Celia Cruz

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Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz Born: 21-Oct-1924
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Died: 16-Jul-2003
Location of death: Fort Lee, NJ
Cause of death: Cancer - Brain
Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black [1]
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Queen of Salsa

[1] While ethnically Hispanic, Cruz is of black African racial descent. See Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Africana (2005), calling her a "Cuban-born, African-American vocalist." And also, Alan West-Durán, African Caribbeans (2003), page 67, calling her "Afro-Cuban."

Father: Simon Cruz
Mother: Catalina Alfonza
Husband: Salsero Pedro Knight (trumpeter, m. 14-Jul-1962, d. 3-Feb-2007)