The singer, composer and actress Gloria Estefan has received in Madrid the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.

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It is also very important the Hispanic recognition of the countries where the influence of the Spanish language and culture are notable in addition to Spain. This is part of the Spanish roots and to be also in consideration as if Spain was.

We would like to mention our many thanks to all the Spanish speakers who make grouping the Spanish and the countries of America, Africa and Asia; in all their different riches. To the inhabitants of the United States that originate from some of these Spanish-American countries, it comes to mean the same thing in its different definitions since it groups Spanish and Americans of countries. Also grouping the Spaniards with the Americans in a common goal for the defense of the Spanish that unites us.

Without all of them who gives honor to our language and who makes it indisputably an extraordinary power that passes borders worldwide:

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Gloria Estefan, Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García, born in Havana, Cuba, on September 1, 1957, is a Cuban-American singer, composer and actress, granddaughter of Spanish emigrants, from Asturias. And just 16 months old when his family, for political reasons, left the island staying in Miami. It has sold more than 115 million records worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling musical artists of all time. Considered as the «Mother of Latin Pop». Estefan has won multiple awards and recognitions; among them, seven Grammy awards. It has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Located at number 13 of the 50 singers that will never be forgotten.

She started with a group that played Latin music while doing his psychology studies at the University. She was part of Emilio Estefan's group as a singer. She married Emilio in 1978 and from this marriage was born the couple's first child, Nayib. In 1980, they began to publish their first works: Renacer, Miami Sound Machine, Imported with Latin sounds with lyrics in Spanish and English. In 1981 the CBS offered them a contract with which they made themselves known throughout Latin America and published several more albums with The Miami Sound Machine.

Gloria starts her solo career releasing her first album Cuts Both Ways. The album was commercially successful, managing to sell more than 15 million copies worldwide. Also in 1989 she started the Get On Your Feet World Tour visiting Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom. She also planned to include the United States and Australia in the tour, but in 1990 in Pennsylvania, she had an accident when a tractor crashed into the bus in which he was traveling. The accident was about to cost her life and caused serious injuries to her back from which she recovered slowly.

The singer, composer and actress Gloria Estefan has received this week in Madrid the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. A distinction that will be delivered by the Minister of Culture and Sports, José Guirao, in an act that will take place at noon at the Teatro Real. Estefan has not been singing in our country for ten years - it was in 2008, during the "90 Millas" tour.

Accompanied by her husband Emilio Estefan, with 40 years of marriage, and a love story that has led to Broadway in musical form:"On your feet", which has been a hit at the box office. The best-selling singer who left the scene for a while, begins in the world of participation in "Día a Día", Netflix's Latin fiction.

Taking years to recover after being in a wheelchair, she has a great enthusiasm for the recognition of Spain that has always supported her artistically and because she says "From my land I come". She has received the highest distinction of the arts in the land of her ancestors, since she is the granddaughter of Asturian emigrants.. Her roots and her land recover what once took away her past, herfamily left native Cuba for the dictatorship.

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