Celia Cruz
Cuban singer (1925-2003) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 77
Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname La Guarachera de Cuba.
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Sergio George Produced La Negra Tiene Tumbao and Hits Mix
Gloria Estefan Duets: Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita (2000)
Caetano Veloso Duets: Fina estampa (1961)
Libertad Lamarque Duets: Fina estampa (1961)
László Benedek Directed Affair in Havana (1957)
Arnon Milchan Produced The Mambo Kings (1992)
María Dolores Pradera Duets: Fina estampa (1961)
Chabuca Granda Duets: Fina estampa (1961)
Nati Mistral Duets: Fina estampa (1961)
Arne Glimcher Directed The Mambo Kings (1992)
Edith Barr Duets: Fina estampa (1961)
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Celia Cruz in the 1950s with the members of the Sonora Matancera in Havana
Cruz with her husband Pedro Knight, c. 1962
Celia Cruz performing in Paris at the Olympia in 1980
Celia Cruz's mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
Celia Cruz Plaza in Union City, New Jersey
Cruz featured on a 2024 American Women quarterAwards
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In the following decades, she became known internationally as the "Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music. She sold over 30 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
