ASU Gammage Inner Circle Magazine Volume 20

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In one of the seminal scenes in ON YOUR FEET!, Gloria Fajardo and Emilio Estefan are trying to persuade a record label executive to help them crossover to the English-speaking market. The executive’s response is dismissive and disrespectful, insisting that there’s no audience for the Latin rhythms of Miami Sound Machine in the U.S., and intimating that the couple are not real Americans. But a furious Emilio gets the last word: “Look very closely at my face ... this is what an American looks like.” 4

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