Gloria Estefan 1996: The Crash, Cuba, and the Comeback | Dini Petty

Gloria Estefan, the Cuban-American voice behind "Conga," "Reach," and a generation of Latin pop, sat down with Dini Petty in 1996, at the hinge of her whole life: six years past the crash that nearly killed her, a new mother after doctors said she never would be, and weeks from handing the world an Olympic anthem. She explains the emotional source of all of it. Clawing her way back onto a stage, she tells Dini, felt "like winning a gold medal," the exact feeling she had just poured into "Reach." This is Gloria narrating where her biggest songs were born, at the moment they were being born. This conversation has not been seen since its original 1996 broadcast. CHAPTERS 0:00 On tour: the discipline behind a year on the road 2:25 Emilio, her first and only boyfriend 4:20 The "95% better" story 6:59 Her father, Agent Orange and the wheelchair 7:41 Surviving the 1990 tour bus crash 8:20 Emily, and the song she wrote for her 10:39 Fleeing Cuba: newspapers and the Bay of Pigs 13:15 "Reach": the 1996 Olympic anthem with Diane Warren ABOUT THE DINI PETTY SHOW The Dini Petty Show was a Canadian daytime talk show that aired on CTV from 1989 to 1999. Broadcast from Toronto, the show featured a decade of in-depth interviews with Hollywood legends, music icons, politicians, and cultural figures. Dini Petty's warm yet probing interview style earned the show multiple Gemini Award nominations and a loyal audience across Canada. This channel is the official archive of The Dini Petty Show. Most of these interviews have not been seen since their original broadcast. New conversations from the vault are uploaded weekly. Subscribe to never miss a piece of television history. #GloriaEstefan #LatinPop #90sMusic #DiniPetty #MiamiSoundMachine