On Your Feet!

The lights come up to reveal a Gloria Estefan concert in full swing (“Overture/Rhythm Is Gonna Get You”). It is 1990 in Washington D.C., and Gloria is performing to a huge audience of adoring fans. From the backstage area, Gloria’s husband, Emilio Estefan, and their son, Nayib, watch Gloria and are transfixed by her performance. Gloria comes backstage to change for her big entrance and checks in with her family. She sends Nayib off to finish his homework in the tour bus and playfully argues with Emilio about Nayib’s study habits. Emilio slips into the conversation that they have just booked another private show on Gloria’s one day off from the tour. Gloria, exhausted, is upset with Emilio, but still gives him her love before being whisked back onstage. The concert continues and Gloria makes her grand entrance. The scene freezes, and the audience is transported to Vietnam in 1966.

Little Gloria appears with an acoustic guitar. Her father, José Fajardo, is in his barracks and listening