text: are sheila e. and giancarlo esposito brother and sister? giancarlo esposito played "buggin out" in sipke lee's, "do the right thing".  he also played "escoban" in the movie, "fresh". --- no they aren't related  sheila e.(escovedo) was born into a musical family. the eldest child of pete and juanita escovedo (she has two brothers, juan and peter michael, and one sister, zina), she started playing with the family instruments at the age of 3.