Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso was a Cuban-American singer who lived from 21 October 1925 to 16 July 2003, known as the Queen of Salsa for her contributions to Latin music. She rose to prominence as a vocalist with the group Sonora Matancera, mastering Afro-Cuban styles including guaracha, rumba, son and bolero, and left Cuba after the 1960 revolution to continue her career in Mexico and the United States. Over her career she recorded 37 studio albums, sold more than 30 million records, and won two Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards; in 2024 she became the first Afro-Latina to appear on a United States quarter.
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In the following decades, she became known internationally as the "Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music.
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1948-2003
In Group: Salsa and Nueva Canción Singers, Lead
Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname La Guarachera de Cuba.
Practices: Music, Lead
was a Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century
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