Birth Place: La Habana, La Habana, Cuba

Birth Name: Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso

Member of:
Celia Cruz y la Sonora Matancera
Celia Cruz & Tito Puente
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco
Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco & Pete Conde Rodriguez
Celia Cruz & Ray Barretto 

Also Called:
Reina Rumba
La Guarachera de Oriente
La Guarachera de Cuba
La Reina de la Salsa
Queen of Salsa

Genres:
Salsa

Did You Know:
In 1994, President Bill Clinton awarded Cruz the National Medal of Arts.
He died on July 16th, 2003 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S.A.