"You would give up your career if you lost your voice for good, or if the impresarios stopped calling, or the audiences stopped coming. But as long as those things are there, I don't plan to stop. There is nothing that makes me feel better than to be with my public."
Celia Cruz was a Cuban singer known internationally as the Queen of Salsa. She rose to prominence with La Sonora Matancera and later built a major solo career in the United States. Her performances and recordings made her one of the most influential Latin music artists of the 20th century.