Liliana Del Carmen Estefan (born March 20, 1967) is a Cuban American model and television presenter, known as the co-host of '' El Gordo y la Flaca'' on Univision.

Biography

Lili Estefan was born on March 20, 1967, in Santiago de Cuba. Lili's father is José Estefan (b. 1945). Upon losing her mother at the age of ten, Lili emigrated to the United States with her widower father and younger brother Juan Emilio (b. 1967). She is the paternal niece of music producer Emilio Estefan, whose wife is singer

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Career

''Sábado Gigante''

Estefan first came to the spotlight in 1986, when she was hired by Univision to participate as a model on the television show '' Sábado Gigante''. She quickly became a favorite of the audience and the show host, Don Francisco. Estefan appeared on Francisco's program '' Don Francisco Presenta'' on numerous occasions.

''El Gordo y la Flaca''

Estefan has co-hosted Univision's daytime talk show '' El Gordo y la Flaca'' with Raúl De Molina since 1998. Estefan earned her nickname "La Flaca" ("The Skinny Girl") from the show.

''Mira Quien Baila''

Estefan is one of the judges on '' Mira Quien Baila'' with a panel that includes Horacio Villalobos and Bianca Marroquín.

''Red Table Talk: The Estefans''

In 2020, Estefan became a co-host of ''Red Table Talk: The Estefans'', a spin-off of the Facebook Watch talk show ''

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'' alongside her aunt

and paternal cousin Emily.

Awards and honors

In 2015, Lili Estefan received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Annual Premios TVyNovelas, presented by Televisa. In 2016, Estefan and her co-host of ''El Gordo y La Flaca'', Raúl de Molina, were honored with the award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television, at the 14th Annual

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, presented by Broadcasting & Cable and

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, and produced by Schramm Marketing Group. In 2017, Estefan received the Career Award at the Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, presented by Univision. In 2018, she received a Daytime Talent in Spanish Emmy Award from

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Personal life

Estefan married Cuban businessman Lorenzo Luaces in 1992. In 2018 it was announced that they were divorcing. They have two children: Lorenzo Luaces Jr. (b. 1999) and Lina Teresa Luaces (b. 2002).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Estefan, Lili Cuban television presenters Cuban women television presenters Cuban people of Lebanese descent American people of Lebanese descent Place of birth missing (living people) Exiles of the Cuban Revolution in the United States 1967 births Living people Hispanic and Latino American female models American television hosts American women television presenters 21st-century American women