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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]
Lisa Maria Fernandez [1] (born February 22, 1971) is an American former softball player and current associate head coach at UCLA. She played college softball at UCLA as a pitcher and third baseman, and is a three-time medal winning Olympian with Team USA .
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.
Revealed last week, the new quarter honoring three-time Grammy award-winning Cuban-American singer Celia Cruz is available now from the U.S. Mint as part of its American Women Quarters Program's ...
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 ...
As well, it is sung with "The Queen of Salsa", Celia Cruz. The song is dedicated to Gloria's grandmother Luciana. The main figure in the song, she is referred to as an old-fashioned woman because every time she faced a seemingly impossible problem, she fixed it with "agua bendita" . There is also a phrase in which Celia Cruz says: "...
Story at a glance The Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, will make history by becoming the first Afro-Latina on U.S. currency. Cruz’s portrait will be featured on a new quarter set to be released in ...
Azucar Negra (English: "Black Sugar"), is a studio album by the Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz. [2] [3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Vocal or Instrumental in 1994. [4]