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(EFE) .- On July 16, 2003, supporters of Celia Cruz cried around the world, because she, with her extrovert personality, her charisma and her powerful voice, crossed borders Beyond the Spanish-speaking world: became the "queen of salsa" and the queen was dead
Fifteen years later, tributes are prepared in the United States that include the exposure of their robes, their funny wigs and other items, which can be seen in the New York Bronx, Miami and Washington
Admirers of the excessive Caribbean singer no longer enjoy her "sugar", her sweet cry on the stage with which she has made the crowds mad, and they no longer see her with her inseparable "little cotton head", as she called her husband, the trumpet player and conductor Pedro Knight, with whom she played in a eternal love story.
They miss his brightly colored wigs and dresses, his platform shoes the energy, his joy with the audience, that he loved unconditionally. Celia was a woman who triumphed in a world of men, who loved and respected her and with whom she shared scenes.
Despite her success, having put the world to dance, in Cuba she vetoed her opposition to Fidel Castro and it was only in 2012 that her voice was heard for the first time on the radio of the island
Despite his success, having put the world to dance, in Cuba he was vetoed his opposition to Fidel Castro and it was only in 2012 when his voice was heard for the first time on the island radio, where he was born in 1925.
The pain of not being able to return to the island, where he went on tour in Mexico in 1960 with the Sonora Matancera and not He returned – not even to bury his mother – he always accompanied him.
He only had the opportunity to sing in 1990 at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay where, upon his arrival, he knelt and kissed floor, leaving he took with him a handful of earth, which he asked
On the 15th anniversary of his pbading, tributes go beyond July 16, which marks the end of his fight against cancer at the age of 78 years, although his age has always been a mystery. 19659002] His grave is one of the most visited in the Woodlawn Cemetery, in Bronx County in New York, where four years later he was buried the love of his life, with whom he she is married 41 years old. On each anniversary of his death, the mausoleum opens its doors to pay homage to the Queen
Her admirers come from all over the place and even leave letters there, like a mother who thanks her for her daughter. Cured of cancer, revealed to Efe Omer Pardillo, former representative of the artist and executor of his legacy.
This year the tribute includes several exhibitions in addition to the Bronx with their robes, wigs and other objects, is the largest, Celia Forever to be inaugurated on October 18 at the American Museum of the Cuban diaspora in Miami
Woodlawn will pay homage to him with Celia lives an exhibition in his chapel "Some time ago, they wanted to do something and I told them that it was there. 39 "appropriate year," said Pardillo, adding that "will be the largest (sample) of Miami". from Celia who has been made up to now ", c on 700 pieces that include their trophies, dresses, wigs, documents, and that can be visited for a year.
The agenda also includes Celia, the musical a tour project that "is very personal", which was premiered last December in Miami and has Lucrecia, a Cuban singer based in Spain, where the work will arrive on August 18 at the Starlive Festival, Marbella, accompanied by an orchestra and dancers.
The musical that covers the life of the artist with multimedia support will return to Miami on November 16 and 17 to be presented at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
The musical that covers the life of the artist with multimedia support will return to Miami on November 16 and 17 to perform at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Arts of the stage.
During his career Fifty-five years old, the interpreter of Guantanamera has accumulated innumerable awards and recognitions. Some people who did not stop after his death, like the seal of the United States Postal Service and his election as the first Latina on the Promenade of Stars of the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem (New York).
"Her legacy is very I live, her memory and people remember her, her music is played all over the world I feel honored," said Pardillo.
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