Azúcar!
Subtitle: the biography of Celia Cruz
By: Eduardo Marceles ; translated by Dolores M. Koch.
Publisher: Reed Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Cruz, Celia; Singers -- Latin America -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: An in-depth biography of the Queen of Salsa, successful singer, Cuban-American political exile and humanitarian, deeply loved by the Latino community, much of which is based on unpublished personal interviews and conversations with the author. It covers her rise to fame from modest origins in Havana, her contributions to the growth in popularity of Latin music, her marriage of over forty years to Pedro Knight, her extensive charity work, and her final illness.
Notes: Includes discography (p.   ), bibliographical references (p.   ), and index.
"This translation is based on a revision of the original Spanish edition"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Farewell to the great queen; title: Simon Cruz, Catalina Cruz, and the early years; title: Her early career; title: New York, July 21, 2003; title: Santeria and Afro-Cuban music; title: New York, Sunday, July 20, 2003; title: Celia's first taste of success; title: New York, Friday, July 18th, 2003; title: A historical view of the Sonora Mantacera; title: Celia Cruz and the Sonora Mantancera; title: To Mexico and beyond; title: Miami, July 18th, 2003; title: The loves of her life; title: Celia and Pedro : a love story; title: New York, Tuesday, July 22, 2003; title: Por si acaso no regreso = In case I don't return; title: The undisputed symbol of Afro-Cubanism; title: The blossoming queen and her court; title: Celia and Tito : the birth of salsa; title: Latin music before salsa; title: The birth of the Fania All-Stars; title: La Lupe; title: Willie Colon, Ray Barretto, and Papo Lucca; title: More musical friends; title: New York, Wednesday, July 23, 2003; title: Singing is my life; title: The eighties, the nineties, and the new millenium; title: Her commercial success; title: All about duets and boleros; title: The majesty of the bolero; title: In film and television; title: New York, Thursday, July 24, 2003; title: The world mourns for Celia; title: Un regalo del alma = A gift from her soul; title: Celia Cruz, from legend to myth; title: Good bye, Celia.