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Gloria Estefan has been entertaining fans since she joined The Miami Latin Boys in the 1970s. She has inspired many people, and helped to bring the Latin sound to the pop genre. She has weathered many storms, but still managed to continue to release platinum-selling record after record.
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In addition to her musical success, Estefan and her husband are entrepreneurs. They own a number of business establishments including seven Cuban-themed restaurants (Bongos Cuban Café). The restaurants are located in Miami; Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, part of the American Airlines Arena; Disney World’s Downtown Disney in Orlando; Mexico City; and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They ... own two hotels: a hotel in Vero Beach, which was destroyed by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in September 2004 (which will be renamed "Costa d'Este" and reopen in January 2008, according to a news release from Benchmark Hospitality), and The Cardozo in Miami Beach. Estefan was appointed to the board of directors for Univision Communications Inc. in 2007, according to Hispanic Market Weekly. The Estefans' current estimated net worth is approximately $500 million, according to an article in People En Espanol magazine (February 2007).
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Because she feels so blessed, Estefan is committed to giving back whenever she can. During her Evolution tour, Estefan and Sears, the tour's sponsor, started OYE! Opportunities for Youth Employment, a program that has given $20,000 grants to children's charities in thirty four cities. As a thank-you, Sears gave Estefan a $100,000 donation to the charity of her choice. Moved by their generosity, sheadded another $150,000, earmarked for the Miami Project, a research center for spinal cord injuries in Jacksonville.
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A Miami native, Del was producing local R&B artists when discovered by Gloria Estefan. He went on to create drum machine arrangements for Latin stars Celia Cruz and Thalia, and later appeared in a series of music videos, including "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin, Shakira's "Mequedes Tu" and "A New Day Has Come" by Celine Dion. Del then collaborated with Dallas Austin, JC Chasez, Scott Storch and the Diaz Brothers, and in 1999 he worked as a writer and producer for Heat Music.
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Sony canceled its ``Evening of Showcases,'' which featured such Latin stars as singer Gloria Estefan, who supported Elian's Miami relatives. The event was part of the festivities surrounding the Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards that began Tuesday.
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Estefan's activist character was instilled early on by the strong women who raised her. At the age of two, Glorita Fajardo emigrated from Cuba to Miami with her dad, a former security guard for President Batista, and her mom, a schoolteacher.
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