Celia Cruz
(1925-2003)
Cuban-American singer and entertainer
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Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban 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". In the following decades, she became known internationally as the "Queen of Salsa" or "The Queen of Latin Music" due to her contributions to Latin music in the United States.
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Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso 21 October 1925 Santos Suarez, Havana, Cuba
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16 July 2003 (aged 77) Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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