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Cruz, Celia

LC control no.n 88023201
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LC classificationML420.C957 Biography
Personal name headingCruz, Celia
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Variant(s)Cruz Alfonso, Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad
Alfonso, Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz
Birth date1924-12-21
Death date2003-07-16
Place of birthHavana (Cuba)
Place of deathFort Lee (N.J.)
AffiliationSonora Matancera (Musical group) Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.)
Profession or occupationSalsa musicians Singers
Found inValvarde, U. Celia Cruz, reina rumba, 1981: title page (Celia Cruz)
Cruz, C. 100% azucar! [SR] p1997: label (Celia Cruz) insert (b. Oct. 21, 1924, Havana, Cuba)
New York times, July 17, 2003 (Celia Cruz, 77, Cuban singer; d. July 16, 2003, Fort Lee, N.J.)
Celia, 2004: title page (Celia Cruz) page 11 (b. Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso)
African American National Biography, accessed January 5, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Cruz, Celia; Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso; Queen of Salsa; La Guarachera de Cuba; salsa musician, singer. She was born 21 December 1924 in Havana, Cuba; performed with Cuba's most popular band, the Sonora Matancera (1950-1965); received gold award for signature song, Burundanga; moved to New York and became the first Latin-born woman to perform at Carnegie Hall (1962); debuted at Harlem's Apollo Theater (1964); entered into a group with flutist Johnny Pacheco and the Fania All-Stars, in a sound that became known as salsa (1970's); honors include two Grammy and four Latin Grammy awards, a Smithsonian Institution Lifetime Achievement Award, a Congressional Gold Medal, and the President's Award for the National Endowment of the Arts. She died 16 July 2003 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States)
Associated languagespa