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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]
Dexter Lehtinen, Celia Cruz, Alonso R. del Portillo, Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, and Pedro Knight in May 1992. In 1950, the band's leader, Rogelio Martínez, invited Celia Cruz, who had gained popularity for her radio performances and for breaking the color barrier with the sexy song and dance act Las Mulatas de Fuego at the Tropicana, to join the band ...
In 2018, it opened the largest Celia Cruz museum exhibit to date, titled "Forever Celia" and encompassing six decades of the musician's life. [11] The museum's 2021 exhibit, "Operation Pedro Pan: The Cuban Children's Exodus," recounted the story of more than 14,000 children who escaped Cuba without their parents between the years 1960 and 1962 ...
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 ...
The late Afro Latina legend Celia Cruz, one of the first global Latin superstars known as the "Queen of Salsa" is remembered 20 years later for her life and legacy.
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 ...
Celia Cruz, the first Afro-Latina on U.S. currency. [38] [39] Cruz's former manager Omer Pardillo said, "It's a significant honor to become the first Afro-Latina, who, despite her humble beginnings, managed to captivate the world with her exceptional talent and charisma[...] All Latinos should be very proud of this enormous accomplishment as ...
La India sang a duet titled "La Voz de la Experiencia" (The Voice of Experience) with Celia Cruz, the late Queen of Salsa. [3] It was then that Cruz gave Caballero her longer name: La India, the Princess of Salsa. In 1997, La India recorded "Sobre el Fuego" (Over the Fire) with Puerto Rican salsa singer Kevin Ceballo as backup vocalist.