''Alma Caribeña - Caribbean Soul'' is the ninth studio solo album and third Spanish album recorded by Cuban-American singer-songwriter
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...
. It was first released by
Epic Records
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in France on May 9, 2000, and in North America on May 23, 2000.
Reception
At the
43rd Annual Grammy Awards
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, in February 2001, the album won the award for
Best Tropical Latin Album, giving Estefan her third win in this category. At the
1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, in September 2000, the video for the first single "
No Me Dejes de Querer", directed by
Emilio Estefan Jr. and Gloria Estefan, won
Best Music Video
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. At the
Billboard Latin Music Awards
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, the album won the award for Best Tropical Salsa Album.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Awards
Release history
See also
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List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000
The ''Billboard'' Top Latin albums chart, published in ''Billboard'' magazine, is a chart that features Latin music sales information. These data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at ...
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List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s
The ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart, published in ''Billboard'' magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information in regard to tropical music. The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan
Luminate (formerly Nielsen So ...
References
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2000 albums
Gloria Estefan albums
Epic Records albums
Spanish-language albums
Albums produced by Emilio Estefan
Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album