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Named after her mother Together with her husband, Emilio Estefan Jr., won the court case for the right to use the name Bongo Cuban Cafe for the cafe they own in Disney World. They were sued by makers of Bongo blue jeans for trademark infringement. [13 February 1998] Children: Nayib (born 2 Sept 1980) and Emily Marie (b. 5 Dec 1994) Her band is The Miami Sound Machine. Father was a Vietnam veteran and died of suspected exposure to agent-orange Got one of her first television appearances courtesy of actress/singer 'Iris Chacon' and her show "El show de Iris Chacon" (1972). Perfomed at The Olympics; this is her third time perfoming there. [Feb 24, 2002] Ranked #81 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll In the 1950s, her father Jose Fajardo was a personal bodyguard to the first lady of Cuba, the wife of president Fulgencio Batista. Following Fidel Castro's Revolution in 1959, Jose was captured in the futile 1962 Bay of Pigs invasion that sought to free Cuba from Communist rule. He was held prisoner until an exchange was arranged soon after by U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Lives on Star Island in Miami In 2006, she donated $1 million to the Miami Paralysis Project. Bought a minority ownership stake in the Miami Dolphins with her husband (22 June 2009).