Cuba Libre (Gloria Estefan song)

[2] Ben Wener from Beaver County Times noted the "bouncing Afro-Cuban flourishes" of the track in his review of gloria!.

"[4] Chuck Eddy from Entertainment Weekly named the song as "ominously undulating", adding that it "reach[es] for the skies like a missile-crisis fiesta thrown by Donna Summer.

"[5] Joey Guerra from Houston Chronicle called it "an ode to Estefan's birthplace".

[6] Victoria Segal from NME stated that the singer "sparkles with diva potential", "tenderly singing of her homeland".

", by stating that they "have a ferocious new energy and a vocal spark that Estefan hasn't previously displayed.