How many family members does Celia Cruz have?

How many family members does Celia Cruz have?

Celia was one of the eldest among fourteen children living in the house, including cousins and her three siblings, Dolores, Gladys, and Bárbaro, and she used to sing cradle songs to put them to sleep.

Was Celia Cruz a smoker?

Cruz: I’ve never smoked in my life. I started to smoke, because in my family everyone smoked — my mother, my brother. My brother was teaching me, and I got a cold; I went to the doctor.

Who did Celia Cruz leave her money to?

Cruz and Knight had lived outside New York in Fort Lee, N.J. Cruz died July 16, 2003, of a brain tumor at age 77. Cruz named Knight her sole beneficiary in her will, the lawsuit said. Cruz rose to fame in the 1950s with Afro-Cuban group La Sonora Matancera, but left Cuba after the 1959 revolution.