Gloria and Emilio Estefan lived one of their saddest days last weekend, with the unexpected death of their great friend Frank Amadeo, who was also the president of their company, Estefan Enterprises. Through their social networks, the couple said their last goodbye to their friend and expressed their condolences for Frank’s family. According to media such as the Los Angeles Times, the businessman died on Saturday, December 12 at the age of 57, after suffering a heart attack at his residence in Miami.

In their profiles, Gloria and Emilio dedicated heartfelt words of gratitude to their friend, whom the singer described as “the brother she never had”, as he was one of the people she trusted the most. “When I wrote the birthday post for Franklin this past August and shared that he was one of the best human beings that I had the privilege of knowing and that if he had had a brother I would have wanted him to be him and that I wish we were together until the end , I never imagined that the ‘end’ would come only three months later “, wrote Estefan.

“I am devastated, shocked, and sadder than words could express as I share with you the sudden and unexpected loss of Frank Joseph Amadeo, the president of our company, Estefan Enterprises, our most trusted ally and an angel to all who had the joy of meeting him. To say that many will miss him is to underestimate his impact … our lives will never be the same. Thank you for being who you were, Franklin! You will live forever in our hearts …