Celia Cruz began her artistic career in Cuba with Orquesta Gloria Matancera and La Sonora Caracas. He was also part of a show known as Las Mulatas De Fuego. In 1955, he joined La Sonora Matancera and became a famous singer. On July 15, 1960, Cruz left for Mexico together with La Sonora Matancera. She would never see Cuba again. In 1961, she moved to New York, launching a legendary career as a solo artist.
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Celia Cruz began her artistic career in Cuba with Orquesta Gloria Matancera and La Sonora Caracas. He was also part of a show known as Las Mulatas De Fuego. In 1955, he joined La Sonora Matancera and became a famous singer. On July 15, 1960, Cruz left for Mexico together with La Sonora Matancera. She would never see Cuba again. In 1961, she moved to New York, launching a legendary career as a solo artist.
She recorded for the Tico label together with Nuyorican bandleader Tito Puente. Her career experienced new heights when she signed with the Vaya label - a subdivision of the Fania imprint. Some of the hits from that era include "Dos Jueyes," “El Guabá,” “Oriza Eh,” “A La Buena Sí,” and “Soy Antillana.”
From that moment on, La Guarachera de Oriente (as Celia was known in Cuba), became an international icon of Latin American culture.
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