Celia Cruz /tags/celia-cruz Celia Cruz en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 12 May 2026 18:23:00 GMT 'Salsa will never die': National exhibit on Celia Cruz, South Florida musicians keep the music playing /arts-culture/2026-05-12/salsa-celia-cruz-florida-music The National Museum of the American Latino’s new exhibit, “Puro Ritmo: The Musical Journey of Salsa”, is full of music and movement. The exhibit in Washington, D.C., highlights salsa’s Afro-Cuban roots, the genre’s impact on American music, and multiple South Floridians. Tue, 12 May 2026 18:23:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-05-12/salsa-celia-cruz-florida-music Anita Li A concert as grand and bold as The Queen of Salsa: An orchestral tribute to Celia Cruz /arts-culture/2025-11-21/celia-cruz-fiu-symphony-tribute-orchestra Celia SinfĂłnica is a new concert that transforms Cruz’s hits into sweeping symphonic arrangements, performed live by the FIU Symphony Orchestra alongside renowned vocalists and instrumentalists. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:57:53 GMT /arts-culture/2025-11-21/celia-cruz-fiu-symphony-tribute-orchestra Natu Tweh, Diego Perdomo Exhibit of Celia Cruz opens in South Florida to mark 100th birthday of the 'Queen of Salsa' /arts-culture/2025-10-06/exhibit-of-celia-cruz-opens-in-south-florida-to-mark-100th-birthday-of-the-queen-of-salsa The exhibition, which opened Saturday in Homestead, is the latest part of a broader tribute leading up to what would have been Celia Cruz’s 100th birthday on Oct. 21. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:03:01 GMT /arts-culture/2025-10-06/exhibit-of-celia-cruz-opens-in-south-florida-to-mark-100th-birthday-of-the-queen-of-salsa SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± News Staff Sweet sounds of Celia Cruz to fill Pinecrest Gardens’ Banyan Bowl /arts-culture/2025-01-21/celia-cruz-pinecrest-gardens-banyan-bowl Miami is the first stop in a yearlong series of shows throughout the United States that examines Celia Cruz’s incredibly rich and varied musical legacy, period by period. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:00:17 GMT /arts-culture/2025-01-21/celia-cruz-pinecrest-gardens-banyan-bowl Helena Alonso Paisley | Artburst A good luck charm or a jewel? In Miami, the new Celia Cruz quarter is more than money /arts-culture/2024-08-23/a-good-luck-charm-or-a-jewel-in-miami-the-new-celia-cruz-quarter-is-more-than-money Longtime fans and local businesses have been racing to get their hands on new quarters embossed with a portrait Celia Cruz, the iconic late salsa singer. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-08-23/a-good-luck-charm-or-a-jewel-in-miami-the-new-celia-cruz-quarter-is-more-than-money Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald Queen of salsa Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter /art-and-culture/2023-02-08/queen-of-salsa-celia-cruz-will-be-the-first-afro-latina-to-appear-on-a-u-s-quarter Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-02-08/queen-of-salsa-celia-cruz-will-be-the-first-afro-latina-to-appear-on-a-u-s-quarter Pablo Valdivia Celia Cruz Is Timeless. One Kid Says She Might Be 'The Lady Gaga Of Our Time' /show/sundial/2019-09-25/celia-cruz-is-timeless-one-kid-says-she-might-be-the-lady-gaga-of-our-time Celia Cruz's music is timeless. In her iconic La Vida Es Un Carnaval, she sings – "You don't have to cry … life is a carnival … it's more beautiful to… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:30:47 GMT /show/sundial/2019-09-25/celia-cruz-is-timeless-one-kid-says-she-might-be-the-lady-gaga-of-our-time Portraying Celia: The Role Of A Lifetime (Or Two) /2019-09-21/portraying-celia-the-role-of-a-lifetime-or-two How do you inhabit the world's most well-known Latin singer? For singers and actresses AymĂ©e Nuviola and Jeimy Osorio, playing Celia Cruz meant staying in touch with pain, joy and destiny. Sat, 21 Sep 2019 13:42:34 GMT /2019-09-21/portraying-celia-the-role-of-a-lifetime-or-two Marisa Arbona-Ruiz Latin Roots: Christmas In Cuba /2015-12-24/latin-roots-christmas-in-cuba Contributor Judy Cantor-Navas visits World Cafe to spin holiday songs by Celia Cruz and more. Thu, 24 Dec 2015 15:00:03 GMT /2015-12-24/latin-roots-christmas-in-cuba