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Gloria & Emilio Estefan chatted with Billboard’s Jessica Roiz ahead of Billboard Mujeres Latinas En La Música 2024.  Don’t miss the Billboard Mujeres Latinas en la Música special on June 9th at 9pm/8c on Telemundo.

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00:00 We are here at Billboard Latin Women in Music with one of our top honorees of the night,

00:05 our legend award Gloria Estefan and her date, Emilio Estefan.

00:10 He keeps trying to run away, I'm telling him no, you're here with me, I'm gonna hold him down.

00:15 Tonight's about you.

00:16 Okay, thank you babe, but you're a big part of me, like I need it personally and professionally.

00:22 I'm gonna leave you alone.

00:23 I'm gonna leave you alone, no, I'm kidding.

00:25 Now that you said professionally and personally, we've been asking everyone,

00:30 who's that woman or you know, women who have inspired your career, you know, your career and your personal life?

00:36 Okay, my personal life, my grandma and my mom, two amazing women.

00:40 My grandmother was ahead of her time, super humble, spiritual and a great business mind.

00:47 And my mom worked incredibly hard to make sure my sister and I had the life that she wanted us to have.

00:54 They were strong women and when I saw them do everything,

00:58 there was nothing that I thought that I couldn't do because I saw it by example.

01:02 My dad was ill, my grandfather was ill and they took over everything.

01:06 On a professional level, absolutely Celia Cruz.

01:09 Since I was a little baby, I listened to her records that I had from my mom

01:14 and then later when I got to meet her in life, she was even more incredible than I ever thought.

01:21 She was humble, warm, loving and when she got on that stage, she was ageless.

01:27 And she taught me a lot of things just observing her and being her friend.

01:31 I still miss her but she's still with us because of her music.

01:35 I have to ask now that we have Emilio here with us, what do you think makes Gloria Estefan a legend?

01:41 She's real, what you see is what you get.

01:43 You know something, I think artists, when people come through the way Gloria,

01:46 not only with her music, being in person, especially with her fans,

01:51 that's why she has such loyal fans.

01:53 Even this week, we have an album that's been released now, Otra Vez.

01:57 And Río.

01:59 And Río, they went and bought the album.

02:01 It's number one and number two on the iTunes Latin American albums today.

02:05 Which is amazing.

02:06 And it's really amazing.

02:07 Those two old albums from '82 and '83, incredible.

02:11 I can tell you, I'm her biggest fan because I know her as a person,

02:14 I know her as a daughter, as a mother, as a wife, and as a real human being.

02:19 Thank you guys for being here.

02:21 Felicidades, Gloria.

02:22 Enjoy your night.

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Gloria & Emilio Estefan Talk Being Inspired By Celia Cruz, Being Honored with The Icon Award & More | Billboard Mujeres Latinas En La Música

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