{"id":23393,"date":"2013-08-04T16:09:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T21:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=23393"},"modified":"2014-10-29T11:46:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T16:46:43","slug":"gloria-and-emilio-estefan-havent-skipped-a-beat-the-latin-lovers-reveal-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/gloria-and-emilio-estefan-havent-skipped-a-beat-the-latin-lovers-reveal-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Gloria and Emilio Estefan Haven’t Skipped A Beat- The Latin Lovers Reveal It All"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AARP<\/em> Magazine kicks off the new month by covering the Grammy Award-winning Gloria Estefan in their August\/September issue! This magnificent story takes you through every pivotal step of Gloria Estefan and husband Emilio’s life together. Through years of commitment this powerhouse couple reveals how they’ve built a lifetime together filled with love and success since the day Gloria laid eyes on him. If you’re a sucker for romanctic stories, this is one you CAN NOT miss!<\/p>\n

“Five decades, 26 Grammys and $700 million later, the couple revel in hard work, determination and the power of love”<\/p>\n

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Quotes from Gloria Estefan:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her escape to her father\u2019s multiple sclerosis diagnosis:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to be strong for my mom, but it was very tough for me. If there\u2019s ever been a dark moment in my life\u2026 well, I wanted to check out. Music was a big escape.\u201d<\/p>\n

Embracing life over 50:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the time in my life when I\u2019m doing everything I want to do, when I want to do it. It\u2019s \u2018me time.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

KEY to their marriage:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s kept me laughing and I think that\u2019s a big part of our relationship too and why it\u2019s been so good so long. Because if you can laugh with somebody, that\u2019s healing for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

He had her at hello:
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\u201cOh my gosh, Emilio\u2014he\u2019s a dreamer who makes things a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat really drew me to him was his incredible energy. He\u2019s a motivator and he certainly motivated me and everyone around him. He was my boss for a year so I really got to know him before we got together as a couple.\u201d<\/p>\n

On keeping the romance alive:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cRomance is a part of our life every minute. My favorite thing is when he leaves on a trip I will find a little note somewhere I didn\u2019t expect: \u201cI love you baby\u201d either next to my toothbrush or on our pillow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recovering from nearly severing her spinal cord in a 1991 bus accident:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI learned firsthand the power of prayer. People will never realize how much their good thoughts helped me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holding on to her native Cuba:
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\u201cThere\u2019s something that pulls me to Cuba and its plight, even though I\u2019ve been here for more than 50 years. That love of a homeland that no longer is the same reaches into every aspect of who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Broadway, baby!:
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\u201cThere are so many story lines. It\u2019s a universal story, it\u2019s an immigrant story, and it\u2019s a love story. In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you\u2019re determined and persevere, you\u2019re going to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Quotes from Emilio Estefan:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paying cash for the properties he owns:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMy success is not about money. But the real estate\u2014as an immigrant, you always want to have a backup. Something happens to you, you don\u2019t want your kids to go through what you went through.\u201d<\/p>\n

The role of music:
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\u201cMusic took me away from the pain. It took me nine years to raise enough to bring my mom and older brother from Cuba to Miami. That was nine years apart from my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

On defying age stereotypes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAge gives you something you cannot buy. It gives you wisdom, balance and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing the biggest things of my life right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Love at first sight:
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\u201cWhen you like somebody, it\u2019s about the smell, the eyes, the whole feel about the person. I don\u2019t believe in first love. I think you like the person but you need to get to know the person.\u201d<\/p>\n

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CHECK OUT the complete interview\/behind the scenes video: http:\/\/www.aarp.org\/gloriaestefan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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