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Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso was born on 21 October 1925, at 47 Serrano Street in the Santos Suárez neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. [10] [3] [11] Her father, Simón Cruz, was a railway stoker, and her mother, Catalina Alfonso Ramos, a housewife of Haitian descent who took care of an extended family. [3]
Celia is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Fox Telecolombia for RCN Televisión and Telemundo [1] which is based on the life of Cuban singer Celia Cruz. [1] [4] [5] The telenovela's theme "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" received an award for Television Theme Song of the Year, at the 2016 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards.
1964: Celia Cruz; 1965: Doris Day recorded the English version of the song, released on her album Latin for Lovers. [7] This cover was later used in the 1992 movie Strictly Ballroom. [8] 1996: Cake covered the English version on their album Fashion Nugget; 2000: Mari Wilson sang it for the titles of the television series Coupling.
In 2024, the late Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina face on a U.S. quarter, part of the American Women Quarters series that also honors suffragettes, civil rights defenders, abolitionists ...
The late Cuban American singer Celia Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, will be the first Afro Latina to appear on the U.S. quarter. Cruz was one of the 20th century’s most celebrated Latin ...
The late Cuban American Celia Cruz, known as The Queen of Salsa, will be the first Afro Latina to appear on the U.S. quarter.
The main streets of Santa Cruz de Tenerife were decorated red and gold, with Chinese lanterns. 2004 – Celia Cruz: The stage at the Plaza de España was decorated as a Cuban neighborhood, with a neon sign reading "Celia Cruz" in blue. 2005 – Hollywood Musicals: The stage of the Spanish Steps was inspired by Hollywood black-and-white musicals.
Celia Cruz-themed quarters are seen at a Latin Cafe 2000 on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Miami, Fla. While supplies last, the restaurant is gifting customers who place orders over $50 and pay with ...