This resource is designed to accompany the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's and the Smithsonian's Latino Center's video Latinas Talk Latinas: Celia Cruz, The Queen of Salsa. After watching the video, which is located in the second tile of this collection, please return to this page to learn more about the assets we have in our digital collection as well as additional resources that will help you further explore the topics and themes presented in the video.

Through the story of Celia Cruz we learn about the complexities of belonging and how her music gave her the sense of “home.” Exiled from Cuba, she succeeded in New York and through the world. She was an icon larger than life taking salsa music beyond borders and musical boundaries.