Other Obituaries; Celia Cruz

From: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) | Date: July 17, 2003| Author: ASSOCIATED PRESS | Copyright information

NEW YORK (AP) - Celia Cruz, who went from singing in Havana nightclubs to become the "Queen of Salsa," died Wednesday, her publicist said.

Cruz, who was 77, died of a brain tumor. She had surgery for the ailment in December but her health faltered. She died at her home in Fort Lee, N.J., according to her publicist, Blanca Lasalle.

Her husband, trumpeter Pedro Knight, was at her side; the pair had celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary on Monday, Lasalle said.

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