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Released: 3-26-2002
Theatrical Release: 8-2-2001
Stars: Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie
Includes the music video and theme song, "You Can't Walk Away From Love" by Gloria Estefan
Sultry Angelina Jolie and hot-blooded Antonio Banderas steam up the screen with their passionate sex scenes in this lurid melodrama, which combines the thematic elements of film noir with those of bodice-ripping period romance novels. Based on Cornell Woolrich's thriller Waltz into Darkness (previously filmed as Mississippi Mermaid, with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve in the leads), Original Sin takes place in the late 19th century, where Cuban-born plantation owner Luis Durand (Banderas) awaits the arrival of his mail-order bride. Instead of the rather plain-looking woman pictured in the faded photograph she sent him, Julia Russell (Jolie) turns out to be an alluring beauty whose charms are as irresistible as her past is mysterious. The convoluted story, adapted by writer-director Michael Cristofer (Body Shots), unfolds in a decadent tropical milieu and has a surfeit of overwrought dialogue and serpentine plot twists. But Original Sin is sensually enthralling fare of the "guilty pleasure" variety, and it deserves a spot on your shelf if only for the torrid scenes shared by Jolie and Banderas. Cristofer provides a commentary for the DVD, which also sports an elaborate music video (performed by Gloria Estefan) and an animated photo gallery.
LIVE IN ATLANTIS (2002)
Released: 2-26-2002
Originally aired on 5-12-2000 on CBS
Stars: Gloria Estefan, with special guests Marc Anthony, José Feliciano, and Celia Cruz
1. Conga / 1-2-3 / Rhythm Is Gonna Get You / Get On Your Feet / Conga [Reprise]
2. No Me Dejes De Querer
3. Coming Out Of The Dark
4. Tengo Que Decirte Algo - [con José Feliciano]
5. Por Un Beso
6. Cómo Me Duele Perderte
7. Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita - [con Celia Cruz]
8. Oye
9. Mi Tierra - [con Marc Anthony]
10. Turn The Beat Around / Higher / You'll Be Mine (Party Time)
Cuban-born pop singer Gloria Estefan is largely credited with bringing a Latino sensibility into the mainstream American pop world. Estefan, whose success influenced later crossover acts like Ricky Martin, comes live from Atlantis, performing a set list which reflects her cultural diversity. Songs, sung in both English and Spanish, include "Coming Out of the Dark," "Por Un Beso," and "Mi Tierra."
FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY (2001)
Released: 4-17-2001
Originally aired on 10-18-2000 on HBO
Stars: Andy Garcia, Mia Maestro, and Gloria Estefan
World-class trumpeter Arturo Sandoval was a shining light in Cuba's exciting jazz scene and championed by jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie as one of the greatest musicians he'd ever heard. But as Sandoval's fame grew, so did his discomfort with Fidel Castro and Cuba's Communist leadership. Though Sandoval longed to leave Cuba and emigrate to the United States, where he could enjoy political freedom and make the most of his gifts as a musician, one thing held him back -- his love for his wife and children, whom he could not bear to leave behind. For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story is a made-for-cable drama based on the true story of Sandoval's career, his eventual flight to the United States with his family, and the unexpected roadblocks that nearly prevented him from becoming a naturalized American citizen. Andy Garcia stars as Arturo Sandoval, with Mia Maestro co-starring as his wife Marianela; Gloria Estefan, Tomas Milan, and Miriam Colon highlight the supporting cast.
QUE SIGA LA TRADICION (2001)
Released: 2-20-2001
Stars: Gloria Estefan
13 of Gloria Estefan's greatest Latin videos
1. No Me Dejes De Querer
2. Oye
3. Corazón Prohibido
4. Cuba Libre
5. Santo, Santo - (con So Pra Contrariar)
6. Tradición
7. En El Jardin - (con Alejandro Fernandez)
8. Mi Tierra
9. Con Los Años Que Me Quedan
10. Tres Deseos
11. Abriendo Puertas
12. No Pretendo
13. Por Un Beso
While she's a frequent visitor to the upper reaches of the pop charts, Cuban-born Gloria Estefan has never abandoned her roots in Latin music, and has recorded a number of Spanish-language albums exploring the various strains of Latin pop and traditional music. Gloria Estefan: Que Siga La Tradicion is a video collection which brings together videos and live performances of a baker's dozen of her biggest Spanish-language hits; selections include "Mi Tierra," "Por Un Beso," "Oye," and "Cuba Libre."
MUSIC OF THE HEART (2000)
Released: 4-25-2000
Theatrical Release: 10-29-1999
Stars: Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Gloria Estefan, and Angela Bassett
The uplifting true story of violin teacher Roberta Guaspari (Streep), a woman who battled insurmountable odds to teach underprivileged children in East Harlem the gift of music. As Roberta struggles to convince a skeptical school board--as well as skeptical parents--that this music will help the children immensely, she must conquer seemingly insurmountable odds to do just that. Eventually, she does. Based on the documentary SMALL WONDERS, MUSIC OF THE HEART proves that Craven is more than just a horror director.
PAVAROTTI & FRIENDS: FOR GUATEMALA & KOSOVO (1999)
Released: 7-17-2002
Originally took place in Mid 1999
Stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, B.B. King, Lionel Richie
Luciano Pavarotti, one of the world's best-known classical tenors, both headlines and plays host for this special concert, held to benefit War Child, a charitable organization which provides relief for children orphaned by war. Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo features Pavarotti performing with B.B. King, Joe Cocker, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, and Lionel Richie (all of whom also perform solo). Other guests include Ricky Martin, Boyzone, and Zucchero.
VH1 DIVAS LIVE (1998)
Released: 10-1998
Originally aired LIVE in April 10, 1998 on VH1
Stars: Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, and Aretha Franklin
1. Mariah Carey - My All
2. Mariah Carey - Make It Happen
3. Gloria Estefan - Turn The Beat Around
4. Gloria Estefan - Heaven's What I Feel
5. Gloria Estefan - Dr. Beat/Conga/1-2-3/Rhythm Is Gonna Get You/Get On Your Feet
6. Shania Twain - Man, I Feel Like A Woman
7. Shania Twain - You're Still The One
8. Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools
9. Celine Dion - River Deep, Mountain High
10. Celine Dion - The Reason
11. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
12. Carole King, Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Shania Twan - You've Got A Friend
13. The Divas - Natural Woman
14. The Divas - Testimony
The queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, and four of the biggest female hitmakers in contemporary pop, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, and Shania Twain, joined forces for this once-in-a-lifetime concert event, in which they individually sing their hits and team up for a variety of ensemble performances. Includes an appearance by legendary songwriter Carole King.
DON'T STOP! (1998)
Released: 12-22-1998
Stars: Gloria Estefan
Non-Stop Video & Documentary collection of Gloria's career from 1995-1998
1. Oye [Club Version]
2. Heaven's What I Feel
3. Don't Stop [Live at Studio 54]
4. Turn The Beat Around [Pablo's 12" Video Remix]
5. You'll Be Mine (Party Time)
6. I'm Not Giving You Up [Tony Moran's Single Video Remix]
7. Higher [Big Red Video Remix]
8. Everlasting Love [Live in L.A.]
9. Gloria HITMIX
10. Tres Deseos
11. Corazón Prohibido
12. Oye [Spanish VIdeo Version]
Pop superstar Gloria Estefan doesn't appear to have any intention of stopping in this video, which collects videos of 12 hit songs while taking time out for a look at Gloria's busy schedule -- video shoots, in-store appearances at some of the world's biggest music shops, hosting award shows and hanging out with other pop icons at the VH-1 Divas show.
SESAME STREET: ELMOPALOOZA! (1998)
Released: 6-3-1998
Stars: Elmo, Gloria Estefan, Rosie O'Donnell, Jimmy Buffett Shawn Colvin, En Vogue
Includes Gloria's classic duet "Mambo, Ay, Ay, I" with Elmo and Rosita
It's musical fun with the Sesame Street Muppets as they're joined by some of their friends for this collection of favorite songs from the long-running children's series. Guests include Jimmy Buffett, Gloria Estefan, The Fugees, En Vogue, Rosie O'Donnell and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
EVOLUTION CONCERT: LIVE IN MIAMI (1997)
Released: 4-1997
Originally aired LIVE on 9-22-1996 from Miami Arena on HBO
Stars: Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
1. Intro
2. Conga
3. Live For Loving You
4. Get On Your Feet
5. Anything For You
6. Don't Wanna Lose You
7. Destiny
8. Here We Are
9. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
10. Oye Mi Canto (Here My Voice)
11. Steal Your Heart
12. Along Came You (A Song For Emily)
13. Mi Tierra
14. Con Los Anos Que Me Quedan
15. Everlasting Love
16. Cuts Both Ways
17. I See Your Smile
18. Words Get In The Way
19. Can't Stay Away From You
20. Always Tomorrow
21. Coming Out Of The Dark
22. Abriendo Puertas
23. You'll Be Mine (Party Time)
24. Turn The Beat Around
25. Gloria HITMIX
26. Higher
27. Tres Deseos
28. Reach
Latin pop superstar Gloria Estefan brings the crowd to their feet in this concert video, shot at a performance in her hometown of Miami in September 1996, featuring her band Miami Sound Machine and a troupe of Latin dancers.
EVERLASTING GLORIA! (1995)
DVD Released: 6-15-1999
Orginially released: 10-1995
Collection of Gloria Estefan's greatest hit videos from 1990-1995
Stars: Gloria Estefan
1. Live For Loving You
2. Always Tomorrow
3. Go Away
4. I See Your Smile
5. Mi Tierra
6. Con Los Años Que Me Quedan
7. Mi Buen Amor
8. Turn The Beat Around
9. It's Too Late
10. Everlasting Love
11. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
12. This Christmas
13. Silent Night
14. Abriendo Puertas
15. Megamix
16. Turn The Beat Around (12")
17. Everlasting Love (12")
This video collects 17 videos of Gloria Estefan's biggest hits, including Everlasting Love, Turn The Best Around, Mi Tierra and more. Also features a biography, discography and complete lyrics in English and Spanish.
INTO THE LIGHT WORLD TOUR (1992)
Released: 1992
Gloria's highly successful tour, live from Holland
Stars: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Captured during a two-night stand at a Dutch arena, this 100-minute concert special documents Gloria Estefan's lavish 1991 world tour, which underscored the Cuban-American singer's graduation from acclaim as a dance-floor diva to the ranks of female pop superstars. At its best, Into the Light World Tour displays the relentless energy, personal warmth, and crack musicianship that Estefan and her husband, producer, and principal collaborator, Emilio Estefan Jr., had evolved through her old band, the Miami Sound Machine, and taken uptown through her solo career. When the star and her band kick into high gear, percussion simmering and horns blazing in taut, deftly arranged choruses, the propulsive lure of salsa is hard to resist.
Technically, Estefan is a singer with a supple tone but modest range, hardly suggesting the caliber expected of a bona fide diva. Neither does her small, compact frame suggest a dancer's physique, despite the production's reliance on extended dance sequences. Yet she makes the most with what she has, harnessing formidable physical energy and transmitting considerable warmth to her audience. Her material, including both Miami Sound Machine hits and subsequent solo signatures, works best when staying closest to her roots, riding the giddy syncopations of uptempo Latin rhythms, or plying the lambent emotions of traditional ballads. Her exhortations to dance--"Get on Your Feet," "Conga," and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" being the inevitable faves--work handily with an ecstatic audience.
More grizzled viewers should be forewarned that this, like most recent concert films, isn't purely documentary--apart from backstage sequences that duly flatter the star, the live sound has been liberally sweetened during post-concert production.
COMING OUT OF THE DARK (1991)
Released: 1990
A Documentary on Gloria's recovery after her 1990 near-fatal bus accident, how "Coming Out Of The Dark" came about, and highlights of her 1991 sellout "Into The Light World Tour,"as well as making of the videos of "Coming Out Of The Dark" and Seal Our Fate."
Stars: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Miami Sound Machine
Designed as a companion to the singer's 1991 Into The Light--World Tour concert video, this look behind the scenes in Gloria Estefan's career draws drama and urgency from her recovery following a disastrous bus accident, which crippled the Cuban-American performer even as her popularity pushed further into the pop mainstream. Produced for the video arm of her record company, Coming Out of the Dark is hardly an objective documentary, laced as it is with testimonials from executives and frankly designed as a valentine to the feisty star; when we're given an "informal" look at Estefan composing new material in her music room, there isn't a figurative hair out of place as captured through these expertly shot segments.
The story, however, is intrinsically compelling, and Estefan offers her fans glimpses into the genesis of the songs from her Into the Light album. The singer's steely resolve, which doubtless explained the speed of her recovery, is visible, too, as is her sure sense of command over recording sessions. Brief performance excerpts show her saucy style of salsa-drenched pop, as well as less satisfying stabs at boiler-plate pop-rock songs that were aimed squarely at the charts. A segment chronicling a video shoot with choreographer-turned-director Kenny Ortega reveals both the technical intricacy of shooting elaborate dance sequences and the hyperbolic coddling platinum stars can expect from their most diplomatic handlers.
EVOLUTION (1990)
Released: 1990
Collection of Gloria Estefan & MSM's hit videos from 1984-1990
Stars: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
It seems to me that around the late 80's record companies didn't have the concept of including interviews or other material of the artist in video collections. This collection of videos by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine is nothing more than a collection of videos (pardon the repetition). The title certainly applies, because it goes in chronological order, from very early ("dr. beat") to almost the 90's ("oye mi canto"). Look especially for the great videos "don't want to lose you," "oye mi canto," and "anything for you."
HOMECOMING CONCERT (1989)
Released: 1989
Gloria's first sellout concert, live in Miami
Stars: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
This dated collection truly exemplifies the sound of the original Miami Sound Machine Live from Miami Arena, Gloria brings the crowd to their feet, singing all her hits from the triple platinum albums Primitive Love and Let It Loose. This live concert collection of the legendary Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine is a must for true sound enthusiasts.
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