MIAMI (WSVN) - Music superstar and South Florida’s own Gloria Estefan has a message for everyone during these tough times: if you’re going out, put on your mask.
Estefan released a new music video on her Instagram account in which she changed the lyrics to her hit single “Get On Your Feet” in order to ask her fans to heed health experts’ warnings to stay home and cover their faces when out in public.
In the post’s caption, Estefan wrote that she wanted to spread a positive message with a little humor, saying that approach has helped her get through the toughest parts of her life.
Estefan said, “I’ve got so much to do. I’m organizing. I cleaned out my attic, a closet that I’d been meaning to get to for years and hadn’t been able to get to.”
Gloria Estefan can now add viral social media sensation to her resume.
The video came to be after infectious disease specialist Dr. Aileen Marty asked Estefan to get the word out in a way only she could.
“We’ve known each other since we were 14,” said Estefan of Marty. “Last Sunday she calls me and goes, ‘Glo, please, I need you to get out there and write something funny, do something funny to put out the message for everyone to wear masks.”
The message is getting out there.
“Put on Your Mask” has 230,000 views on Facebook alone.
Gloria is also staying positive, with a message of hope for the future.
“When we come back from this, we really need to find a way to do better with our emissions, do better with how we’re messing with nature. I hope we do better and not go back to the status quo,” Estefan said.
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