Mexico City.- Celia Cruzglory of Cuban culture and a reference for many generations of artists, also influenced the Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Martha Ivelisse Pesante, known as Ivy Queen.
The singer uploaded a photo to her networks sitting next to the star that the Cuban salsa boat has on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and she paid tribute to her for the admiration she feels for Cruz.
“I came at the foot of the woman who has impacted and influenced my life the most. Through her I learned so much. Being different is breaking the mold. I was going to La Reina, the unrepeatable and Majestic Celia Cruz”, wrote the Puerto Rican on his Instagram.
In her Instagram stories, she also shared videos and a photo of Celia Cruz when she received this distinction in 1987.
“La Caballota” commented that she needed to connect with “the moments that made her (Celia) happy and this is evident.”
The admiration that the Puerto Rican professes towards the Cuban is not a secret. In 2022 the artist dedicated an article to the guarachera for Rolling Stone in a special titled “Icons and Influences”.
“Celia It taught me that having a singular, particular voice is a gift”, commented the ‘Queen’, recalling her difficult beginnings in the urban genre when she was told that her voice was male.
Ivy keeps a DVD of a concert that Celia Cruz did in Africa and confessed that she watches it frequently because of what it means to her. She has also decided to keep it for her daughter so she can meet the women who “gave everything to pave the way for us who are now working in the music industry,” she said.
“If we talk about the most important women artists in the world, Celia is there. She has had a huge impact, not just because of her voice, but because of how she stood up for herself, how she fought to be who she was, because of the color of her skin. Her influence is felt even though she is no longer here with us. There are streets named after Celia Cruz. Her story is about resilience and love, and she is truly beautiful,” Ivy wrote.
Celia, the greatest
Last January, the prestigious magazine Rolling Stone located Celia Cruz ranked 18th among the 200 best singers of the last hundred years.
In life Celia conquered everything she wanted: more than 50 years on stage, 22 gold records, Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, honorary doctorates from Yale, Miami and Florida International universities, and even a star on the Walk of Fame. What she could not do was play again in Havana, they didn’t even let her return to bury her parents. Cuba’s most international singer was erased from radio stations, television and music books for opposing the dictatorship.
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