Romain Maurice/Getty Gloria Estefan recalled the conversation she had with her daughter, Emily, after she came out to her The Cuban singer played two roles in that conversation: mom and member of the music industry Estefan opened up about filming the music video for "La Vecina (No Sé Na')" with her family WhenEmily Estefancame out to her parentsGloriaandEmilio Estefanin 2017, they received the news with love and understanding. Gloria, 67, recalled that moment in this week's issue of PEOPLE — and the conversation they had about her coming out to the world. "I think she got a little confused, because, at the time that she came out to me, she was about to release her album," the "Conga" singer recalls. Adding, "And I told her, 'Listen, are you 100% sure this is how you feel? I'll get on that parade float with you. But in the meantime, why don't you put your music without any labels on it at all?'" Looking back, Estefan says she was trying to be both "mom" and "give her advice on the music side." Alexander Tamargo/WireImage "I don't like labels," she says, adding that she told Emily, 30, that "people are going to label you." "And I said, 'You have to be ready for that, because it's not going to be easy. And I will be by your side, 100%," she says. After the conversation Estefan — who was raised Catholic but believes that nobody should be told "who they have to love" — didn't see her daughter any differently: "She's Emily, and that was always the case." In November, Emily — who's working on the soundtrack for the upcoming musicalBasurawith Estefan — celebrated her eight-year anniversary with girlfriend Gemeny Hernandez in a sweet Instagram post. "Love is growing up. Love is watching the pigment in your hair fade, the wrinkles on your face form, the softness in your voice amplify. Almost 8 years beautiful. Te Amo 🌹," shecaptioned the post. Meanwhile, the Estefan family is stronger than ever. Courtesy Gloria Estefan Weeks before the release of Estefan's new studio albumRaíces(Spanish for "roots"), Gloria released amusic videoto "La Vecina (No Sé Na')" — and it featured her family. Estefan filmed the music video in the place in Miami where she and her mother first lived when she immigrated from Cuba in 1959. "It's like, 'No matter how far you get in life... You're always that person, that little girl, that dreamer," she says. "To go back to where I started, but, now, with this beautiful family, and this career, that has been a blessing." Raícesis out now. For more from Gloria Estefan, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, available on newsstands everywhere Friday. Read the original article onPeople
