The city of Miami Beach, Florida, paid tribute to Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, winner of four Grammys, with the naming of a street in her honor.
It is 13th Street in South Beach, south of Miami Beach, a place Estefan frequented as a child with her grandfather to “contemplate the turquoise waters of the Atlantic”.
Symbol of Latino success in the U.S.
Commissioner (Councilwoman) Laura Dominguez, backed by the Miami Beach Women’s Commission, promoted the naming of the ‘Gloria Estefan Way,’ she said in a statement.
The Latin star “personifies the American dream” having arrived from Cuba and achieved “tremendous success in Miami Beach, where she has raised a beautiful family with the love of her life,” the note details.
Gloria Estefan has been recognized multiple times for her career as “the most successful Latin crossover artist in the history of music”.
This with hits like ‘Conga’, ‘Rhythm Is Gonna Get You’ or ‘Words Get In The Way’.
Recognition of its business and cultural impact
The City of Miami Beach highlighted her work as an entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Including the management of the historic Hotel Cardozo with her husband Emilio Estefan.
Those who have “invested deeply in our community,” said Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner.
“Gloria Estefan is a true Miami Beach treasure,” Meiner stressed.
Estefan is one of the most influential Latin artists in contemporary music and considered an icon of Latin pop and Cuban-American culture, with more than 100 million records sold worldwide.
With information from EFE
More about Gloria Estefan
Born in Havana in 1957, Gloria Estefan emigrated to the United States as a child and became the lead voice of the Miami Sound Machine, with which she revolutionized Latin pop in the 1980s.
Winner of 4 Grammy Awards and multiple Latin Grammy Awards, she has participated in soundtracks, written children’s books and produced Broadway musicals.
In addition, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her cultural contributions.
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