Born in Havana Cuba, where her
father was a policeman assigned to
President Bautista. When Fidel
Castro overthrew the government,
the family fled to the United
States. The refugees were
treated badly in Florida at that
time. But Gloria worked hard to
always be at the head of her class.
And when things got tough, her
mother and grandmother taught
her to turn to music.
Gloria’s father enlisted in the US
Army and served in Vietnam. When
she was ten, he returned home
and was diagnosed with MS as a
result of exposure to the chemical
agent orange. Gloria had to take
care of her father and younger
sister while her mother worked and
attended school to become a
teacher.
When the burden became
overwhelming, she escaped to her
room and played her guitar. She
was able to forget her problems as
she sang along with ballads and pop
songs she loved. She expressed her
pain through music.
During her teens she was quiet
and admittedly a little chubby.
During her senior year, she and
some girlfriends put together a
band, and a father of one of the
band members invited a popular
band leader in Miami to listen to
the girls and give them some tips.
Some time later, the band leader,
Emilio Estefan asked Gloria to sing
for them. They gained local
popularity and became the Miami
Sound Machine and Gloria ended
up marrying the band leader.
father was a policeman assigned to
President Bautista. When Fidel
Castro overthrew the government,
the family fled to the United
States. The refugees were
treated badly in Florida at that
time. But Gloria worked hard to
always be at the head of her class.
And when things got tough, her
mother and grandmother taught
her to turn to music.
Gloria’s father enlisted in the US
Army and served in Vietnam. When
she was ten, he returned home
and was diagnosed with MS as a
result of exposure to the chemical
agent orange. Gloria had to take
care of her father and younger
sister while her mother worked and
attended school to become a
teacher.
When the burden became
overwhelming, she escaped to her
room and played her guitar. She
was able to forget her problems as
she sang along with ballads and pop
songs she loved. She expressed her
pain through music.
During her teens she was quiet
and admittedly a little chubby.
During her senior year, she and
some girlfriends put together a
band, and a father of one of the
band members invited a popular
band leader in Miami to listen to
the girls and give them some tips.
Some time later, the band leader,
Emilio Estefan asked Gloria to sing
for them. They gained local
popularity and became the Miami
Sound Machine and Gloria ended
up marrying the band leader.
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