Editing Emilio Estefan (section)

{{short description|American musician}}
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{{family name hatnote|'''Estefan'''|'''Gómez'''|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Emilio Estefan Jr.
| image              = Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan at 2014 MIFF edited.jpg
| caption            = Estefan at the 2014 [[Miami International Film Festival]] premiere of ''An Unbreakable Bond''
| birth_name         = Emilio Estefan „Jr.“ Gómez
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1953|3|4}}
| birth_place        = [[Santiago de Cuba]], [[Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)|Cuba]]
| other_names        = Emilio Estefan Jr.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Musician|producer}}
| years_active       = 1974–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Gloria Estefan]]|1978}}
| children           = 2, including [[Emily Estefan|Emily]]
| relatives          = [[Lili Estefan]] (niece)
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed         = yes
| genre         = {{flatlist|
* [[Bachata (music)|Bachata]]
* [[Latin pop]]
* [[dance-pop]]
* [[salsa music|salsa]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
* [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]]
* [[electronic dance music|club-dance]]
}}
| label         = [[Sony Music|Sony]]
| past_member_of    = [[Miami Sound Machine]]
}}
}}
'''Emilio Estefan Gómez''' (born March 4, 1953) is a [[Cuban Americans|Cuban-American]] musician and producer.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-power-and-the-gloria-235384/|title=The Power and the Gloria|last=Mclanne|first=Daisanne|date=June 14, 1990|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/12/gloria-estefan-my-family-values|title=Gloria Estefan: My family values|last=McGrath|first=Nick|date=July 12, 2013|website=The Guardian}}</ref> Estefan has won 19 [[Grammy Award]]s.<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Emilio & Gloria Estefan To Get Presidential Medal|url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/11/16/emilio-gloria-estefan-to-get-presidential-medal/|website=CBS Miami|date=November 16, 2015|publication-date=2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Masterworks Broadway Releases The Original Broadway Cast Recording Of ON YOUR FEET! Based On The Life And Music Of Gloria Estefan And Emilio Estefan|url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2016/masterworks-broadway-releases-the-original-broadway-cast-recording-of-on-your-feet-based-on-the-life-and-music-of-gloria-estefan-and-emilio-estefan-album-available-april-29-2016.html|website=Sony|publication-date=2016}}</ref>  He first came to prominence as a member of the [[Miami Sound Machine]]. He is the husband of singer [[Gloria Estefan]], father of son Nayib Estefan and daughter [[Emily Estefan]], and the uncle of Spanish-language television personality [[Lili Estefan]].

Estefan is credited with paving the way for the crossover [[Latin American music in the United States#1990s Latin explosion|explosion of Latin music of the late 90s]], mostly through artists that Estefan himself brought to the forefront of the US music stage, including his wife Gloria Estefan, as well as [[Jon Secada]], [[Ricky Martin]], and [[Shakira]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|last=Nash|first=Alanna|date=2013|title=Gloria and Emilio Estefan Have Rhythm — and Lots of Romance|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-08-2013/gloria-emilio-estefan-aarp-magazine-story.html|access-date=|website=AARP}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Hassan|first=Marcos|date=2020|title=35 Years Ago, Miami Sound Machine Laid the Blueprint for Latin Pop|url=https://remezcla.com/features/music/throwback-music-history-impact-of-miami-sound-machine/|access-date=|website=Remezcla.com}}</ref>

Estefan received the [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] "Songwriter of the Year" award in 2005 and a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name=":5" /> He also received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[Songwriters' Hall of Fame]] in 2009.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" />

In November 2015, [[President Barack Obama]] awarded Estefan the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the nation's highest civilian honor.<ref name=":8" /> In 2019 he also received the [[Gershwin Prize]] from the Library of Congress.<ref name=":9" />