Lili Estefan
Lili Estefan
Liliana del Carmen Estefan | |
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.jpg) Lili Estefan at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival | |
| Born | Liliana Del Carmen Estefan March 20, 1967 |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Occupation | Show Host, Model |
| Spouse(s) | Lorenzo Lauces (m. 1992; div. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
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Liliana Del Carmen "Lili" Estefan (born March 20, 1967) is a Cuban American model and television presenter, known as the co-host of El Gordo y la Flaca on Univision.[1]
Biography[edit]
Lili Estefan was born on March 20, 1967 in Santiago de Cuba. Lili's father is José Estefan (b. 1945). Upon losing her mother at the age of ten, Lili emigrated to the United States with her widower father and younger brother Juan Emilio (b. 1967).[2][3][4][5] She is the paternal niece of music producer Emilio Estefan, whose wife is singer Gloria Estefan.[6]
Career[edit]
Sábado Gigante[edit]
Estefan first came to the spotlight in 1986, when she was hired by Univision to participate as a model on the television show Sábado Gigante. She quickly became a favorite of the audience and the show host, Don Francisco.[7] Estefan appeared on Francisco's program Don Francisco Presenta on numerous occasions.
El Gordo y la Flaca[edit]
Estefan has co-hosted Univision's daytime talk show El Gordo y la Flaca with Raúl De Molina since 1998. Estefan earned her nickname "La Flaca" ("The Skinny Girl") from the show.
Mira Quien Baila[edit]
Estefan is one of the judges on Mira Quien Baila with a panel that includes Horacio Villalobos and Bianca Marroquín.
Red Table Talk: The Estefans[edit]
In 2020, Estefan became a co-host of Red Table Talk: The Estefans, a spin-off of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk alongside her aunt Gloria Estefan and paternal cousin Emily.[8]
Awards and honors[edit]
In 2015, Lili Estefan received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Annual Premios TVyNovelas, presented by Televisa. In 2016, Estefan and her co-host of El Gordo y La Flaca, Raúl de Molina, were honored with the award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television, at the 14th Annual Hispanic Television Summit, presented by Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News, and produced by Schramm Marketing Group.[9] In 2017, Estefan received the Career Award at the Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, presented by Univision.[10] In 2018, she received a Daytime Talent in Spanish Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Estefan married Cuban businessman Lorenzo Lauces in 1992. In 2018 it was announced that they were divorcing.[12] They have two children: Lorenzo Jr. (b. 1999)[13] and Lina Teresa (b. 2002).[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "SPOTLIGHT: Lili Estefan". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Lili Estefan, la más emocionada por la boda de su hermano Juan". HOLA USA (in European Spanish). 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, compiled 1913 - 1991; NAI Number: 578688; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States
- ^ "Lili Estefan: A Fully Realized Woman - Nexos Latinos". Nexos Latinos. 2016-04-11. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lili Estefan pasó una velada junto al hombre más especial de su vida: su papá". hola.com (in European Spanish). 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Emilio Estefan Brings His Rhythm of Success to Eden Roc". Haute Living. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "TELEVISION : He's the Giant : Don Francisco dominates 'Sabado Gigante,' a 3 1/2-hour extravaganza seen by 6 million in the U.S. and millions more in Latin America". Los Angeles Times. 1991-08-25. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ Acevedo, Nicole (October 5, 2020). "Gloria, Lili and Emily Estefan get real, talk candidly in new 'Red Table Talk'". NBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Kage (2016-07-23). "'El Gordo y la Flaca' Scores Big at Hispanic Television Summit | The Source". The Source | The Magazine of Hip Hop Music,Culture and Politics. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "They are the winners of the Premio Lo Nuestro 2017!". HOLA USA. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "Univision's "Despierta América" and Lili Estefan of "El Gordo y la Flaca" Win Daytime Emmy Awards". Univision. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "Univision's Lili Estefan got served divorce papers. She was not expecting this". Miami.com. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Univision star Lili Estefan announces she is separating from her husband". Miami.com. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Lili Estefan". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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- Cuban television presenters
- Cuban women television presenters
- Cuban people of Lebanese descent
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- Exiles of the Cuban Revolution in the United States
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Hispanic and Latino American female models
- American television hosts
- American women television presenters
- 21st-century American women
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