Gloria Estefan Biography

Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan was born (Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo) on September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba.

Gloria Estefan Age

Estefan was born (Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo) on September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba. She is 61 years old as of 2018.

Gloria Estefan Family

Estefan is a daughter of José Fajardo and Gloria García. Her maternal grandfather, Leonardo García, immigrated to Cuba from Pola de Siero, Asturias, Spain. Estafan has a sister; Bec ky Garcia and niece; Lili Estefan

Gloria Estefan Husband

Estafan married his first and only boyfriend Emilio Estefan, the Miami Sound Machine’s band leader on September 2, 1978. After romantically involved in their relationship since 1976.

Gloria Estefan Children

Estefan and Emilio have two children: a son, Nayib and a daughter Emily.

Gloria Estefan Height

The Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman stands at an approximated height of 1.5 m tall.

Is Gloria Estefan Death?

No, Gloria is still alive and continuing with her career.

Gloria Estefan Hotel

Estefan and Emilio purchased the luxury oceanfront resort through their Pin-Pon Corp., only to see it heavily damaged by two hurricanes that struck in the hyperactive 2004 season. he case was remanded for a reduced award of $2.5 million minus the previous payment for a net award of about $1.9 million. The interest calculation is expected to add about $1 million to the final judgment.

Gloria Estefan Career

In 1975, Gloria and her cousin Mercedes “Merci” Navarro (1957–2007) met Emilio Estefan, Jr. while performing at a church ensemble rehearsal. Estefan, who had formed the band the Miami Latin Boys earlier that year, learned about Gloria through a mutual acquaintance. While the Miami Latin Boys were performing at a Cuban wedding at the Dupont Plaza Hotel, Gloria and Merci (who were wedding guests) performed two Cuban standards impromptu. They impressed the Miami Latin Boys so much that they were invited to join the band permanently with the band’s name changing to Miami Sound Machine.

In 1984, Miami Sound Machine released their first Epic/Columbia album, Eyes of Innocence, which contained the dance hit “Dr. Beat” as well as the ballad “I Need Your Love.” Their more successful follow-up album Primitive Love was released in 1985 launching three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100:

Their next album, 1987’s Let It Loose, went multi-platinum, with three million copies sold in the US alone. In 1989, the group’s name was dropped, and Estefan has been credited as a solo artist ever since. In 1988, after the worldwide chart success of single “Anything for You,” her Let it Loose album was repackaged as Anything for You.

In late 1989, she released her best-selling album to date, Cuts Both Ways. While touring in support of Cuts Both Ways on March 20, 1990, near Scranton, Pennsylvania, Estefan was critically injured, suffering a fractured spine when a semi-truck crashed into the tour bus she was in during a snowstorm.

In 1991, Estefan returned to the charts with the concept album Into the Light. In January of the same year, she performed “Coming Out of the Dark” for the first time on the American Music Awards to a standing ovation.

In June 1993, Estefan released her first Spanish-language album Mi Tierra. In the same year on September, Estefan released her first Christmas album, Christmas Through Your Eyes. In October 1994, Estefan released Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
Estefan released Unwrapped her first English-language CD in five years) in 2003. The Live & Re-Wrapped Tour (which featured Estefan’s greatest hits)was produced by Clear Channel Entertainment, and played 26 cities upon launching in Hidalgo, Texas on July 30, 2004.

On April 7, 2005, Estefan participated in “Selena ¡VIVE!,” a tribute concert for the “Queen of Tejano” Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. In October 2006, Sony released a 2-CD compilation The Essential Gloria Estefan, featuring her hits from 1984 to 2003. On September 18, 2007, Estefan released the Spanish recording 90 Millas.

In 2008, Estefan appeared during the seventh season of American Idol for the special charity episode “Idol Gives Back.”

In 2009, Estefan announced plans for her “farewell tour” of Latin America and South America. Estefan began 2010 with a charity single: she and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., invited artists to record “Somos El Mundo,” a Spanish-language version of Michael Jackson’s song “We Are The World.”

In Spring 2011, Sony Music Europe released part 2 of the Original Album Classics comprising five classic albums: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me; Abriendo Puertas; Destiny; Gloria!; Alma Caribena on mini LP CDs. In May 2013, she appears doing another duet with the song “Think I’m in Love Again” as part of the albums Duets released by Paul Anka

The issue in the long-running litigation in Landmark American Insurance Co. v. Pin-Pon Corp. was whether Landmark, an AIG unit, was required to pay for upgrades to the Vero Beach hotel that were planned before hurricanes Frances and Jeanne struck in 2004.

Gloria Estefan Filmography

Films

Television

Gloria Estefan Discography

• Live Again/Renacer (1977)
• Miami Sound Machine (1978)
• Imported (1979)
• MSM (1980)
• Otra Vez (1981)
• Rio (1982)
• A Toda Maquina (1984)
• Eyes of Innocence (1984)
• Primitive Love (1985)
• Let It Loose / Anything for You (1987)
• Cuts Both Ways (1989)
• Into the Light (1991)
• Mi Tierra (1993)
• Christmas Through Your Eyes (1993)
• Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1994)
• Abriendo Puertas (1995)
• Destiny (1996)
• gloria! (1998)
• Alma Caribeña ~ Caribbean Soul (2000)
• Unwrapped (2003)
• 90 Millas (2007)
• Miss Little Havana (2011)
• The Standards (2013)

Gloria Estefan Upcoming Events/ Tour

• Grand Rapids, MI USA
  Feb 19 – Feb 24
  DeVos Hall
• Omaha, NE USA
  Feb 26 – Mar 3
  Orpheum Theater – Omaha
• Dayton, OH USA
  Mar 5 – Mar 10
  Schuster Performing Arts Center: Mead Theatre
• Louisville, KY USA
  Mar 12 – Mar 17
  Kentucky Center For The Performing Arts
• Cincinnati, OH USA
  Mar 19 – Mar 24
  Aronoff Center For The Arts: Procter & Gamble Hall
• Worcester, MA USA
  Mar 27 – Mar 31
  Hanover Theatre
• Hershey, PA USA
  Apr 2 – Apr 7
  Hershey Theatre
• Fort Worth, TX USA
  Apr 10 – Apr 14
  Bass Performance Hall

Gloria Estefan Broadway Show

Estefan took part in Broadway’s “24 Hour Plays” in which actors, writers, and directors collaborate to produce and perform six one-act plays within 24 hours to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership. She performed alongside actors Elijah Wood, Diane Neal, and Alicia Witt in the play I Think You’ll Love This One

Gloria Estefan 123 Lyrics

Gloria Estefan Greatest/ Famous Hits

• Dr. Beat
• Conga
• Words Get In The Way
• Can’t Stay Away From You
• Bad Boy (Remix)
• 1, 2, 3 (Remix)
• Anything For You
• Here We Are
• Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
• Get On Your Feet
• Don’t Wanna Lose You
• Coming Out Of The Dark
• Christmas Through Your Eyes
• I See Your Smile
• Go Away
• Always Tomorrow

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Insurance Fight Over Gloria Estefan’s Hotel Decided on Appeal 15 Years Later

Adopted From: law.com
Published: February 14, 2019

Gloria Estefan must regret the day she heard of the Palm Court Resort Hotel.
The four-time Grammy Award winner and her producer-husband Emilio Estefan purchased the luxury oceanfront resort through their Pin-Pon Corp., only to see it heavily damaged by two hurricanes that struck in the hyperactive 2004 season.

The company has been locked in insurance litigation ever since, and the Fourth District Court of Appeal on Wednesday subtracted from a $5.64 million judgment based on a pretrial stipulation.
The panel rejected Pin-Pon’s attempt to back out of a stipulation limiting Landmark American Insurance Co.’s coverage for building code upgrades to $2.5 million. The company wrote an excess commercial property insurance policy to kick in after Lexington Insurance Co.’s primary policy.

The owner of the renamed Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa in Vero Beach asked to withdraw the code upgrade cap offered in the first trial before a retrial, arguing it misinterpreted the policy. Indian River Circuit Judge Paul Kanarek agreed.

But the Fourth DCA said the standard of review for withdrawing a stipulation was abuse of discretion, and it didn’t find any.
“While the trial court was not bound by the legal stipulation, Pin-Pon’s purported mistake of law (or subsequent change in its interpretation of the policy) is not good cause for withdrawal from its factual stipulation,” Judge Alan Forst wrote for a unanimous panel. The company “should have remained bound to the factual stipulation.”

For its part, Landmark argued it should be credited with $906,470 in previous payments, but Forst wrote its stipulation to $698,774 was binding. Kanarek set the credit at $651,278.

Stephen A. Marino Jr., managing shareholder of Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin in Miami, represented Pin-Pon in both trials and appeals. Curtis Miner of Colson Hicks Eidson in Coral Gables also represented the company.

In a statement, Marino said, “We are very pleased that Pin-Pon’s long saga to get its insurer to cover the 2004 hurricane damages is finally coming to an end with the insurer being compelled to pay millions in code upgrade damages, as well as attorney’s fees and costs.”

The case was remanded for a reduced award of $2.5 million minus the previous payment for a net award of about $1.9 million. The interest calculation is expected to add about $1 million to the final judgment.

After getting hit by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, Pin-Pon rebuilt the hotel while negotiating with its insurance carriers. It repaired the property, upgraded to meet the latest building code requirements and reopened in 2008.

The first trial ended in 2012 with a $7 million award, including damages for building damage and business interruption. A retrial was ordered only on the amount of code upgrades to be assessed against Landmark, and the retrial ended in 2017 with the $5.6 million award.

Landmark was represented by Hinda Klein of Conroy Simberg in Hollywood and Lauren Levy of Levy Law Group in Coral Gables. They did not respond to requests for comment by deadline.