Gloria Estefan knows that no one believes her, but she insists that she saw Santa Claus as a child

Gloria Estefan still doesn’t understand something she experienced as a child. On the occasion of the release of “Estefan Family Christmas”, her Christmas album together with her daughter Emily and her grandson Sasha, available from today, mother and daughter share their most treasured Christmas memories from their childhood.

“I tell everyone, I don’t think they believe me, but I saw Santa Claus. I came from Cuba, I was 2 and a half years old, and my mom had found a small apartment. My father was a prisoner in Cuba, a political prisoner for the Bay of Pigs, and we didn’t have a penny, a penny cut in half. My mother always sat outside to talk to the other ladies, who all had their husbands imprisoned in Cuba, political prisoners.”

Gloria continues her story: “And on Christmas Day I remember that you had to go to bed early, because if you didn’t, Santa Claus wouldn’t come. I got up at midnight because I heard my mother talking to the ladies outside and when I passed through this very small room I saw Santa Claus putting a chair for me, a small table with some crayons, and I got so scared that I ran to the room and went to bed. in bed.”

“The next day I woke up and there were all the gifts that I saw Santa putting me there, what can I tell you! I never forget that. My mom says that she was dreaming, but how did I dream about the presents that were there the next day? I dont know”.

For her daughter Emily, who grew up with two famous parents, Christmas presents were never the most precious things. “It doesn’t matter the fame, the records, the Grammys. The pride that I have for this family is that we are a family; So for me, what I remember most about my Christmas is always having people around that I want to see. Oh! I know that I am going to see my cousin, my mommy, my daddy, no matter the gifts, the food, I do thank him. Yes, I give thanks for you.”

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