Celia Cruz Quotes & Trivia



Quotes

I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.

I love living on that stage. Without that, I'd die.

If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow.

Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life.

You would give up your career if you lost your voice for good, or if the impresarios stopped calling, or the audiences stopped coming. But as long as those things are there, I don't plan to stop. There is nothing that makes me feel better than to be with my public.

Trivia

Celia was one of the most successful Cuban singers in the 20th century.

Celia's album Regalo del Alma won an award in Premio Lo Nuestro in 2004.

Celia became a U.S. citizen in 1965.

Celia's first album recording was made in Venezuela in 1948.

Celia used to live in New Jersey.

She made many tours through Latin America and Europe doing multiple concerts and television shows during the 1980s.

Celia used to sing with Tito Puente in several Afro-Cuban songs.