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							<title>Los Angeles Proclaims Oct. 17 as Celia Cruz Day</title>
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															<description><![CDATA[The Queen of Salsa is being celebrated by the Los Angeles City Council.]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[Icon Celia Cruz had her early start in the 1940s and became a pioneer in salsa and Latin music.]]></description>
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																												<media:text>FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2002 file photo, Cuba&#039;s Celia Cruz arrives for a tribute in honor of Mexico&#039;s Vicente Fernandez as the 2002 Latin Recording Academy person of the year in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Telemundo will air the first episode of &quot;Celia&quot;, based on the life of Cuban singer Celia Cruz, on October 13.  (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)</media:text>
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							<title>Celia Cruz Barbie Debuts in Honor of Latinx Heritage Month</title>
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															<description><![CDATA[Mattel has created a myriad of Barbies honoring Latina icons like María Félix, Gloria Estefan, Shakira, and Frida Kahlo. While fans clamored to purchase the dolls, many of which sold out quickly, in 2021 they released a Celia Cruz doll that wasn&#8217;t available for purchase, leading fans to call for that to change. On Tuesday,]]></description>
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							<title>An English-Language TV Series on Celia Cruz Is Coming and Why She’ll Always Be ‘The Queen of Salsa’</title>
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															<description><![CDATA[The late salsa queen Celia Cruz will always be a musical legend to many—Latinos especially. The world still remembers her vibrant voice, her refrain of ¡Azúcar! And her towering wigs. So you could imagine my excitement when I learned a new television series about her life is being made. Endemol Shine North America and Major]]></description>
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