Adi?s, to 'The Queen of Salsa' Celia Cruz

From: New York Beacon, The | Date: July 30, 2003| Author: Thomas, Don | Copyright information


New York Beacon, The

07-30-2003

The world of tropical music has lost one of its greatest interpreters,
following the death of Grammy Award-winning Celia Cruz 77, whose music and
happiness made her a role model for generations in the music industry and
for audiences around the world. She died on July 16 at her home in Fort
Lee, New Jersey. Her death was attributed to a long fight against
complications of a brain tumor surgery. Her husband of 42 years,...

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