The Guardian Highlights Celia Cruz’s Legacy for Her 100th Birthday
This year marks the centenary of Celia Cruz — Cuba’s Queen of Salsa, a trailblazer in music and an enduring symbol of joy, power, and resilience. In a powerful tribute for The Guardian, journalist Stevie Chick captures the depth of Cruz’s influence, her journey into exile, and the legacy she continues to inspire across generations. […]
Celia Cruz to Receive Centennial Tribute at Billboard Latin Women in Music 2025
By Jessica Roiz | Msn.com – Apr 15, 2025 Celia Cruz will be honored with a tribute performance at the 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music awards, Billboard and Telemundo announced on Tuesday (April 15). In honor of her centennial this year, the memorable Queen of Salsa – who was born in 1925 and died […]
Celia Cruz, una mujer de vanguardia que nunca se sintió ni feminista ni activista
Por Alida Juliani | Swissinfo.ch – Abril 08, 2025 Madrid, 8 abr (EFE).- La cantante Celia Cruz, de quien este año se cumple el centenario de su nacimiento (21 de octubre de 1925), fue una mujer de vanguardia que «nunca se sintió ni feminista ni activista», según dijo este martes en una entrevista con EFE […]
Conferencia “Los años de Celia Cruz en Cuba”, a cargo de Rosa Marquetti
By Casamerica.es La carrera musical de Celia Cruz comenzó en La Habana, donde transcurrió su etapa formativa, de desarrollo y encumbramiento hasta llegar a ser la gran cantante de guarachas y sones, prominente artista de exitosas grabaciones con La Sonora Matancera, la diva de los cabarets Tropicana y Sans Souci, con importante presencia en la […]
Lucrecia Pays Homage to Former Bergen County Resident and Reigning Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz
By Gina Marie Rodriguez | JerseyArts.com – Jan 30, 2025 “Life is a carnival! It’s much more beautiful to live it singing.” If you’re unfamiliar with my life’s mantra, perhaps you’d recognize it if I were instead to say “la vida es un carnaval, es más bello vivir cantando.” Now put a salsa beat under it […]
Celia Cruz y su Orgullosa Herencia Africana
Celia Cruz, la indiscutible Reina de la Salsa, siempre llevó con orgullo sus raíces africanas, una herencia que marcó su identidad, su música y su legado. Nacida en La Habana, Cuba, en 1925, Celia creció en un ambiente donde la cultura africana estaba profundamente arraigada en la música, la religión y las tradiciones populares de […]
Celia Cruz (1925-2003)
By Laura R. Prieto, PhD | National Women’s History Museum Celia Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, was an internationally acclaimed singer and dynamic stage performer from the 1940s to the start of the 21st century. Celia Cruz was instrumental to the creation and popularization of “salsa,” a new genre of pan-Hispanic music that […]
Craft Latino Announces Year-Long Centennial Celebration Honoring “The Queen of Salsa”
The Celia Cruz Estate is thrilled to announce that Craft Latino will commemorate the centennial of the legendary Celia Cruz with a year-long celebration honoring the life, artistry, and enduring legacy of one of Latin music’s most revered icons through special releases, curated content, and global tributes. The festivities will begin with the highly anticipated […]
Celia Cruz Centennial Celebration 1925 – 2025
Buy tickets Here Next date: Friday, January 31, 2025 | 08:00 PM to 10:00 PM Experience a dazzling evening of glamour and tropical elegance transporting you to 1950s Havana. Celebrate the centennial of Celia Cruz with an electrifying performance by Lucrecia and the Celia Cruz All Stars reimagining the golden era of Celia Cruz and La […]
Bid To Win the first piece ever sold from Celia Cruz Estate
Bid To Win the first piece ever sold from Celia Cruz Estate. Hip-length stage jacket heavily embroidered in gold beads and flat sequins over silk crepe, used extensively by Celia Cruz for concerts, television shows and personal appearances during the 80s and 90s. Chaqueta de manga larga bordada con canutillos dorados y lentejuelas planas sobre […]