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Jan 2021
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American Dreaming with José Díaz-Balart:...

LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS
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Grammy award-winner and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Gloria Estefan was first seen as “too American for Latins” and “too Latin for Americans”. Estefan talks with José Díaz-Balart about how she pushed to showcase her Cuban roots, revolutionizing the music industry on her way to achieving her own American Dream. 
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