pops
Self
1964

Viña del Mar International Song Festival
Self - The Miami Sound Machine
1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

The Grammys
Self
1959

The Oscars
Self
1953

Today
Self
1952
Movies(60)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Self - Performer
2025

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Grandma Gigi
2025

Diane Warren: Relentless
Self
2025

Brisa
Self
2024
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Self
2024

Homenaje María Teresa Campos
2024

Heartbreakers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2023

Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
Self
2022

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers
Self
2022

Father of the Bride
Ingrid Herrera
2022

Carlos Rivera: leyendas
Self
2022

Miami Wild
Narrator
2022

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Self
2022

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self
2021

Vivo
Marta Sandoval (voice)
2021

Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba
Self
2021

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
2021

Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
Self - Performer
2021

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Self - Guest
2021

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
2018

America's Musical Journey
Self
2018

A Change of Heart
Dr. Fajardo
2017

First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb
Self - Host
2015

The Latin Explosion: A New America
Self
2015

A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
Self
2015

The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
Self
2015

Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Self
2014

The Latino List
Self
2011

A Step from Heaven
Self
2009

Celia: The Queen
Self
2008

Selena ¡Vive!
Self - Performer
2005

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
2004

Gloria Estefan: Live and Unwrapped
Self
2004

Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
Self
2004

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001

All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video
Self (archive footage)
2001

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
Emilia
2000

Gloria Estefan - Live in Atlantis
Self
2000

Music of the Heart
Isabel
1999

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Self
1999

Little Angelita
Narrator (voice)
1999

Gloria Estefan: Live by Request
Self
1998

Gloria Estefan: Don't Stop
Self - Vocals
1998

VH1: Divas Live
Self - Performer
1998
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
1998

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Self
1998

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Self
1997
Gloria Estefan: The Best of
Self - cantante, actriz y compositora
1997

Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live In Miami
Self
1996

1996 VH1 Honors
self
1996

Somos un solo pueblo
Self
1995

Gloria Estefan - Everlasting Gloria!
Self
1995

Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
1993

Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
Self - Chanteuse
1992

The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
Self - Performer
1992

Gloria Estefan – Into the Light World Tour
Self
1992

Sid & Marty Krofft's Redeye Express
Self
1988

Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
Self
1988

Club Med
Self
1986

Revolution's Daughter
Self