Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Cuban singer (1925–2003)

Celia Cruz was a Cuban singer and one of the most influential voices in Latin music. She rose to fame with Celia & Johnny, her collaboration with Johnny Pacheco. Cruz won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album in 2000 for Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa. Her album La Negra Tiene Tumbao, featuring the hit songs La Negra Tiene Tumbao and Ríe y Llora, earned her a Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album. Her final album, Regalo del Alma, won the Grammy for Best Salsa/Merengue Album. Honored with a Smithsonian Lifetime Achievement Award, Cruz also had a street named after her in Miami. She appeared in films such as The Mambo Kings with Antonio Banderas, The Perez Family, and the children's special Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

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FROM
Havana, Cuba
BORN
October 21, 1925
GENRE
Salsa y Tropical
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