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Ursula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso

F ue one of the most successful singers of the twentieth century, with twenty-three gold albums to his name. Celia Cruz was recognized internationally as the "Queen of Salsa " and the " Guarachera of Cuba "

was born on October 21, 1924, in the Santos Suarez neighborhood of Havana Cuba. Their tasks included lullabies to lull the little ones, and started singing.

Throughout a career spanning more than 50 years on stage, garnered many successes, awards and recognitions. It possesses a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Grammy five awards, honorary doctorates from three universities in the United States and in 1994 received the award National Endowment for the Arts , hands of then-President Bill Clinton, which is the highest award granted by the United States government to an artist. Crowd gold and platinum albums, a career where he recorded over 80 albums, and was accompanied by the greatest singers of his time, including many non-English speaking, are indicative of enormous international recognition received Celia Cruz, who just was called Queen of Salsa .

the afternoon of July 16, 2003, died at his home in Fort Lee (New Jersey). After his death, his embalmed body was taken to Miami and New York, so that everyone could pay tribute. His funeral drew more than 150 000 people in Miami, and a similar number in New York. The funeral of New York was one of the largest recalls that city .

He was buried in a private mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.