Last night was such a special evening! Not only were we celebrating our mom Teresita‘s 56th birthday (still young!), but we surprised her with a last-minute trip to Vegas and then surprised her again by taking her to see one of our childhood idols, the incomparable Gloria Estefan, perform a very special one-off show in Sin City.
The first concert we ever went to was Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine – 25 years ago! – in 1984 at the Dade County Auditorium in Miami.
We remember that show vividly! And, what made that experience so life-changing is that for her encore, Gloria performed her most iconic hit, Conga, and she invited anyone up onstage to do the Conga with her that wanted to. It was one big party, and OF COURSE Perezito – all of 6 years old then – totally ran up on stage and did the Conga with Gloria!
It was one of the most memorable moments of our life and we got to relive it last night!!!!
Gloria invited Perez AND his mom onstage to do the Conga with her!!!!!
What a way to celebrate mom’s birthday!
SO special!
After the show, we got to introduce mom and the fam to Gloria and Emilio. Those two are royalty in Miami – and for Cuban people worldwide – and we still pinch ourselves every time we see them.
Growing up, Perez always used to think of Gloria as his aunt. The member in the family that “made it big” and was doing us proud! And, now, we know her for real (!!!) and she was able to help us make the birthday of our most important family member one of the most memorable she’s ever had!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
P.S. We’re totally getting our hands on video of Conga moment from last night!!!! Ha
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