The voice, charisma and talent of Celia Cruz have created one of the most impressive careers in all of music. Merely listing her accomplishments would require a book. Her more than 70 albums have yielded an unending harvest of gold and platinum records, and she has received more than a hundred awards from prestigious institutions around the world. She received the first of her five Grammy Awards in 1989, and also won two Latin Grammy Awards. She received three doctorates Honoris Causa from Yale, Florida International University and Miami University. She has also appeared in 10 movies, most recently including The Mambo Kings and The Perez Family.

Awards

1989: Grammy - Best Tropical Latin Performance
1989: Latin Grammy- Best Tropical Latin Performance
2002: Grammy - Best Salsa Album
2002: Latin Grammy- Best Salsa Album