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Known for:
Birthdate: octet 1925
Died: 16 July 2003 coedit
Birthplace: Caridad Cruz Alfonso

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helped popularize salsa music in the United States.

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My life is singing. I don't plan on retiring.

“Singing is my life.

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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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She Studied to Become a Teacher.             Being Afro-Cubana Influenced Her Sound and Music.                                         It Was There That Celia Met Her Soulmate.

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She was a born-star.

Celia was exiled from Cuba, and her music is banned there.

She was also a movie star.

Where the famous AZUCAR! comes from.

Her African roots heavily influenced her sound