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My notes
 * 1) notes organized by each source
 * 2) URL of each source with the notes
 * 3) annotation of each source

Notes

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/history3.htm

Gloria Estefan
 * Loved and admired all over the world for her music and bravery for her to face difficulties
 * Born in Havana, Cuba and came to Miami, FL
 * As a child Esefan with her parents fled the Communist government of Fidel Castro
 * In the late 1970's she became a singer for the group Miami Sound Machine
 * The group became famous
 * In 1990 there was a terrible accident when the tour bus was hit by a truck and she suffered many injuries
 * She recovered with hard work, good fortune, and patience.
 * Was able to recover quickly and get back on stage
 * Her music is still loved by millions of fans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Estefan
 * Has won awards for her music and her campaign against drugs. (before accident)
 * middle class
 * Spanish- American
 * her father was a Cuban soldier and body guard to the family
 * They fled to Florida because of the Cuban Revolution
 * After they moved to the U.S. her father joined the U.S. Military
 * He fought the Vietnam war and moved to Houston, TX
 * Estefan attended the St. Michael-Archangel School and the Our Lady Of Lourdes Academy in Miami
 * Father became ill after the Vietnam War as Gloria cared for him
 * married Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine's leader
 * Won the Hispanic Heritage award
 * in 2015 she won the Presidential Medal of freedom
 * She made 31.5 million dollars in the U.S. alone with her worldwide album
 * Estefan was raised catholic

http://www.biography.com/people/gloria-estefan-9542436#synopsis


 * liked to write poetry as a child and took classical guitar lessons
 * She didn't have hopes to be a famous music star
 * born on September 1, 1957
 * her father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis while being exposed to herbicide agent orange in the army
 * Her mother was a night teacher, took care of the family during the day, worked at school at night
 * Gloria had little social life
 * she felt very stressed and decided to use music as an escape from all the stress
 * She would get very upset about her dad being ill
 * "I would lock myself up in my room for hours and just sing" -Gloria Estefan
 * she was very shy when she joined the band
 * In September 1978 she married Emilio Estefan

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0772725.html
 * Estefan was considered the most successful singer to crossover Latino music to American Pop
 * Queen of Latin Pop
 * In 1975 she started her music career
 * In 1978 she married the group's keyboard player
 * In 1990 her career was delayed with an accident on the bus, breaking her back
 * She had 2 children a son and a daughter Nayib and Emily
 * made an acting debut in 1999 in Meryl Streep Film
 * She published her first children's book about her dog Noelle