Epic 80-Part Series on Celia Cruz Now Available on Netflix

*80 parts? That’s two-and-a-half day’s straight of binge-watching. VL By Sameer Rao, Colorlines (1 minute read)  We wrote a year ago about “Celia,” the 80-episode Telemundo series about Afro-Cuban singer and […]

*Production began last month. This should be good. I’m sure it’ll get lots of interest. VL By Danette Chavez, Remezcla Break out the tres leches cake: today is Celia Cruz’s […]

By Jasmine Garsd, NPR What do you listen to when you want to stop feeling down and out? We were flooded with suggestions — we might have to record a […]

By Jorge Ponce,  Babalú Blog I must stop my daily chores today to pay homage to Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz on the 10th anniversary of her death. During my acculturation […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Several weeks ago NewsTaco wrote about a campaign to get a portrait of Celia Cruz hung in The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The call […]

By Renée Saldaña, NewsTaco The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has teamed up with photographic artist Robert Weingarten to have one noteworthy historical figure’s portrait uniquely immortalized in the museum. […]

The undisputed “Queen of Salsa”, Celia Cruz dominated the genre over her long career by earning a total of 23 gold records. With her famous “¡Azúcar!” catchphrase and trademark style, the […]

U.S. stamps honoring Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Carmen Miranda, Selena and Carlos Cardel go on sale today. Will you be supporting the recognition and contribution of our people in America?