- We're here with the amazing Gloria Estefan.
And joining us now is her daughter, Emily,
and her niece, Lili.
Hi, you guys!
(audience cheering)
(Drew clapping)
- Hi! - Hi, girls, good morning!
- Good morning.
- And by the way, I love your yellow table, Drew.
- [Drew] Thank you, it's in honor of you.
- It's a table of hope.
Yellow is a hopeful color, right Lili?
That's why, with this show, we want people to feel
like they're a part of our family
and have us come into their family,
because we want more connection
beyond the one that we've already made through our careers.
- I'm so interested in how you parent
and what the relationship is like,
you know, with that journey.
And then also, what your, you know,
like Emily, what your journey is.
Because I have to check my own ego all the time as a parent,
and realize that I'm on my children's journey.
And so, there's just so many dynamics that go on,
within, you know, a couple females in a family.
I'm just dying for this show.
- I think it's unique because I have to be honest.
And we talk about this on the show as well.
We're a very privileged family, you know?
My family's sacrificed a lot.
My grandma's PhD was ripped in front of her face in Cuba.
Lili didn't speak English,
so she did the entire syllabus
for her school here in one day,
thinking that it was one assignment
and she did the whole syllabus.
You know, like my family has sacrificed
for us to be able to sit there at that table.
So, I just want to be there for young kids
and anybody that's watching.
And show them that, like you said, it is possible
to have these conversations.
My mom and Lili and I don't always agree or get along.
- And that's okay.
- But we've come to a place of respect
and we try to talk.
And that's what it is.
I hope that everybody grabs a table, whatever color,
yellow, purple, rainbow, sand table, whatever.
Just a safe space
to be able to meet with your family and talk.
That's what I'm excited for.
- I love that you say,
"We come from so much privilege."
I'm always acknowledging that.
I, you know, I grew up in a lot of different extremes.
So I've seen a lot of different aspects
and sides to life.
And I'm just so excited for this
and I'm so excited for the conveyance
of speaking with your family
and putting it all out on the table.
Pun intended, and literally.
This is just so exciting.
Do you guys mind if I ask you a couple quick questions
that I think came up on the show?
- [Gloria] Of course. - Which I'm so excited about.
What age should kids be allowed to date?
- Oh, my God!
- To be allowed to date?
I went, I confess, I went on my son's first date--
- I love this--
- With him, he was in fifth grade!
And he wanted to ask an older girl to the movies.
And I didn't want to tell him "no".
And then Emily never dated!
So, or at least I didn't know.
(all laughing)
Let's put it that way.
- She was like,
"How do I get my mom to not come on this date?"
- I was going to say, thank God!
Or else you would have been on all my dates!
(Emily laughing)
- Okay, I have two, I have a boy and a girl.
Lorenzo is 21, Lina is 18 now.
But they started, yeah, they dated when they were,
I wanna say 15.
Is that the right age?
I wanna say 15.
- Yes, I definitely feel like
I want to greet my daughter's first date
with an NDA, a chastity belt,
and a numerous paraphernalia
that is completely intimidating.
And this person should know
that I'm either accompanying them,
or if one wrong move happens...
(Drew clicks tongue)
Um, Lili, have you ever checked your partner's phone?
- No, but I should have.
(all laughing)
I've never, ever checked my kid's phone,
or my ex-husband's phone.
But I should have.
(Lili laughing)
- You know what, though?
I think that karma will come back on you
for being a person of grace.
And I remember, I was, I think 16.
I was living with a boyfriend
and I, oh God, this is so embarrassing.
He had a trunk, and he was like,
"This is my private trunk."
And I, of course, waited one day for him to leave the house.
And I opened the trunk, and I went through it.
And I thought, "This is the worst thing I have ever done,
"I will never do this to a human being again."
When someone says, "Please respect my privacy", respect it.
So I'm with you, Lili.
- What was in the trunk?!
(all laughing)
- A lot of pictures of an old girlfriend, actually.
I was like, "Maybe you two should be together?"
Okay this one's interesting,
because it's such a new.
What age should kids be allowed
to have a social media account?
This is like, untested, unchartered waters.
- That's a very good question.
And I don't know if I know the answer
or even have one.
- I think we're still trying to figure out
where social media fits into the world.
My big problem is the imbalance
and the fact that our lives
are pinpointed to a screen.
It's taking over our lives.
You don't want to eat the food,
you want to take a picture.
You don't wanna listen to the concert,
you wanna get the right video.
I think over time, we're going to find
that this actually has a negative influence
on our actual neurons.
But, for now, I would say, if you have,
I mean I don't have a child,
but if they were old enough, I would closely monitor it.
And, like, severely limit the time
that they would have on social media.
It scares me a lot, and I'm not a parent.
I'm just speaking as a millennial, you know?
And it scares me, because I've caught myself, like,
"Why am I on my phone right now?"
You know, it's, like, scary.
- Emily, I love the way that you speak
about how the balance.
We need to be present
and not just experiencing life through a portal.
To stop, to be present, to make a table,
literally or metaphorically,
to slow down and discuss life,
and how we all conduct it and navigate it.
I think what you're doing is important
and it's necessary.
And we are all going to be cheering you on
and hanging on every word
and watching every episode.
And thank you so much,
for letting me have a seat at your table,
with your family today.
- Hopefully one day you can come to the real table.
- Would you?!
I would give anything!
I didn't want to invite myself,
but, I would, I mean!
- Are you kidding me?!
(audience clapping)
- Perfect, I think you can see how serious I am about this.
- I keep my fingers crossed for a second season.
Hopefully people will love what they see
and they'll want more.
So, everybody, fingers crossed.
- [Drew] We are here rooting you guys on.
Because, like I said, this is necessary right now.
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much
for letting me have a seat at this table today.
Red Table Talk with the Estefans,
episode one available now
and episode two will premiere tomorrow on Facebook.
Watch the latest album, Brazil305.
I know that's the Miami area code, oh yeah!
And, thank you guys so much
for being a part of this show!
- We love you, Drew!
We love you so much! - I love you guys so much!
- We love you Drew!
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