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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Although her family and friends know her as Ursula 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...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"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...
3) Celia Cruz
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz-once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latinx performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical stylings. Six decades and more than seventy albums later,...
5) Shakira
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"From the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Shakira tells the story of the world's most incredible Latin American singer."--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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Description
Introduces the Queen of Salsa who has a magical vibrancy as a Cuban Salsa Singer. To her her voice or see her perform was to feel her life-affirming energy deep within your soul.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"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." --
12) Shakira
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the famous Colombian singer and song writer Shakira.
13) Shakira
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Colombian pop-rock singer-songwriter who released her first English language album in 2001.
15) Shakira
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the career of Latina pop rock artist and actress Shakira.
16) Celia Cruz
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Conoce a la Reina de la Salsa, Celia Cruz, antes solo una niña de La Habana, Cuba, que amaba cantar. Su voz conmovedora, su encanto irresistible y su voluntad de hierro le permitieron alcanzar la fama de forma meteórica, abriéndoles así las puertas a artistas latinos en el mundo entero. Su espectacular carrera la llevó de la Sonora Matancera a la Fania All-Stars con la creciente popularidad de la salsa, un género nacido de los estilos musicales...
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