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Who Was Celia Cruz?

Author : Pam Pollack
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593093879
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Who Was Celia Cruz? written by Pam Pollack and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did a working-class girl from Cuba become a symbol of artistic freedom for Cuban Americans and the "Queen of Salsa"? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the world refers to her simply as Celia Cruz. Starting her career in 1950, Celia grew increasingly popular as the new lead singer of the Cuban band Sonora Matancera. Her exceptional vocal range and flashy costumes made fans fall in love with her. Celia's talent took her all around the world, including the United States. After Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba, she wasn't allowed to return to her native country. She and other Cubans who were exiled used their music to express their love for their homeland. Celia rose to the top of the charts in a genre that was dominated by men. She become an award-winning singer and the most popular Latin artist of the twentieth century. Azucar! indeed!

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

Author : Veronica Chambers
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142407798
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa written by Veronica Chambers and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-07-19 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magical vibrancy to the Cuban salsa singer. to hear her voice or to see her perform was to feel her life-affirming energy deep within you. relish the sizzling sights and sounds of her legacy in this glimpse into Celia’s childhood and her inspiring rise to worldwide fame and recognition as the Queen of salsa. Her inspirational life story is sure to sweeten your soul.

Celia

Author : Celia Cruz
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060725559
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Celia written by Celia Cruz and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the authorized, posthumous autobiography of the Queen of Salsa's extraordinary--and until now, largely private--life.

My Name Is Celia (Me Llamo Celia)

Author : Monica Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873588850
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book My Name Is Celia (Me Llamo Celia) written by Monica Brown and published by . This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Who Was Celia Cruz?: A Who Was? Board Book

Author : Lisbeth Kaiser
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593223624
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Who Was Celia Cruz?: A Who Was? Board Book written by Lisbeth Kaiser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest addition to the Who HQ board book series: a biography of Celia Cruz, created specifically for the preschool audience! The #1 New York Times Bestselling Who Was? series expands into the board book space, bringing age-appropriate biographies of influential figures to readers ages 2-4. The chronology and themes of Celia Cruz's meaningful life are presented in a masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. The fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and adults alike. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honors and shares the life and songs of one of the most influential performers of our time. WHO WAS? BOARD BOOKS bring inspiring biographies to the youngest readers in an accessible and memorable way.

Oye, Celia!

Author : Katie Sciurba
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805074680
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book Oye, Celia! written by Katie Sciurba and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-17 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations and rhythmic text celebrate the life and music of singer Celia Cruz, as a young fan attends a neighborhood dance party and hears loss, happiness, Latin American culture, and more in her voice and lyrics. Includes translations of Spanish words used.

Presenting Celia Cruz

Author : Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte
Publisher : Clarkson Potter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781400082025
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Presenting Celia Cruz written by Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte and published by Clarkson Potter Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knows as "The Queen of Salsa," Celia Cruz's influence went well beyond the dance floor and music studio, as her style, creativity and success established her not only as an innovative entertainer but also as an ambassador of Latino culture. She helped reinvent the sound of modern Latin music, with its tropical background and drumbeats that set-off swift, hip shaking, swirling and whirling dance moves for more than half a century. Published in the same month as Celia's birthday (October 21st) and Hispanic Heritage Month, her style and charisma are captured in more than 100 full-color photographs and anecdotes and essays from celebrity friends in Presenting Celia Cruz.

Azúcar!

Author : Eduardo Marceles
Publisher : Reed Press(NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Azúcar! written by Eduardo Marceles and published by Reed Press(NY). This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating biography on Celia Cruz--Queen of Salsa, political exile and humanitarian--begins with her recent funeral in New York, travels back to her modest origins in Havana, and reveals how fate intervened to bring her seductive voice to the attention of millions of adoring fans.

Queens of Havana

Author : Alicia Castro
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802199100
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Queens of Havana written by Alicia Castro and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This evocative memoir is a joyous, rhythmic history” of the 11-sister dance band that broke musical and cultural barriers in 1930s Cuba and beyond (Publishers Weekly). In the 1930s, Havana was the place to be for tourists, ex-pats, celebrities, and excitement-seekers. Nights were filled with drinking, dancing, romance, and the roar of infectious music spilling from cafés into the streets. It was a time and place immortalized by Hemingway, and a macho mecca where only men took the stage. That is until Alicia Castro, a thirteen-year-old greengrocer’s daughter, picked up a saxophone and led her sisters into the limelight. With infectious melodies and saucy lyrics, the Sisters Castro—professionally known as Anacaona—became a dance-band of irresistible force. In her jubilant memoir, Queens of Havana, Alicia Castro tells of her incredible rise beyond her native city, to international stardom—swinging alongside legends from Dizzy Gillespie and Celia Cruz to Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. In an age that insisted women be seen and not heard, Alicia Castro and her unstoppable sisters grabbed the world by the ears and got it dancing to their beat. At eighty-seven-years old, Alicia’s stories are intoxicating and gloriously punctuated with more than 100 vintage photos, posters, and other memorabilia in a book that “reverberates with exotic echoes of a fabulous long-ago era” (Publishers Weekly).

Tito Puente

Author : Jim Payne
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781423413356
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Tito Puente written by Jim Payne and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Biography of the legendary Tito Puente and a brief history of Afro-Cuban/salsa music that he popularized throughout the world. A 2-hour DVD includes Tito discussing his incredible 50-year career as a band leader and the influence of other musicians from Cachao to Celia Cruz to Santana had on him. It also features Tito soloing on his legendary gold timbales. The book includes a discography and 50 archival photos.

Life on the Hyphen

Author : Gustavo Pérez Firmat
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292735995
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Life on the Hyphen written by Gustavo Pérez Firmat and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With fascinating insights into how both ordinary and famous Cuban-Americans, including Desi Arnaz, Oscar Hijuelos, Gloria Estefan, and José Kozer, have lived 'life on the hyphen', this is an expanded, updated edition of the classic, award-winning study of Cuban-American culture.

What Is the Story of Doctor Who?

Author : Gabriel P. Cooper
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524791083
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book What Is the Story of Doctor Who? written by Gabriel P. Cooper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time. This What Is the Story of? title is out of this universe! Learn the history of the Time Lord, the TARDIS, and the epic battles they've faced across time and space. When Doctor Who began airing on the BBC in 1963, British audiences were introduced to the rogue Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. Now, viewers from all over the world are glued to their screens for the mysterious Doctor's intergalactic adventures. But how did this time traveler became such a beloved character? Author Gabriel P. Cooper provides readers with the inside scoop on the Doctor's unique time machine, loyal companions, and diabolical foes. This book, just like the show, is sure to intrigue a new generation of fans.

Who Was Frida Kahlo?

Author : Sarah Fabiny
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698159780
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Who Was Frida Kahlo? written by Sarah Fabiny and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-12-26 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art. As famous for her self-portraits and haunting imagery as she was for her marriage to another famous artist, Diego Rivera, this strong and courageous painter was inspired by the ancient culture and history of her beloved homeland, Mexico. Her paintings continue to inform and inspire popular culture around the world.

What Is the Story of Wonder Woman?

Author : Steve Korte
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524788295
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book What Is the Story of Wonder Woman? written by Steve Korte and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your favorite characters are now part of the Who HQ library! Wonder Woman--DC Comics' greatest female superhero--flies onto our What Is the Story Of? list. She is a founding member of the Justice League, a goddess, and an ambassador of the Amazonian people. Wonder Woman burst onto the comic book scene during World War II. For more than seventy years, she has been fighting for equality, power, and truth with her lasso of truth in one hand and her sword in the other. Author Steve Korté shares the story of how one of the first and foremost superheroines was created, and how she came to be such a powerful feminist icon.

What Is the Story of Alice in Wonderland?

Author : Dana M. Rau
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524791768
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book What Is the Story of Alice in Wonderland? written by Dana M. Rau and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time. Find out how Alice in Wonderland became a children's classic. Published in 1865 by British author Lewis Carroll, this fantasy adventure story introduced the world to Alice and introduced Alice to some very strange but beloved creatures, including The White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and The Queen of Hearts. This silly tale that started out as a collection of stories written for one little girl became so popular that even Queen Victoria, the British monarch, couldn't put it down! Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles L. Dodgson, went on to write several sequels and other books, but Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking-Glass are by far his most famous stories. Author Dana Meachen Rau takes readers through the book's history--from Carroll's initial inspiration--Alice Liddell--all the way to the movies, plays, and other adaptations that are entertaining fans today.

Who Was Selena?

Author : Max Bisantz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101995491
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Who Was Selena? written by Max Bisantz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the twentieth century! As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selena y Los Dinos with her brother and sister. The family performed at fairs, weddings, quinceañeras, and on street corners in their native Texas. Selena learned how to sing in Spanish and soon became hugely popular within the Latino community--so much so that she became the best-selling Latin artist of the 1990s. Selena was poised to be a great success, but her life was cut short after being fatally wounded by the president of her fan club. Selena's contributions to music and fashion during her life made her one of the top Latin musicians in the 1990s, and readers will want to know more about the woman who introduced the world to Tejano music.

From Bananas to Buttocks

Author : Myra Mendible
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029277849X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book From Bananas to Buttocks written by Myra Mendible and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the exuberant excesses of Carmen Miranda in the "tutti frutti hat" to the curvaceous posterior of Jennifer Lopez, the Latina body has long been a signifier of Latina/o identity in U.S. popular culture. But how does this stereotype of the exotic, erotic Latina "bombshell" relate, if at all, to real Latina women who represent a wide spectrum of ethnicities, national origins, cultures, and physical appearances? How are ideas about "Latinidad" imagined, challenged, and inscribed on Latina bodies? What racial, class, and other markers of identity do representations of the Latina body signal or reject? In this broadly interdisciplinary book, experts from the fields of Latina/o studies, media studies, communication, comparative literature, women's studies, and sociology come together to offer the first wide-ranging look at the construction and representation of Latina identity in U.S. popular culture. The authors consider such popular figures as actresses Lupe Vélez, Salma Hayek, and Jennifer Lopez; singers Shakira and Celia Cruz; and even the Hispanic Barbie doll in her many guises. They investigate the media discourses surrounding controversial Latinas such as Lorena Bobbitt and Marisleysis González. And they discuss Latina representations in Lupe Solano's series of mystery books and in the popular TV shows El Show de Cristina and Laura en América. This extensive treatment of Latina representation in popular culture not only sheds new light on how meaning is produced through images of the Latina body, but also on how these representations of Latinas are received, revised, and challenged.