Celia Cruz, the 'Queen of Salsa,' will be the first Afro-Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter. Then again, the Cuban-American icon is used to making history. HsuTV reports.
Bronx Street co-named for late Queen Of Salsa music, Celia Cruz
Cruz was born in 1925 in Havana, but after the Cuban revolution immigrated to the U.S. in 1961. One of her long-time friends was Mariaha Pabon. CBS2 spoke Pabon's granddaughter, who was nearly 2 years old in a picture of her, her older sister and Cruz. Manu Manzo, who is now a Latin singer, said Cruz had a huge impact on her career, adding the new quarter will send a strong message.
"It's important to have representation. It's important for kids that look like her and that come from different backgrounds to see that you are able to make an impact and you are able to grow just be who you want to be, and to the point of being in a quarter in the United States," Manzo said."I feel like if she were alive today, she'll be like, 'Huh, what?' It's such a huge honor," Manzo said."It a huge deal, so I hope I get them.
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