If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Celia Cruz was the undisputed “Queen of Salsa,” with the Cuban-born singer amassing a careers-worth of hits and accolades, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award, and a Presidential …
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A legend continues to make history. Celia Cruz — the late Afro-Latina salsa legend — is set to become one of five American Women Quarters Program honorees to be featured on the U.S. quarter next year. Days ago, the United States Mint revealed the design of the new quarter, which …
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Even though it’s been decades since it first premiered, La Usurpadora remains one of the campiest, most beloved classics in the telenovela canon. Its 102-episode run was full of jaw-dropping plot twists and shocking surprises that gripped audiences from the moment the Spanish-language drama premiered in February 1998 (in Mexico, …
Read More »Honor Shakira, Celia Cruz, and All Latinas, Sen. Cortez Masto Tells Colleagues
At this precise moment, the number one album in the country is Mañana Será Bonito by Colombian superstar Karol G, one of the most visible Latinas in the music business. Over the weekend, the Grammy Museum launched an exhibition chronicling Shakira’s three-decade career, and just a few weeks ago, the …
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