Running Head: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Annotated Bibliography: Celia Cruz

Andrea F. Juarez
RWS 1312
University of Texas at El Paso
February 8, 2015

Annotated Bibliography
APPRECIATION / Celia Cruz had it all: Voice, rhythm, heart. Bay Area remembers the queen
of salsa. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/APPRECIATION-Celia-Cruz-had-it-all
voice-2602270.php
This article mostly plays a tribute to Celia Cruz and appreciates all she has ever contributed to
the world today. It talks about her early and rising year and music and how she changed the
world being a Cuban woman. Also how she changed the world in times when women werent
really accepted.
Biografa de Celia Cruz. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/5216/Celia%20Cruz
This website, Busca Biografias has a section on Celia Cruz. This section dedicated to Celia
Cruz shows all of her performances with other groups or singers; it gives a list of the songs she
played and who she played them with and what year they were recorded or performed. It also
gives you a listening video of some of her most famous, inspirational songs.
Brown, M. (2004). My name is, The life of Celia Cruz. Huizhou, Guangdong: Northland.
This childs, illustrated book gives some of Celias songs and quotes. It also gives a brief
biography about Celia Cruz in a way that children will understand. The book captures on how
happy and joyful Celia Cruz was and how she enjoyed music. How music was such an important
role in her life that it took her to great success.

Celia Cruz - Biografia - Pt 4. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://randomthoughts.club/youtube.php?

video=xa8sRFD0v6s
This is a Spanish biography video where Celia Cruz daughter talks about how her mother
dedicated her whole life to music. And that whenever Celia walked into the set to record she
would stay there hours and hours. She talks about when her mother was diagnosed with cancer
and how Celia Cruz never backed down from music and devoted her time no matter what. This
video is mostly on Celia Cruz personal views from close people to her.
Celia cruz la ultima entrevista. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=9oaaanRm9Xk
This is a very short interview on Celia Cruz and also one of the last interviews she had. Even
though it is only a minute long it shows Celia Cruzs, humble, joyful personality on camera. She
expresses herself about how shed rather stay at home; comfortable with her family than at a bar,
and that she takes care of herself very much.
Celia cruz recuerdo de su muerte. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=QJTVO5d01E4
This short video is on Celia Cruz brief career and important life experiences. The video was shot
exactly one year after Celia Cruzs death. It shows some of her music videos and also live
performances. It expresses about Celia Cruz as a remarkable artist that won various Grammys
and recorded more than seventy CDs recorded. It also talks about her education standings and
that she was also named as the ambassador of the Latin American culture.
Celia Cruz reflexiona sobre la vida. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=EAi-ZxvR6-Y

On this interview Celia Cruz really gives in detailed personal feelings about herself and her
career and past experiences. Celia Cruz expresses her physique as a very ugly woman, but that
she feels very grateful for how people have accepted her just the way she is. She also talks about
how she met the love of her life, Pedro and that ever since shes never felt more happier and full
of life.
Celia Cruz. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 12:55, Feb 06, 2015, from
http://www.biography.com/people/celia-cruz-40369.
The Biography website gives an understanding on Celia Cruz career. She began her career in the
music world at age 25. And she also began to grow to success with her unique Cuban style. It
also shows a little about her where she was born; Havana, Cuba on October 21, 1925, and it also
gives you Cruzs full name which is, Ursula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso.
Celia Cruz - The Queen of Salsa. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://celiacruz.com/
This website does not really show much biography or Celia Cruz life in the music world. It
mostly describes Celia Cruz as the queen of salsa. But the really interesting things that this
website shows are the legacy projects and foundations. The Celia Cruz foundation helps Latino
students who want to peruse the music career financially. And The Celia Cruz Legacy project
keeps Celia Cruz most treasured costumes, shoes, documents, photographs, and more of her
things for keeping her legacy on.
Celia Cruz [1924-2003]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://americansabor.org/es/musicians/celia-cruz
The website American Sabor, talks about different Latinos in the popular music. It gives
biographies and some music that have marked the career of Latino musicians/ artists. It gives
Celia Cruzs biography and four of her most famous songs that began her career as a well-known

singer and internationally. The four most famous songs are: Quimbara, La Vida es un Carnaval,
Yo vivir, and Rie y llora.
Cruz, C., & Reymundo, A. C. (2004). Celia my life (First ed.) (M. Angelou, Ed.; J. L. Badue,
Trans.). New york, NY: HarperCollins.
Celia my life, talks about her whole biography and really specifies her younger years when living
in Havana, Cuba. It also gives Celias struggles when trying to reach success in the music
industry. The different help she got from people and how hard it was to get there. To the end of
her career, where she strived for the best and was recognized as one of the best Cuban woman
singers.
Funeral de Celia Cruz. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOK5-pdKE6I
This short video was shot on Celia Cruz funeral in New York City. It shows how all the fans of
Celia and also closest family and friends were very sad about her death. Celia had a beautiful
white carriage with white horses carrying her coffin. It looked as if it was Cinderellas carriage
and it was decorated with beautiful pink and white roses all around. There was an a great
quantity of fans following through all the way of Celias funeral.
Loli, P. (2014, October 21). As Ocurri: En 1925 nace la cantante cubana Celia Cruz. Retrieved
from http://elcomercio.pe/lima/sucesos/asi-ocurrio-1925-nace-cantante-cubana-celia
cruz-noticia-1765125
This newspaper article from, El Comercio talks gives a small biography of Celia Cruz. On this
article it gives a specific timeline that captures the most important dates and also the most
difficult days for Celia. It describes Celia Cruz as an inspirational woman for all Cuban women
and a rolemodel for all young girls growing up at the time.

Mallarino, V. (2014, October 1). Puertorriquea Jeimy Osorio interpretar a Celia Cruz en serie
de televisin. Retrieved from
http://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/medios/puertorriquena-jeimy-osorio
interpretara-celia-cruz-ser-articulo-520017
This article talks about a singer called Jeimy Osorio played a T.V series dedicated to Celia Cruz.
Which Celia Cruz was one of the singers most inspirational women in music. The tribute played
on the T.V series called La reina de la salsa, this series based on Celia Cruz music career. And
on how Celia Cruz was the most successful and important Latina singer.
Manrique, D. A. (2014, December 22). La rumba interrumpida. Retrieved from
http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2014/12/21/actualidad/1419188906_380506.html
This article talks about not only Celia Cruz, but the whole natural cause of the music impact of
Latin/ Cuban people. It talks about how international music feed society today. And on how
important it is to all of us around the world. The author expresses how these famous artist have
brought music to us and has provoked solutions in an artful way that brings us happiness and
movement to our lifes.
Muere Celia Cruz, la reina de la salsa, vctima del cncer. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/cultura/muere-celia-cruz-reina-salsa-victima
cancer_69751.html
This article talks about the hurtful death of Celia Cruz, and how it was for her family members,
close friends and fans to accept the fact that the queen of salsa had died at age 78. It talks about
her struggles she had when she was diagnosed with cancer, but also how strong she was to take
over such impact news.

NMAH | Azcar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz: Printable Exhibition: Welcome: Credits.
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://amhistory.si.edu/celiacruz/printable/index.asp?
sectionID=lpI4434091264PIjL&la
g=pyo2965051471isFT&ContentID=VdR4864041584V2712P2400T2376h2496Y2760l
736DIIV#privacy
This website emphasis on how Celia Cruz was the most famous, successful Cuban salsa singers
and recognized internationally. It also gives a list of most of her songs and all the most popular
ones. And also gives a small biography on describing her struggle while growing up in Havana,
Cuba. One cool thing about the website it gives you images of Celia Cruz outfits and costumes.
Poey, D. (2014). Cuban women and salsa: To the beat of their own drum. New york, NY:
Palgrave Macmillan.
The author Poey writes about the importance of women in music and specifies in Latina/ Cuban
women. Poey expresses herself about Celia Cruz as a very inspirational, devoted woman.
Explaining on how Celia Cruz went from being La Guarachera de Cuba to the Queen of
Salsa. She describes Celia Cruzs background and struggles. This book does not specify in Celia
Cruzs success and hardship, but also talks about Gloria Estefan, amongst other famous Cuban
woman singers.
Rosadado de Nieves, R. E. (2011). Instantes. Bloomington, IN.
This book is more of a journal about the author, a woman who is struggling through cancer. The
book is not dedicated to Celia Cruz and does not really talk about Celias biography. The reason
this book was so useful is because the author of the journal on September 7, 2003 she feel s very
desperate and depressed about her life and how she got chosen to be ill. On that day she writes

about how a Celia Cruzs son inspires her and makes her feel very happy all of a sudden. An she
describes Celia as a very strong joyful soul that very woman looked up to because of not only her
famous music that made you dance, but on how she took over the world even though she fell
down and even when she was diagnosed with cancer.
Sanabria, I. (n.d.).

SalsaMagazine.com. Retrieved from

http://www.salsamagazine.com/index.php?page=16
This magazine article talks about Celia Cruz spectacular performances and why she was Queen
of salsa. It mostly specifies on her tours and concert performances, and how impressed people
would be with everything she brought to the stage. Celia Cruz would keep people thinking on
how much energy and happiness she had for music and how much she loved to bring it to her
fans around the world.