From Hispanic awards Wash D.C. August 25, 2001 © copyright JohnMathewSmith

Ms. Gloria Estefan, Grammy Award-Winning Singer, speaks after receiving the Distinguished Artist Leadership Award during the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Awards dinner in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. The awards also recognized former U.S. President George W. Bush, U.S. Army Gen. U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; and Mr. Howard Schultz, Executive Chairman of Starbucks Corporation; for embodying the pillars of the transatlantic relationship for their achievement in the fields of politics, military, business, humanitarian, and artistic leadership. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

My cousin, Patricia Bock with Trish's hair and Gloria Estefan and Me.

Gloria Estefan in 2014

Ms. Adrienne Arsht, Executive Vice Chair, Atlantic Council Board of Directors and International Advisory Board; presents Ms. Gloria Estefan, Grammy Award-Winning Singer, with the Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award during the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Awards dinner in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. The awards also recognized former U.S. President George W. Bush, U.S. Army Gen. U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; and Mr. Howard Schultz, Executive Chairman of Starbucks Corporation; for embodying the pillars of the transatlantic relationship for their achievement in the fields of politics, military, business, humanitarian, and artistic leadership. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

Gloria Estefan at Grammy rehearsal 2/20/90 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can

Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival presentation of "An Unbreakable bond" Photo by: World Red Eye

Gloria Estefan, 2017 Kennedy Center Honoree delivers remarks after receiving her Kennedy Center Honor medal at the Kennedy Center Honor Dinner at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 2, 2017. [State Department Photo/ Public Domain]

Photo by Dan&Corina Lecca

Gloria Estefan in Rotterdam