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Emilio Estefan, Sr. 1919 - 2003

Emilio Estefan Sr. was born on August 7, 1919 in Santiago Cuba to Halin Estefan and Julia Ablan Pecile- Estefan, and had siblings Isaiah Estefan, Isabel Javivi Estefan, Anotonio Jose Estefan, and Victoria Estefan. They was the parent of Emilio Estefan, Jr. Emilio Estefan died at age 83 years old on March 4, 2003.

Emilio Estefan Sr.

August 7, 1919

Santiago, Cuba

March 4, 2003

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Emilio Estefan Sr.'s History: circa 1919 - circa 2003

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Emilio Estefan Sr., 83, father of the Latin music mogul, died Tuesday. Mr. Estefan played the plump and comical ambassador in a music video for the Miami Sound Machine's hit song "Conga," which featured singer Gloria Estefan, wife of the younger Estefan. March 25, 2003 | 08:37PM PT Father of the Latin music mogul Variety Staff Emilio Estefan Sr., father of the Latin music mogul, died Tuesday March 4 in Miami. He was 83. Estefan Sr. played the plump and comical ambassador in a music video for the Miami Sound Machine’s hit song “Conga,” which featured singer Gloria Estefan, wife of Estefan Jr. The Miami Sound Machine’s office was once located in Estefan Sr.’s garage. His son later built a home for his parents on his Star Island compound. Estefan Sr. was born in Santiago de Cuba and moved to Spain with Estefan Jr. in 1966. His wife and another son stayed in Cuba because the boy was of military draft age and couldn’t leave until 1980. Estefan Sr. came to Miami in 1968, a year after Estefan Jr., and opened a clothing business in Hialeah.
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August 7, 1919

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2003

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March 4, 2003

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In 1919, in the year that Emilio Estefan, Sr. was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.

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In 1937, Emilio was 18 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

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