Gloria wins best traditional tropical album for “90 millas” and best tropical song at the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Check out these new photos! (I was about to upload more photos, but I’m just having problem with the server and it’s working slowly for me. I’ll try to add more HQ photos from the awards anyway.)

Superstar Gloria Estefan was honored as the Latin Recording Academy’s Person of The Year at a star-studded gala dinner in Houston’s Convention Center.

Estefan, the first woman to receive the honor, spoke at the Nov. 12 event about music’s ability to touch and change people’s lives. “It’s such a powerful force,” she said.

Estefan’s musical achievements for over 30 years were celebrated with performances by a varied roster of acts — most personal friends — that included Carlos Santana, Patti LaBelle, John Legend, José Feliciano, Alexandre Pires, Gian Marco, Jon Secada, Luis Fonsi and Ednita Nazario. The musical accompaniment was by the Philharmonic of the Americas, conducted by Alondra de la Parra and The Miami Sound Machine, Estefan’s original band.

Newscaster María Elena Salinas and actor Andy García hosted the event, with Garcia also picking up the congas for a few solos.

Following a rousing, opening number by LaBelle, standouts of the evening included Gian Marco’s performance of “Mi Fotografía,” a song he wrote for Estefan’s album “Unwrapped.” Brazil’s Pires performed an acoustic version of “Santo,” which he recorded as a duet with Estefan, and Estefan herself took the stage for “No Llores” — “I still have to sing for my supper,” she joked — a single from her latest album, “90 Millas,” which she performed with Santana and Feliciano, who were both guests on the album.

Mexico’s Banda El Recodo performed earlier in the evening. Estefan’s daughter Emily also contributed to the evening with electric guitar and drum solos.

Source: THR.com

Gloria Estefan attended the 13th Annual Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project’s Hulaween at the Waldorf-Astoria on October 31, 2008 in New York City. I’ve just added some HQ photos to the gallery.

I uploaded some HQ photos from the concert at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on October 24th, 2008. More will come, just wait!

October 18, 2008: Gloria Estefan poses for a photo with ‘a creature of the night’ at Halloween Horror Nights 18 during a visit to Universal Orlando Resort, in Orlando, Fla. with her family.

Because the old gallery has some problem, so I decide to revamp it completely. I’ve installed a new gallery here, and will move most of photos to it. At this moment the new gallery doesn’t have many content, but I’ve just uploaded some high quality photos from 2008 Diamond Ball And Private Concert. Enjoy, guys!

October 4th, 2008: Gloria Estefan is recognized for her support at the Diamond Ball & Private Concert benefiting Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation at American Airlines Arena in Miami.

MIAMI (Billboard) – For the first time in its young, nine-year history, the Latin Recording Academy and its board of trustees is honoring a woman as its Person of the Year, Gloria Estefan.

With a career that spans more than three decades and 70 million-plus albums sold, Estefan is the original Latin crossover international star. First as lead singer of Miami Sound Machine and later as a soloist, Estefan has achieved success in two languages.

During a break from her European tour, Estefan spoke with Billboard about what it means to be Latin today.

Q: You are touring arenas, in front of tens of thousands of people. Of course, you’ve done this most of your life. Is there a routine you follow right before taking the stage?

Gloria Estefan: I try to open all my chakras and I think of all my points of communication. I do a prayer that everything comes out the best it can, and we exchange energy. I imagine a point in the top of my head, in my hands, in my solar plexus. Read the rest of this entry »