The name of emilio estefan is one of the most recognized and respected within the music industry thanks to the “good eye” that the producer has had to create artists who become legends. Today, we look back on his path to success in celebration of his 69th birthday. Read on for the details!
Like several compatriots, the famous left his native Cuba in search of a better life for himself and his family. His first stop was Spain, where he waited with his father for permission to enter the United States.
Once in Miami, Florida, Emilio Estefan earned his living doing “a little bit of everything”, and one of his most fruitful activities was carrying out orders for his neighbors.
Her first approach to the world of entertainment came after starting to work in local beauty pageants and at Bacardi, a company where she was hired for the correspondence department. Later he was promoted to the marketing department for Latin America.
At the same time, Emilio Estefan continued to feed his passion for music. And it is that the Cuban formed the group “Miami Latin Boys”. It would be after one of his performances in 1977 when he met Gloria Fajardowho ended up joining the group and being his wife.
It should be noted that under his mantle he sheltered Latino artists to catapult them internationally. Among the celebrities that the producer promoted are: Thalía, Shakira, Charlie Zaa, Ricky Martin, Carlos Vives and Cristian Castro, as well as the iconic Celia Cruz and Pedro Knight.
According to The Washington Post, Estefan has generated the biggest artistic earthquakes in the history of the United States, without neglecting her fame for helping to popularize Latin music on the planet.
“Not only did she put a woman like Celia Cruz into orbit, despite the resistance of the industry and against the cultural prejudices of the moment, but she From his intellect artists came to light who ended up demonstrating to the United States that what was Hispanic-American was an unstoppable, generous and deeply American rhythm.“, detailed the American media in one of its publications.
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