ESTEFAN TOLD THE AUDIENCE SHE'S BEEN GREAT FAN OF 'PHANTOM' SINCE INITIAL RELEASE
Gloria Estefan tweeted the picture above, taken at last night's event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Brian De Palma's Phantom Of The Paradise. Estefan is pictured with Tracey Jackson and Paul Williams, the latter of which, of course, wrote the song score for the film and played the villain, Swan. Jackson and Williams have co-written a book together, Gratitude and Trust: Recovery is Not Just For Addicts, and appeared to together this morning on Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul Sunday. All three appeared on stage together last night (see image below, courtesy of a tweet posted by Joachim de Posada).
In response to Estefan's tweet above, Williams tweeted, "I don't have language skills sufficient to describe Emilio and Gloria's generosity. Old Souls. Angels." Emilio is Gloria's husband, a musician and producer who was with her in Miami Sound Machine. Their son, Nayib Estefan, is the man behind Miami's Secret Celluloid Society, which has programmed De Palma's film several times in recent years, culminating in last night's 40th anniversary screening.
According to a report at FOX News Latino, last night, "Estefan acknowledged that she has been a great fan of [Phantom Of The Paradise] since it came out 40 years ago and especially of its music, which was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe award."
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Updated: Sunday, November 23, 2014 1:33 PM CST
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