The Dolphins are merging with Miami Sound Machine and Margaritaville.
Singer Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, are buying a “very small” ownership stake in the NFL team, a person familiar with the deal said Monday. The person requested anonymity because the deal won’t be announced until Thursday by owner Stephen Ross.

Seven-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan has had hits with Miami Sound Machine and as a solo artist. Ross began a partnership in May with Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville enterprise, which includes Land Shark Lager.

Buffett has yet to accept Ross’ invitation to become a minority owner, but the Dolphins’ stadium has been renamed Land Shark Stadium for this season. Buffett wrote a song for the team and will be featured at tailgate parties, Ross has said. Read the rest of this entry »

Gloria and Emilio Estefan were honored for their contributions to the American experience at the 8th annual Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards on May 19, 2009. I’ve uploaded 50 high quality photos from this event.

I uploaded new high quality photos of Gloria and Emilio at the 23rd Annual Ellis Island Medals of Honor Ceremony and Gala on May 9, 2009.

May 8, 2009: Emilio Estefan Jr. and Gloria Estefan attends the 23rd Annual Ellis Island Medals of Honor Ceremony and Gala at Ellis Island in New York.

Gloria Estefan is the latest act to sign up for this year’s Liverpool Summer Pops Festival, with an Echo Arena date on Monday July 27.

“I’m really looking forward to coming to such a musical city like Liverpool,” said Gloria, 51.

Born Gloria Fajardo in Havana, Cuba, she escaped Fidel Castro’s regime for a life in Miami. Read the rest of this entry »

April 10, 2009: Gloria Estefan performs in Uruguay, during the first leg of her Latin American tour at the Conrad Hotel in Punta del Este, 135 km east of Montevideo.

Terra.com Gives Fans Inside Access to International Icon’s Latin American Tour

MIAMI, April 9 /PRNewswire/ — When crossover phenomenon Gloria Estefan goes on tour to throughout Latin America this spring, Terra will give its 60 million users front row seats and backstage passes. Terra, the leading internet company and original digital content producer with a primary focus on the U.S. Hispanic experience, will follow Estefan on her “Latin American Tour,” a five-city greatest hits tour kicking off this April in Uruguay. The exclusive bilingual program, available at www.terra.com/musica/gloriaestefan, will be the first of an original series entitled “Terra on Tour.”

“It’s beautiful to come full circle, Latin America was the first place that our music became a hit even before we had huge international success with “Dr. Beat”. Latin American countries were big fans already, so it’s going to be a beautiful opportunity to go back thirty years in our career and do something that I haven’t done anywhere in the world. This tour is very special & exciting for me,” states Estefan. Read the rest of this entry »

April 9, 2009: Gloria Estefan performs at a hotel in Punta del Este, 140 km east from Montevideo on the first presentation of her Latin American tour.

April 1st, 2009: Gloria Estefan watches the match between Serena Williams and Li Na at the Sony Ericsson Open – Day 10 at Key Biscayne, Florida.