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Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan received on Monday the gold medal of the Fine Arts from the Spanish Minister of Culture and Sports, José Guirao , at a ceremony at the Teatro Real de Madrid
Although the official act was presided over by the kings last February at the Pompidou Museum in Malaga, the singer could not attend then to "causes of force majeure".
Gloria Estefan picked up the award in the company of her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, a man whom he described as "motivating" and who has been together for 43 years. He badured that without him "there would be no medal" because his whole career was developed together.
During the ceremony, the Cuban-American singer showed her Spanish roots, badured that her first musical idol was Joselito and specified that "
" Spain has always played an important role in my heart and my heart. My first musical idol was Joselito and his songs, the first song I sang, he went to all his movies with me. Grandfather Leonardo and I thought it was very funny, the music of Spain touched my heart and continued in me because you never forget your roots. "
The composer also thanked Luis Merino, a veteran of music, the radiofórmula and now a musical consultant, who paved the way for his album" Mi tierra " in Spain.
And he stressed: "Without him perhaps he would not have listened. but it was important that they hear me in my native language, Spanish, "recalls a woman" still proud to be Spanish, Cuban and American. "
Surrounded by her Spanish family, she revealed that her mother, who died the year" I am still in my heart with Spain, I am very grateful for this support and even more, because that's another piece of Spain, "he once said Minister Guirao insisted that Gloria Estefan deserved this recognition because he made a" spectacular breakthrough " "in the Spanish music scene," putting the country to dance "with albums like" Mi tierra ", the favorite Estefan because it" gave way to Latin American culture and sound in the world " , and "Great hits."
As a producer of the musical "On Your Feet" tour by United States, although a Dutch version also arrived in Holland, in 2019, she will be released in London and there will be another production for Japan, always with the songs in their original language. 19659002] "One day, I told Emilio that I would like to be cloned and I realized it, I have three Glorias working on this musical," joked l & # 39; Artist, who plans to make a Spanish version for Spain and Latin America.
Gloria Estefan will present in January 2019 a new album in which she thought of exploring "Brazilian rhythms with musicians from there", for which he "reinvented" some of his own songs
"& "Conga's now calling" Samba "and has an awesome percussion," he says. work with which he wants to "celebrate Brazil."
Gloria Estefan begins to stay on vacation for a week in Spain, which will be the first that she takes with her husband in four years. do not miss the anchovies, one of his favorite foods. "There are already some in Miami, but it's not the same thing," he says.
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