About three years ago I remember getting on a bus near the United Nations headquarters and from there you could savor her music. His words are widely supported by that diligent reality that has seen the permanence of the Cuban legacy, not only in New York, but in other American cities. The eternal joy that Celia always radiated to every Latino who feels that she is part of their triumphs in this city could be felt.” “Those attending the event welcomed this moment with great joy. Omer, who was by Celia’s side for decades, explains that in this tribute people also came out to defend the joy that her music radiates. It is not surprising then that it is one of the great symbols for artists in the region and one of the most important references in the history of popular music. Photo: courtesy of Omer Pardillo Cid.Ĭelia’s work is based on the roots of Cuban music but has been taken as a reference by Latin culture.
Of course, it has to be someone who is relevant to the city and has done charitable things in favor of the people, which Celia always did.” Celia Cruz Way in New York. Omer explains how the process was that culminated in this new tribute to “The Queen”: “A petition is made and is explained to a commission that directs the department of parks and streets and then it goes to the commission and they approve it. Every time she landed at JFK airport from her long tours of the world she would say: ‘Thank you GOD for bringing us to Casa NY.’” There was no Celia Cruz without her New York and no New York without Celia. “Celia’s memory has never left this city because her music sounds daily in any corner of the Iron Babel what she sowed here with her music was so much that it is eternal. Omer Pardillo Cid (left) at the Celia Cruz Way naming ceremony in New York. Omer Pardillo Cid, Celia’s executor, has been one of the main architects that today has led to a street in the Bronx to be recognized by the name of Celia Cruz. The afternoon was a party that rested on the joy and jubilation of the attendees, among whom were admirers, friends and people very close to her career.
The ceremony had the attributes that sustain the rapturous force of her music. Her work and her legacy are part of New York’s most deeply rooted Latino heritage, where you can regularly listen to her music and bump into any passerby who, after realizing that one is Cuban, immediately mentions her name. To say that with this symbolic tribute Celia returns to one of the cities that saw how she devoted herself to it would be to not honor her memory, because she certainly never left that city. Today in the same neighborhood where “The Queen” rests, a street was named after her. The city still remembers how dozens of admirers of “The Queen” sang and danced to her songs before her remains were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, in the Bronx, New York County, during a private ceremony.
Thousands of people on street corners paid tribute to Celia Cruz and escorted the procession to the funeral home. New York took to the streets to say goodbye to her when she died, at the age of 76.
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