Celia Cruz Essay

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Celia Cruz Who was probably the most amazing female Cuban Singer ever? Celia Cruz. She had an amazing life. Celia Cruz sang different types of music, she was very famous, and people in different countries knew about her and liked her singing. She was a icon. Celia Cruz sang multiple types of music. She sang Salsa and Bolero music. Her music kept peace. Also everyone in Cuba loved her music. She also went all over South American, North America, and Cuba to expand her musical talents. She got record deals from Fania Records, RMM records and videos, and Sony Discos. While growing up in Cuba's musical background she was influenced by musicians like Paulina Alvarez, Fernando Collazo, Abelrado Barroso, Pablo Quevedo, Arsenio Rodriguez, and Arcano y sues Mara villas. Her aunt took her and her cousins to Cabarets to sing. But her father wanted her to keep attending school. Celia Cruz had a great life. She was a famous singer. She was also known as Ursula Hillarie Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso and La Reina de la Salsa, La Guarachera de Cuba. She had multiple names because she had a stage name, a birth name, and a nickname. She was born on October 21st, 1925. In Santos Suárez neighborhood in Havana, Cuba. Also she died July 16th, 2003. Of age 78. She died in Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States. Of a cancerous brain tumor. She has a gravestone in The Bronx in New York city. It is in the Woodland Cemetery. Celia Cruz was from Cuba. Also she was a star in South America, North America, and Cuba. Her friends and family from her hometown of Santos Suárez neighborhood in Havana, Cuba. Once people in the Americas' found out about Celia Cruz she was famous worldwide. She performed from New York, New York to Paris, France. She was a singing and dancing sensation. The video Celia Cruz- Guantamera had drums that sound like bongos, more than one conga, the tempo to the instruments

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