{"id":15753,"date":"2015-06-01T10:47:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T15:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=15753"},"modified":"2015-06-01T10:47:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T15:47:28","slug":"video-immigrants-hope-gloria-estefan-musical-shines-light-on-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-immigrants-hope-gloria-estefan-musical-shines-light-on-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Immigrants hope Gloria Estefan musical shines light on migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Carmen Lopez<\/p>\n<p>Cuba and the United States are currently working on repairing ties, but migration from the communist country has been active for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Some Cuban immigrants are eager to see what will happen to Cubans migrating to the United States now that relations are improving. These changes are also gaining attention as Gloria and Emilio Estefan premiere \u201cOn Your Feet,\u201d a musical about their journey to success in the United States. The musical debuts on Tuesday (June 2) at the Oriental Theatre.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Alberto Gonzalez, 46, migrated to Florida from Cuba in 1980 with his family because his father was unhappy with the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very challenging coming to a country where we didn\u2019t speak the language,\u201d said Gonzalez, who owns 90 Miles Cuban Caf\u00e9 in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Gloria and Emilio Estefan debut musical in Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/129044189?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Early Cuban migration brought highly educated immigrants to the United States. Among those was Rogelio Riera, a retired doctor, who made Chicago his home when the Cuban population in the city was scarce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew two or three when my family came over,\u201d Riera said. \u201cIt was just after Castro took over when the new immigrants from Cuba started coming to Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Riera, 95, would frequently travel from Cuba to the United States and opened two clinics before the revolution. The revolution caused Riera to lose his business and flee to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The embargo began in 1960 and talks to mend relationships had not occurred until 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Hortensia Esquivel, an attorney and Cuban immigrant, says the production will help spark the conversation about Cuban migration to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe it will just start the conversation and have people think more about Cuba, its past and what its future will be,\u201d Esquivel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to think of myself as crossing over into the restaurant industry,\u201d Gonzalez said about the Estefans\u2019 cross over to American culture.<\/p>\n<p>Esquivel said the conversation would continue to develop as the United States and Cuba discuss their new policy.<\/p>\n<p>According to Gloria and Emilio Estefan, \u201cOn Your Feet\u201d will also carry the conversation.\u00a0\u201cIt will open up for a lot of people to understand what Cuba is all about,\u201d Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Gloria and Emilio Estefan launch their musical in Chicago. 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