1. Emilio Estefan Gomez was born on March 4,1953 and is a Cuban-American musician and producer.
28 Facts About Emilio Estefan
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Emilio Estefan first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine.
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Emilio Estefan is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father of son Nayib Estefan and daughter Emily Estefan, and the uncle of Spanish-language television personality Lili Estefan.
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Estefan is credited with paving the way for the crossover explosion of Latin music of the late 90s, mostly through artists that Estefan himself brought to the forefront of the US music stage, including his wife Gloria Estefan, as well as Jon Secada, Ricky Martin, and Shakira.
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Emilio Estefan received the BMI "Songwriter of the Year" award in 2005 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Emilio Estefan received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Emilio Estefan Gomez was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to Emilio Estefan Sr.
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The Emilio Estefan family planned to reunite in the United States and, as a result, Carmen chose to remain behind because she did not want to abandon her parents.
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Emilio Estefan did not reunite with his mother until 1971 when she was finally able to immigrate to the United States.
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In 1975, Gloria and her cousin Mercedes "Merci" Navarro met Emilio Estefan while performing at a church ensemble rehearsal.
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Emilio Estefan, who had formed the band the Miami Latin Boys earlier that year, learned about Gloria through a mutual acquaintance.
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Emilio Estefan has produced various events for both general market and Hispanic market television.
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Emilio Estefan has produced many musical events at the White House.
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In 2008, Emilio Estefan produced and directed his first full-length documentary 90 Millas to showcase the history and pioneers of Cuban music.
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Emilio Estefan gathered dozens of Latino entertainers in 2010 to record Michael Jackson's "We Are The World" in Spanish.
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The Spanish language version, already written by Emilio Estefan and approved by Quincy Jones, became "Somos El Mundo".
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In February 2014, Emilio Estefan directed and produced the documentary film An Unbreakable Bond about the real-life story of father-son duo Marc and Nick Buoniconti's undying commitment towards finding a cure for paralysis.
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In early 2014, in a decision unanimously approved by the County Commission, Emilio Estefan was appointed Miami-Dade Special Ambassador by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime.
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Emilio Estefan sits as the second vice-chair to the commission for the National Museum of the American Latino, a bi-partisan commission charged with exploring the possibility of creating a National Latino Museum in Washington DC.
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In 1994, Emilio Estefan was awarded the El Premio Billboard award for his work in the Latin music industry.
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At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2000, Emilio Estefan received the award for Producer of the Year for his work on the albums Ciego de Amor by Charlie Zaa, El Amor de Mi Tierra by Carlos Vives and was recognized as the first Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy.
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In 2005, Emilio Estefan received the BMI "Songwriter of the Year" award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Emilio Estefan has received honorary doctoral degrees from Barry University, the University of Miami, Florida International University and the Berklee College of Music.
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Emilio Estefan received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters' Hall of Fame and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2009.
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Emilio Estefan was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Emilio Estefan became romantically involved with the Miami Sound Machine's lead singer Gloria Fajardo in 1976.
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On June 21,2012, the first Emilio Estefan grandchild was born: grandson Sasha Argento Coppola Emilio Estefan.
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Gloria Estefan has said that "Sasha" is a name of Russian descent meaning "benefactor of mankind", and was a possible name for her and Emilio's son, Nayib.