
{"id":327060,"date":"2025-10-20T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=327060"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:26:16","slug":"with-celia-cruz-in-new-york-brothers-and-sisters-from-the-same-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/digital-channel\/gallery\/on-the-road-gallery\/with-celia-cruz-in-new-york-brothers-and-sisters-from-the-same-land\/","title":{"rendered":"With Celia Cruz in New York: brothers and sisters from the same land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, 2025, we celebrate the centennial of Celia de la Caridad Cruz y Alfonso, who was born in Havana on October 21, 1925. For Cuba and the world, she is and will be, quite simply, Celia Cruz, the queen, with her vibrant \u201caz\u00facar!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327064\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-10-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327064\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-10-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-10-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-10-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-10-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327065\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-09-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327065\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-09-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-09-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-09-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-09-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just a couple of days after arriving in New York, I came across the news. It was during a stopover, while checking my phone, when I read a post by Cuban musicologist Rosa Marquetti: a tribute concert, CELIA VIVE, was scheduled for Central Park, and by chance, I coincided with this event.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327066\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-02-768x478-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327066\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-02-768x478-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-02-768x478-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-02-768x478-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-02-768x478-1-750x467.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327067\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-03-768x575-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327067\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-03-768x575-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-03-768x575-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-03-768x575-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-03-768x575-1-750x562.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327068\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-06-768x571-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327068\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-06-768x571-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-06-768x571-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-06-768x571-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-06-768x571-1-750x558.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327069\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-15-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327069\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-15-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-15-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-15-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-15-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327070\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-22-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327070\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-22-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-22-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-22-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-22-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327071\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-24-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327071\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-24-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-24-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-24-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-24-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The poster announced Cuban music figures on and off the island. Isaac Delgado, Alain P\u00e9rez, Aym\u00e9e Nuviola, Lena Burke, Melvis Santa and Brenda Navarrete would be there. There was no doubt: I couldn\u2019t miss it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since I landed in this city, I haven\u2019t stopped walking and taking pictures. New York is an avalanche of faces, languages, accents, contrasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327072\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-08-768x526-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327072\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-08-768x526-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-08-768x526-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-08-768x526-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-08-768x526-1-750x514.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327073\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-07-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327073\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-07-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-07-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-07-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-07-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327074\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-20-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327074\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-20-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-20-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-20-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-20-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327075\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-16-768x489-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327075\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-16-768x489-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-16-768x489-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-16-768x489-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-16-768x489-1-750x478.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327076\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-17-768x523-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327076\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-17-768x523-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-17-768x523-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-17-768x523-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-17-768x523-1-750x511.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get to the tribute, I decided to walk, as a way to continue getting to know it. Google Maps gave me an hour to make it there: fifteen blocks along Fifth Avenue, passing in front of St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral, turning onto 57th Street and taking Sixth Street \u2014 the Avenue of the Americas \u2014 until I reached Central Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my preliminary search, I came across a fact that shocked me: when Celia died in 2003, her coffin traveled down Fifth Avenue in a funeral cortege before the service at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral. A hearse pulled by white horses crossed about 30 blocks. Unbeknownst to me, and by chance or fate, I was taking a similar route.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327077\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-13-768x562-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327077\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-13-768x562-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-13-768x562-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-13-768x562-1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-13-768x562-1-750x549.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327078\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-14-768x548-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327078\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-14-768x548-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-14-768x548-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-14-768x548-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-14-768x548-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-14-768x548-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-14-768x548-1-750x535.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327079\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-21-768x1057-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327079\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-21-768x1057-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-21-768x1057-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-21-768x1057-1-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-21-768x1057-1-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-21-768x1057-1-750x1032.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The route offered me another surprise. Right at the corner of Sixth and 59th Street, where I was supposed to enter the park, stands the imposing statue of Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed, flanked by Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar and Jos\u00e9 de San Mart\u00edn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was heading to a tribute to Celia Cruz and, before arriving, I was greeted by the most universal of Cubans. Cuba in capital letters: Mart\u00ed and Celia, two illustrious children, also protagonists of this city that condenses races, cultures and creeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327080\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-19-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327080\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-19-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-19-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-19-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-19-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327081\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-26-768x513-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327081\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-26-768x513-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-26-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-26-768x513-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-26-768x513-1-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327082\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-33-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327082\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-33-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-33-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-33-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-33-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I crossed half the park to reach Rumsey Playfield, the stage where Celia last performed in New York, in 2001. The tribute would take place there, as part of SummerStage, the largest outdoor performing arts festival that shakes up Central Park every summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The place was packed. I imagined the crowd would be predominantly Cubans and Latinos over 50, people who might have seen her live, but the mix was much broader: yes, there were Cubans, and many Latinos, but also Asians, Europeans, Americans of all ages, and a crowd of young people dancing alongside veteran music lovers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The orchestra, impeccably dressed in white, made up of Latino musicians, including tres legend Puerto Rican Nelson Gonz\u00e1lez, Fania\u2019s second tres player, who worked with Celia for a long time, opened the evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327083\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-01-768x553-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327083\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-01-768x553-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-01-768x553-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-01-768x553-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-01-768x553-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-01-768x553-1-750x540.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327084\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-18-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327084\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-18-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-18-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-18-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-18-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327085\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-23-768x513-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327085\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-23-768x513-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-23-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-23-768x513-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-23-768x513-1-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photos and videos of Celia, along with artists, presidents and personalities from around the world, flashed on a giant screen. Her smile was always there, her energy intact, as if she were about to enter the stage at any moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melvis Santa, on piano, and Brenda Navarrete, on bat\u00e1 drums, kicked things off. Then came Alain P\u00e9rez with his charisma; Lena Burke, honoring her surname, her grandmother Elena, and her mother Malena; Aym\u00e9e Nuviola lit up the stage with her powerful voice and Cubanness, while interacting with the audience to make us feel like family.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327086\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-04-768x618-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327086\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-04-768x618-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-04-768x618-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-04-768x618-1-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-04-768x618-1-750x604.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327087\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-05-768x519-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327087\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-05-768x519-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-05-768x519-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-05-768x519-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-05-768x519-1-750x507.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In front of them, people from all over the world paid tribute to the immense Celia Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aym\u00e9e gave way and emotionally introduced Issac Delgado. At the stage leg, Issac and Aym\u00e9e embraced. After the performance of El Ch\u00e9vere de la Salsa, everyone closed the concert by singing the famous song \u201cLa vida es un carnaval\u201d in front of an excited, euphoric audience, dancing and chanting along.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327088\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-28-768x522-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327088\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-28-768x522-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-28-768x522-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-28-768x522-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-28-768x522-1-750x510.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327089\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-29-768x554-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327089\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-29-768x554-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-29-768x554-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-29-768x554-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-29-768x554-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-29-768x554-1-750x541.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p>Photo: Kaloian.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the concert, I was able to sneak into the dressing rooms and ran into Issac. I told him how heartfelt it was that all the singers were Cuban, some from Cuba and others from the United States, and seeing them celebrate together on stage.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are from different generations, different ways of thinking, different places (some of us live in Cuba and others here), but we are brothers and sisters from the same land and Celia united us.\u201d He pointed to the sky.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327090\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-34-768x842-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327090 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-34-768x842-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-34-768x842-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-34-768x842-1-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-34-768x842-1-750x822.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327091\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-30-768x512-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327091\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-30-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-30-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-30-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenaje-a-Celia-en-Nueva-York-Foto-Kaloian-30-768x512-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kaloian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I crossed half the park to reach Rumsey Playfield, the stage where Celia last performed in New York in 2001. 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