Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
Author: Veronica Chambers
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2007-07-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0142407798

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Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magical vibrancy to the Cuban salsa singer. to hear her voice or to see her perform was to feel her life-affirming energy deep within you. relish the sizzling sights and sounds of her legacy in this glimpse into Celia’s childhood and her inspiring rise to worldwide fame and recognition as the Queen of salsa. Her inspirational life story is sure to sweeten your soul.

Celia

Celia
Author: Celia Cruz
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2005-07-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0060725559

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This is the authorized, posthumous autobiography of the Queen of Salsa's extraordinary--and until now, largely private--life.

Who Was Celia Cruz?

Who Was Celia Cruz?
Author: Pam Pollack
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593093879

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How did a working-class girl from Cuba become a symbol of artistic freedom for Cuban Americans and the "Queen of Salsa"? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the world refers to her simply as Celia Cruz. Starting her career in 1950, Celia grew increasingly popular as the new lead singer of the Cuban band Sonora Matancera. Her exceptional vocal range and flashy costumes made fans fall in love with her. Celia's talent took her all around the world, including the United States. After Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba, she wasn't allowed to return to her native country. She and other Cubans who were exiled used their music to express their love for their homeland. Celia rose to the top of the charts in a genre that was dominated by men. She become an award-winning singer and the most popular Latin artist of the twentieth century. Azucar! indeed!

Oye, Celia!

Oye, Celia!
Author: Katie Sciurba
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007-04-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780805074680

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Illustrations and rhythmic text celebrate the life and music of singer Celia Cruz, as a young fan attends a neighborhood dance party and hears loss, happiness, Latin American culture, and more in her voice and lyrics. Includes translations of Spanish words used.

Who Was Celia Cruz?: A Who Was? Board Book

Who Was Celia Cruz?: A Who Was? Board Book
Author: Lisbeth Kaiser
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593223624

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The latest addition to the Who HQ board book series: a biography of Celia Cruz, created specifically for the preschool audience! The #1 New York Times Bestselling Who Was? series expands into the board book space, bringing age-appropriate biographies of influential figures to readers ages 2-4. The chronology and themes of Celia Cruz's meaningful life are presented in a masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. The fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and adults alike. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honors and shares the life and songs of one of the most influential performers of our time. WHO WAS? BOARD BOOKS bring inspiring biographies to the youngest readers in an accessible and memorable way.

Presenting Celia Cruz

Presenting Celia Cruz
Author: Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Hispanic American singers
ISBN: 9781400082025

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Knows as "The Queen of Salsa," Celia Cruz's influence went well beyond the dance floor and music studio, as her style, creativity and success established her not only as an innovative entertainer but also as an ambassador of Latino culture. She helped reinvent the sound of modern Latin music, with its tropical background and drumbeats that set-off swift, hip shaking, swirling and whirling dance moves for more than half a century. Published in the same month as Celia's birthday (October 21st) and Hispanic Heritage Month, her style and charisma are captured in more than 100 full-color photographs and anecdotes and essays from celebrity friends in Presenting Celia Cruz.

Azúcar!

Azúcar!
Author: Eduardo Marceles
Publisher: Reed Press(NY)
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

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This fascinating biography on Celia Cruz--Queen of Salsa, political exile and humanitarian--begins with her recent funeral in New York, travels back to her modest origins in Havana, and reveals how fate intervened to bring her seductive voice to the attention of millions of adoring fans.

Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz

Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz
Author: Claudia Romo Edelman
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250828112

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Read about "La Reina de la Salsa" in Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz, and learn the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes that have shaped our culture and the world in this gripping biography series for young readers, perfect for fans of the Who Was series. If you can see it, you can be it. Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz—once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latinx performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical stylings. Six decades and more than seventy albums later, Celia’s influence still has an undeniable hold on today’s music. Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have made remarkable contributions to American culture and have been undeniable forces in shaping its future.

Me Llamo Celia

Me Llamo Celia
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Luna Rising, a bilingual
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

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Describes the life of the legendary Latin American singer, Celia Cruz.