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Gloria Estefan followed the pandemic rules. She claims she “rigorously” complied with health and safety measures, limiting her exposure to others. But the 63-year-old singer admitted during an Instagram video chat that she was “one of the victims of Covid.” Despite her adherence to protocols, Estefan said she dined…

Eva Longoria will host an evening celebrating Latino culture in America with Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin, CBS announced Monday. Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event seeks to celebrate America’s diversity with a focus on Latino culture. The CBS special will not only highlight the different facets of Latino…

Facebook Watch is extending — and expanding — its flagship original series, Red Table Talk, headlined and executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith. Facebook has signed a new three-year deal with Pinkett Smith and Westbrook Studios, her company with Will Smith. The pact will keep the popular Daytime Emmy-nominated talk…

During Sunday night’s Kennedy Center Honors, host Gloria Estefan honored George H.W. Bush, who died November 30. “Before we begin with a tribute to our first honoree,” said Estefan. “I think it’s appropriate to recognize the passing of a wonderful man who dedicated his life to service and who graciously attended this…

Gloria Estefan, who received a Kennedy Center Honors medal last year, has been set to host the 41st annual Kennedy Center Honors next month on CBS. The show, which will feature performances and tributes, is being taped Sunday at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, DC ahead of its broadcast December 26 at 8…

Gloria Estefan has joined film and television studio Areu Bros. as a partner and member of the executive leadership team. Areu Brothers’ co-founders brothers Ozzie and Will Areu and Estefan made the announcement Wednesday. Estefan, a seven-time Grammy winning singer, actress and author, will be creating and packaging…

Grammy winner Gloria Estefan will guest star opposite Rita Moreno in an episode of the upcoming third season of Netflix’s One Day At A Time. Estefan – who is also the voice behind the series’ theme song, a Cuban-tinged cover of the original comedy’s opener — will play Mirtha, Lydia's (Moreno) baby sister and…

December’s annual Kennedy Center Honors, the first since the election of Donald Trump, will include prominent cultural figures who have been outspoken critics of the President and particularly his anti-immigration and anti-arts agendas, notably producer and writer Norman Lear. The five honorees chosen for the 40th…

EXCLUSIVE: Ever since Ana Villafañe marched across the TV screens of America in November, leading the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to the irresistible rhythms of the Miami Sound Machine, the young actress’ status as Broadway’s newest nova has simply grown brighter. It’s a trajectory similar to that of Jessie…

Monday brought abundant good news to Gloria and Emilio Estefan. Not only did their musical biography On Your Feet! show some legs with a $209K jump at the box office, but they — along with Stephen Sondheim and Barbra Streisand from the Broadway fold — are among the 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal Of Freedom…

A star is born with On Your Feet! — the latest Broadway jukebox musical and one that, opening on the eve of Donald Trump’s Saturday Night Live gig couldn’t be timelier. A biotuner scripted by Alexander Dinelaris (a playwright and one of the three writers on Birdman), On Your Feet!  at the Marquis Theatre tells the…

Ana Villafañe, a Cuban-American singer, dancer and actress from Miami, will play Gloria Estefan in On Your Feet! opposite Josh Segarra as the superstar’s husband, producer Emilio Estefan. Villafañe, who attended the same Miami high school as the pop star, couldn’t make the open casting call last fall but sent a video…