Overview
Read about "La Reina de la Salsa" in Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz, and learn the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes that have shaped our culture and the world in this gripping biography series for young readers, perfect for fans of the Who Was series. If you can see it, you can be it. Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruzonce just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latinx performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical stylings. Six decades and more than seventy albums later, Celias influence still has an undeniable hold on todays music. Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have made remarkable contributions to American culture and have been undeniable forces in shaping its future.
- | Author: Claudia Romo Edelman|William Alexander
- | Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 128 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Juvenile Nonfiction
- | ISBN-10: 1250828139
- | ISBN-13: 9781250828132
