“My father was a personal friend of Celia Cruz and because of the museum’s affinity, the relationship was facilitated. The pandemic, unemployment and other obstacles had not allowed us to ...

From Celia Cruz to Daddy Yankee: How Latin music trailblazers paved the way to mainstream popularity. A new primetime special explores the roots and evolution of Latin music.

PINECREST GARDENS, Fla. – The queen of salsa, Celia Cruz, was not only a music legend, but also a symbol of resilience, leaving Cuba after Fidel Castro’s rise to power and never returning.

The late legendary Cuban singer Celia Cruz is has become the first Afro-Latina woman to appear on U.S. currency. The “Queen of Salsa” was one of five women selected to be the “face” of a ...

Celia Cruz is remembered by her peers ahead of Billboard's 2025 Latin Women in ... As a kid, I’d hear some of her stuff with my dad through videos that had been leaked. Cuba only had two TV ...

In 2024, the late Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina face on a U.S. quarter, part of the American Women Quarters series that also honors suffragettes, civil rights defenders, ...

Whether minted on a U.S. coin, captured as a bobblehead or painted in a new Miami mural, the late “Queen of Salsa” continues to draw attention to her musical legacy 100 years after her birth.