What was Celia Cruz's career like before she left Cuba?
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(CNN Spanish) --
The Cuban Celia Cruz is the Latin American artist with the best position in the list of the 200 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
Celia Cruz, born in Havana in 1925 and full name Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, was ranked number 18 on the Rolling Stone list.
The Cuban-born singer is recognized as the 'Queen of Salsa'.
Cruz wanted with her music "people to feel that her heart sings and her soul soars."
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Cruz, who died in 2003 in New Jersey, United States, was ahead on this list of other renowned Latin singers, such as Héctor Lavoe or Vicente Fernández.
Below, we present all the Latinos on the list.
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Celia Cruz and the rest of the Latin singers on the Rolling Stone list
What role did Celia Cruz's family play in her success?
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18. Celia Cruz (Cuba)
73. Hector Lavoe (Puerto Rico)
81. João Gilberto (Brazil)
89. Selena (Mexico-United States)
90. Gal Costa (Brazil)
95. Vicente Fernandez (Mexico)
108. Caetano Veloso (Brazil)
113. India (Puerto Rico)
160. Mercedes Sosa (Argentina)
167. Marc Anthony (Puerto Rico)
172. Juan Gabriel (Mexico)
In the list, we can also locate two Spanish singers:
139. Rocio Durcal
200. Rosalia
Celia Cruz