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Gloria Estefan Talks New Album ‘Raíces,’ The Pope, Immigration & More | Billboard News In Conversation

Gloria Estefan talks on new album, ‘Raíces,’ was created, her opinions on the new Pope, her thoughts on immigration issues in the U.S., and more.

Gloria Estefan is about to release her first Spanish album in 18 years, ‘Raíces’. She sits down to talk about how the album was created with her husband, Emilio, dedicating a song to her grandson, her opinions on the new Pope, her thoughts on immigration issues in the U.S., and more. Emilio didn’t even notice that it was my 50 years and I told him when he came to me with the idea of “Raíces,” and when I wrote the song, he said “I want you to sing it.” In that moment, I was super focused on ‘Basura,’ the musical.

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