This Children’s Book Features 11 Latinas Who Changed the World
By Kiko Martinez / remezcla.com – February 18, 2021 What do Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Cuban singer Celia Cruz and Mexican mountain climber Viridiana Alvarez have in common? They’re three of the 11 Latinas featured in the new children’s book Courageous History Makers: 11 Women from Latin America who Changed the World . Written by Naibe Reynoso, Emmy-award […]
Johnny Pacheco was La Salsa!
By Editors / newyorklatinculture.com – February 16, 2021 Johnny Pacheco (1935-2021) was an important New York Dominican salsa musician who co-founded Fania Records, and led the Fania All-Stars to international fame. He helped make people proud to be Latin in the United States. “Compadre Pedro Juan, baile el jaleo…” “Baile el jaleo” is an old Spanish […]
Restauran viejas grabaciones de Celia Cruz para la posteridad
By Arturo Arias-Polo / elnuevoherald.com – January 17, 2021 La vida de Celia Cruz (1925-2003) contada en su propia voz formará parte de un archivo digital que estará disponible para el gran público el próximo verano. Se trata de una iniciativa de Omer Pardillo, albacea de La Guarachera, que se suma a sus múltiples esfuerzos […]
The Latinas Of ‘Women Who Rock’
By Jennifer Velez / grammy.com – October 9, 2018 Sometimes Latinas are forgotten about when it comes to popular music; we look at the Latina artists who are featured in ‘Women Who Rock,’ a new book that celebrates female artists making contributions to popular culture Wearing a long blue lace gown with ruffled flounce sleeves, […]
LatinXcellence: Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa, Love, and Azúcar
By Lena Hansen / peopleenespanol.com – September 21, 2020 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with People CHICA’s LatinXcellence series, spotlighting the incredible people who have changed the world through their work and activism. Today we focus on Celia Cruz, an international music icon who opened so many doors for women and Afro-Latinos in the music industry […]
Celebrating in Wynwood a lo Celia!
We are happy to share the news! The new Celia Cruz mural in Wynwood is a crowd must in the area, and we couldn’t be happier. The Museum of Graffiti partnered with Spotify to make a mural of Celia Cruz in celebration of the hispanic heritage month, and it hasn’t stopped receiving visitors since. This […]
The Museum of Graffiti Partners with Spotify to Pay Tribute to Salsa Legend Celia Cruz In Honor Of Latinx Heritage Month
By Cece Feinberg – October 6, 2020 MIAMI, October 6, 2020 — In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, artist and muralist Cale K2S has completed a massive mural featuring the late Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz. The mural features Cruz in her element, adorned with a studded headdress, blue feathers, and other symbols of Cuban […]
Celia Cruz que estás en los cielos
By Ramón Fernández Larrea | ADN Cuba – Septiembre 04, 2020 Mientras fue la cizaña ingrata de dos o tres talibanes ignorantes, esos que ya llevan demasiado tiempo escindiendo, dividiendo, arrinconando a la cultura cubana, y que piensan que Silvio y Pablo son la música de Cuba y Fidel Castro un país verde como las […]
Singers Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin and Queen Latifah among Women of the Century for entertainment
By Staff USAtoday.com – August 14, 2020 Oscar winners. Best-selling musical artists. Super Bowl halftime performers. These our Women of the Century in entertainment. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, when women gained the right to vote USA TODAY put together a list of 100 Women of the Century, recognizing groundbreaking women […]
Discover the Sacred Afro-Cuban Chants That Are Celia Cruz’s First-Known Recordings
By Judy Cantor-Navas / billboard.com – July 16, 2020 Cruz, who passed away 17 years ago today, made history with studio recordings of ceremonial “santero” music. In the late 1940s, Havana’s Panart Records released an elaborate set of three 78 RPM records under the title Toques de Santo. The recordings feature Alfredo Zayas’ vocal group Coro […]