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Afro-Cuban singer and dancer who was called the Queen of Salsa and who has won multiple awards for her salsa albums, including Grammy Awards for Best Salsa Album for La Negra Tiene Tumbao.In 1950 she was the lead singer for Sonora Matancera, a Cuban Salsa orchestra.In 1994, Bill Clinton awarded her the National Medal of Arts.
BEFORE FAMEShe pursued singing after being informed that one could make more as an entertainer in a day than a teacher could in a month.
PERSONAL LIFEShe married Pedro Knight on July 14, 1962.
The meaning of the name Cruz: The Cross Of Christ FUN FACTSWorld Music Singer Celia Cruz were born on Wednesday, birthstone is Opal, the seaon was Fall in the Chinese year of Ox, it is 294 days until Celia Cruz next birthday.
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