Celia Cruz makes historical past as First Afro-Latina on US Forex

MIAMI — Celia Cruz, the long-lasting singer often called the Queen of Salsa, has made historical past by turning into the primary Afro-Latina to look on U.S. foreign money.  

The well-known Cuban- American singer is slated to look on the 25 cent coin as a part of america Mint’s 2024 American Girls Quarters Program.

This system is an effort to honor the achievements made by girls, based on the division’s web site. 

Celia Cruz was 78 when she died in 2003. She was one of the crucial well-known Latin performers of the final century.

Cruz gained quite a few awards together with 5 Grammys, a Nationwide Medal of the Arts and a posthumous Grammy for Lifetime Achievement.