Celia Cruz

Cuba

Born: 21 October 1925

Died: 16 July 2003

Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Latin, Jazz, International

Styles: Latin Pop, Latin America, Latin America, Salsa, Tropical, Mambo, Tropical, Latin Pop.

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Celia Cruz was one of Latin music's most respected vocalists. A ten-time Grammy nominee, Cruz, who sang only in her native Spanish language, received a Smithsonian Lifetime Achievement award, a National Medal of the Arts, and honorary doctorates from Yale University and the University of Miami. A street in Miami was even renamed in her honor, and Cruz's trademark orange, red, and white polka dot dress and shoes have been placed in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute of Technology. The Hollywood Wax Museum includes a statue of ...

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