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Celia The Queen

Joe Cardona 2008

Categories: Documentary

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Run time: 96 min. | USA | Language: Spanish with English subtitles

CLOSING NIGHT (West Coast Premiere) LHAAFF is deeply proud and honored to partner with Cine Seattle, producers of the Seattle Latino International Film Festival to bring "Celia the Queen". We recommend that you arrive at the theater early; there is no guaranteed seating and sorry, no late seating. Legendary Afro Cuban diva Celia Cruz was a woman whose voice symbolized the soul of a nation. Her reign as the queen of salsa, surrounded her with some of the most important 1970s-era figures of the genre. Her trademark cry ¡Azúcar! became known across Latin America. When she fled Castro’s Cuba in 1960 and eventually arrived in the United States, she started a second, even more successful career fueled by her partnerships with salsa greats Tito Puente, Willie Colon and Johnny Pacheco. Ironically, while she became known as the voice of Cuba around the world, her once beloved music was banned in her home country. Directors Joe Cardona and Mario de Varona use archival footage of both Celia and her loving husband, Pedro Knight, to tell the inspiring story of a little girl from Havana who became an international diva. Interviews with David Byrne, Gloria Estefan, Andy Garcia, Wyclef Jean, Quincy Jones, and others who knew her, loved her and have been influenced by her, paint an intimate portrait of the life, times and music of salsa’s indisputable queen. Director Joe Cardona in attendance. Reception follows.

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