Another day, another Patron Saint to celebrate!
The sublime Queen of Salsa, Señorita Celia Cruz would have been 95 years old today - and I can think of nothing better in this sodden, grey and downright miserable weather than to transport ourselves to somewhere more tropical in her company...
¡Azúcar!
She was fabulous...
Celia Cruz (born Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, 21st October 1925 – 16th July 2003)
she even did a few songs for the US version of "sesame street":
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so did tito puente; that's how I discovered both of them.
There are probably very few performers in the history of performing who didn't do Sesame Street or The Muppet Show... Jx
DeleteA little old lady but a Giant in Latin Music
ReplyDeleteA true inspiration to us all to grab hold of life and live it to the full
I think even at the end, she would have punched anyone who called her a "little old lady"...
DeleteShe left us some great joyful music, to be sure! Jx