“I cannot tell you enough how much I love this country, how much I am proud of having grown up here, how much I try to be emblematic of that freedom through my songs that I write, celebrating freedom of speech, celebrating the things that I’ve grown up, thankfully, in this country, experiencing,” Gloria Estefan said at the 2018 Atlantic Council Leadership Awards ceremony, where she was honored for her contributions to the American music industry. The seven-time Grammy Award winner, who has sold more than 100 million albums, has received numerous awards over the course of her illustrious career including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Your Feet!, a jukebox musical about the life of Gloria and her husband, Emilio, is currently on tour. The pair support a number of charitable causes focused on education, health, and cultural development through the Gloria Estefan Foundation, set up in 1997. Updated 2018
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