Celia Cruz is also Cuba

and sometimes I pensive wondering when it was that I heard for the first time to speak of Celia Cruz; but it always seems to me to have grown up with that flavor to cuban to listen to a son montuno, a guaracha, or a sauce that incomparable voice…

I hurt for a long time in Cuba to stop radiate their compositions by the fact that he emigrated to the united States, unfortunately the history of the migrations is incident on the pages of the decisions of a country. Luckily, this stage already almost happened, now only lasts for the absence of his discography in the national markets.

I remember the stories of when the Queen of Salsa or Guarachera de Cuba lived in Havana, in the neighborhood of Santo Suarez: on cuban soil grew up, and was prepared to be a literature teacher, he taught for some years; but his calling was behind the microphones.

My grandfather says that he began his career after winning a talent contest known as “tea time”. This present it to the public, which he later heard in the cuban radio or in the club Tropicana night. She was able to flood the stage in the first melody, the poster of the Queen of the Sauce or the Guarachera was earned by the strength and force imposed by their representations. The sonora matancera, a school of many cuban artists of great significance, it was like her home in 1950, when he joined as a vocalist of the band. That was his moment of highest splendor in cuban territory.

July 1960 is the date that marked a new direction, as Celia he decided to settle in the united States. The clumsy and obtuse saw this situation as a disrespect to their ideals; something that did not prevent to continue to shine, winning the admiration of many, both in Cuba as well as outside it.
His musical production continued, and with great force. Celia Cruz recorded some 50 albums, some of them accompanied by great salsa, appeared in the movie “The mambo kings” and in several mexican soap operas.

Celia signed in the decade of the 70’s, with the record house of Masucci GO (a Subsidiary of Fania records), released his album “Celia & Johnny” in 1974 with Johnny Pacheco, received the gold disc and joined the Fania All Stars. This was the opportunity we had to visit the Uk, France and Zaire.

Who knew it ensure that you always yearned to your island, which was intelligent and spiritual, liked to rest in robe and slippers, and that was excellent cook. Since the united States has maintained its ties with the family and loved to help others. For me it was this mixture of: a woman with a spicy, simple, lively, and above all cuban…

on Monday October 21, 2013 Google dedicated his “doodle” to it, as a tribute to his birthday 88 years, with their characteristics, feathers, and her usual hairstyle. This was a wonderful message to tell the world that art is universal.

Celia Cruz died on July 16, 2003, at 78 years of age, in their home in New Jersey, as a result of a brain cancer; but his music makes time and time again in a cuban rhythm, strength, momentum… Celia will remain forever Cuba.