| LC control no. | n 88023201 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.C957 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Cruz, Celia |
| Variant(s) | Cruz Alfonso, Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Alfonso, Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz |
| Birth date | 1924-12-21 |
| Death date | 2003-07-16 |
| Place of birth | Havana (Cuba) |
| Place of death | Fort Lee (N.J.) |
| Affiliation | Sonora Matancera (Musical group) Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Salsa musicians Singers |
| Found in | Valvarde, 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 language | spa |
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