The Cuban American singer left a music legacy that included numerous Grammy Awards, a National Medal of Arts and 23 gold albums. FELIX CONTRERAS, BYLINE: Her performance was just - was untouchable.

Almost 20 years after she died in her New Jersey home, Salsa music icon Celia Cruz is soon to be the first Afro-Latina on U.S. currency. Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, is one of five people being ...

Celia Cruz, the undisputed Queen of Salsa, left a legacy as powerful as her voice. On July 16, 2003, Cruz died in Fort Lee, New Jersey, at age 77. She would have turned 100 this year. Known for iconic ...

FLINT, MI -- The celebration of Celia Cruz, also known as the Queen Salsa, was held at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. The event was filled with lively music after the ...

Celia Cruz was a trailblazing singer in Latin music. When I discovered her songs, I was in awe of how much creativity, charisma, and charm can be in one person. She embraced the boldness of salsa that ...

Celia Cruz, best known as the Cuban queen of salsa, was that particular kind of celebrity who transcends ethnicity, language and generational divides. She was a Cuban version of a Betty White, a ...

Cuba Celia Cruz A man stands before a framed image of late singer Celia Cruz after attending a memorial Mass marking the centennial of her birth at the Virgen del Cobre or Our Lady of Charity church ...

La guarachera de Cuba and the queen of salsa is making history nearly 20 years after her death. Celia Cruz will soon be honored as the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter. The Cuban American ...

HAVANA(AP) — Hundreds of people on Tuesday attended a Mass in Havana to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Celia Cruz’s birth just days after Cuban authorities canceled a theater performance in honor ...