Since 1991, The eight streetin the heart of theto Little Havana in Miami, has a star dedicated to Celia Cruza significant tribute that his followers remember today on social networks.
“Celia the day she received her star on Calle Ocho in Miami“, published this Sunday in Instagram a profile dedicated to honoring the musical legacy of the Queen of Salsa, accompanying the image of the moment in which the artist received her well-deserved recognition.
José Manuel Hernández Duarte commented on the publication and said that: “I have an immense treasure such as the replica of that star, which Pedro Knight placed on the lapel of my jacket in 1998 in Lanzarote. In a performance by Celia, wonderful and unrepeatable.”
For his part, a person named Alberto Ignacio Álvarez expressed: “The greatest thing that Cuba has given. Unforgettable Celia”.
Similarly, a young woman pointed out: “The most deserved star”, insinuating that the tribute gained greater relevance when located in the heart of Little Havana, where the artist was loved, while in her native country she was censored and rejected.
However, this was not the only distinction that Celia Cruz received throughout her career, as highlighted in the biography published in her website.
The city of Hollywood gave the Queen of Salsa her star on the Walk of Fame in 1987. That honor was also conferred on him in other walks dedicated to luminaries, such as the one in San José Costa Rica, and the one in the Plaza Galería in Mexico City.
And before Miami repeated a similar entertainment, in 1990 this city named Calle Ocho “Celia Cruz Way.” Then in 1991, she gave him the star of hers.
The salsa boat received from the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, the highest honor that this country grants to the arts: the “National Edowment for the Arts”, at the White House, in 1994.
In addition, at the universities of Yale, in 1989, and Florida, in 1992, he obtained an Honorary Doctorate, respectively.
Last Friday the album “Celia Cruz Live: 100 Years of Sugar”, a commemorative compilation dedicated to the centenary of the Salsa Queen which includes nine unreleased songs recorded live in Miami during 1986 and 1987.
This new Long Play includes iconic hits such as “Quimbara”, “Bemba Colorá”, “La Dicha Mía” and “Tu Voz”, but in “totally unreleased versions restored and remastered by Grammy-winning engineer Pedro “Waldy D” Domínguez”, reported the profile of Celia Cruz in Instagram.
The album, available on all digital platforms and in physical format on the website of the artist was produced by Loud And Live Studios and curated by Nelson Albareda, Omer Pardillo-Cid and Albertico Rodríguez.
