The undisputed “Queen of Salsa”, Celia Cruz dominated the genre over her long career by earning a total of 23 gold records. With her famous “¡Azúcar!” catchphrase and trademark style, the Havana-born singer enchanted generations of audiences and brought Cuban music to the global stage.
*Production began last month. This should be good. I'm sure it'll get lots of interest. VL By Danette Chavez, Remezcla Break out the tres leches cake: today is Celia Cruz’s birthday! The Queen of Salsa would have turned 89 today (October 21), and we can’t think of better news to…
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Several weeks ago NewsTaco wrote about a campaign to get a portrait of Celia Cruz hung in The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The call was to get as many people to vote for Cruz, the Queen of Salsa, in a competition that included 5 public figures,…
By Renée Saldaña, NewsTaco The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has teamed up with photographic artist Robert Weingarten to have one noteworthy historical figure's portrait uniquely immortalized in the museum. Weingarten, who currently has a display on exhibit at the Smithsonian and has been known for creating images of famous…
The undisputed “Queen of Salsa”, Celia Cruz dominated the genre over her long career by earning a total of 23 gold records. With her famous “¡Azúcar!” catchphrase and trademark style, the Havana-born singer enchanted generations of audiences and brought Cuban music to the global stage.
