Celia Cruz

Summary

Celia Cruz is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Havana^[2]. She was born on October 21, 1925^[3]. She died in Fort Lee^[4]. She died on July 16, 2003^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6] and actor^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,081 views/month, #5,844 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Celia Cruz's place of birth was Havana^[2].
• Celia Cruz's place of birth was Havana Province^[9].
• Celia Cruz passed away in Fort Lee^[4].
• Celia Cruz was born on October 21, 1925^[3].
• Celia Cruz died on July 16, 2003^[5].
• Celia Cruz is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery^[10].
• Celia Cruz was married to Pedro Knight^[11].
• Celia Cruz held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Celia Cruz held citizenship in Cuba^[13].
• Spanish was Celia Cruz's native language^[14].
• Celia Cruz's professions included singer^[6].
• Celia Cruz's professions included actor^[7].
• Celia Cruz received the National Medal of Arts^[15].
• Celia Cruz received the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album^[16].
• Celia Cruz received the Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album^[17].
• Celia Cruz received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[18].
• Celia Cruz received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album^[19].
• Celia Cruz received the Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album^[20].
• Celia Cruz was a member of La Sonora Matancera^[21].
• Celia Cruz was a member of Q133543408^[22].
• Celia Cruz is recorded as female^[23].
• Celia Cruz's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Celia Cruz's genre is Cuban rumba^[25].
• Celia Cruz's genre is salsa^[26].
• Celia Cruz's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CU^[29]

• Began / founded: 1925-10-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2003-07-16^[31]

• Genre(s): bolero, guaracha, latin, latin pop, salsa^[32]

• Community tags: bolero, guaracha, latin, latin pop, salsa^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7b8e1188-9ca4-4aa5-8393-172de6fa04de^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Havana^[2], a city^[35], in Cuba^[36], founded in 1515^[37] and Havana Province^[9], a province of Cuba^[38], in Cuba^[39], founded in 1878^[40]. Celia Cruz was born on October 21, 1925^[3]. Spanish was her native language^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6] and actor^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Arts^[15], a medallion^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1984^[43]; Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album^[16], a class of award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1984^[46]; Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album^[17], a class of award^[47], founded in 2004^[48]; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[18], a lifetime achievement award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1962^[51]; Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album^[19], a class of award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 2000^[54]; and Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album^[20], a class of award^[55], founded in 2000^[56].

Personal Life

Among Celia Cruz's spouses was Pedro Knight^[11].

Death and Burial

Celia Cruz died on July 16, 2003^[5]. She died in Fort Lee^[4]. The cause of death was brain cancer^[57]. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Celia Cruz include 5212 Celiacruz^[58], an asteroid^[59].

Why It Matters

Celia Cruz ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,081 views/month, #5,844 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for her include 5212 Celiacruz^[58], an asteroid^[59].

FAQs

Where was Celia Cruz born?

Celia Cruz was born in Havana^[2].

Where did Celia Cruz die?

Celia Cruz died in Fort Lee^[4].

Who was Celia Cruz married to?

Celia Cruz's spouses include Pedro Knight^[11].

What did Celia Cruz do for work?

Celia Cruz worked as singer^[6] and actor^[7].

What awards did Celia Cruz receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Arts^[15], Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album^[16], Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album^[17], and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[18].