{"id":330068,"date":"2025-10-23T09:01:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=330068"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:01:44","slug":"a-mass-in-havana-for-celia-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/a-mass-in-havana-for-celia-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"A mass in Havana for Celia Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The centennial of Celia Cruz\u2019s birth was commemorated\u00a0this Tuesday\u00a0in Cuba with a Mass at the Parish of Our Lady of Charity of Cobre in Havana.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A photo of La\u00a0Guarachera\u00a0de Cuba next to the altar presided over the ceremony which, according to the parish priest during the Mass, was a request from several Cuban artists.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_5.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Singer and producer Alain P\u00e9rez, singer Haila Mar\u00eda\u00a0Mompi\u00e9\u00a0and urban singer\u00a0Yomil, artists who have always shown their love for Celia Cruz and her work, attended the Mass.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Charg\u00e9\u00a0d\u2019Affaires\u00a0of the United States Embassy in Cuba, Mike Hammer, was also present during the tribute.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_10.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs a representative of the United States here in Havana, it is a great honor for me to be able to commemorate the life of Celia Cruz,\u00a0a very important\u00a0Cuban figure who has made significant contributions to humanity. Her songs give hope, they bring joy, but she also wanted freedom for all the Cuban people, which is what we all want,\u201d\u00a0Hammer told the press before leaving the church at the end of the Mass.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_4.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0blessed\u00a0and\u00a0had the\u00a0privilege in life to work with Celia Cruz as a musician, conductor of her orchestra, and on record productions. She sang my songs. I met Celia, I lived with her, I met her on stage, on a plane, in a room, in a hallway, and Celia Cruz was a person full of love, a person who brought the name of Cuba to the most important and\u00a0humble places in the world. She was and is a representative of our Cuban culture,\u201d\u00a0said Alain P\u00e9rez, who just returned to Cuba after\u00a0participating\u00a0in a tribute to the Cuban salsa singer at Lincoln Center in New York.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_11.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_13.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI would have loved for all the musicians and artists to have come to this tribute in the church, praising her in the name of God and what she represents to us spiritually, emotionally, historically and culturally,\u201d\u00a0added the artist, who called it\u00a0\u201cunfortunate\u201d\u00a0that not all tributes to the singer are held in Cuba yet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_15.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Haila is one of the Cuban singers who has most fervently\u00a0demonstrated\u00a0her admiration for Celia Cruz since the beginning of her career. She paid homage to the Queen of Salsa at this Mass\u00a0and also\u00a0with her music.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_12.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cToday we are releasing the first single titled\u00a0\u2018Mi\u00a0vida\u00a0es\u00a0cantar\u2019\u00a0(My Life Is Singing), from a symphonic album I am making in tribute to her and for the 25th anniversary of my first album, which was also dedicated to her,\u201d\u00a0she told\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OnCuba<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Haila told us:\u00a0\u201cI carry her legacy like a luxury handbag, with great care and protection.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cToday is the birthday of Do\u00f1a Celia Cruz, and what could be more beautiful than coming to the church of Our Lady, to whom she was a great devotee; in fact, her middle name was Caridad, and we are here to pray for her soul, to continue giving her light so that her legacy lives on more than ever, so that her music continues to resonate throughout the world.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_6.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_9.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For his part, urban music singer\u00a0Yomil\u00a0proudly displays a tattoo of Celia Cruz\u2019s face on his arm and tells us:\u00a0\u201cI have great admiration, respect and affection for Celia and her work, and she is the only artist I have tattooed on my skin, because for me, she is the greatest of all Cuban artists. She made Cuban music so famous around the world and even today, several years after her death, she is still remembered, and everyone who is Cuban should feel proud to have someone as great as her.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0Mass honoring Celia Cruz\u2019s centennial took place in complete tranquility and spiritual peace, but surrounded by the events of recent days, when\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/cultura\/musica\/autoridades-de-cultura-cancelan-espectaculo-dedicado-a-celia-cruz-en-la-habana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cuban cultural institutions once again canceled a tribute to her.<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI think there\u00a0are many prejudices and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0going against the tide, against history. There are things that\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0be erased, much less taken away from\u00a0the\u00a0people. We artists are ambassadors with our music, and no matter how many obstacles or things\u00a0are\u00a0imposed, no one can stop us because, in the end, if we win people\u2019s hearts we will live in their\u00a0hearts\u00a0forever,\u201d\u00a0Yomil\u00a0says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_14.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Misa-a-Celia-Cruz_Otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI personally believe that a mistake is being made in trying to blind and limit Celia\u2019s significance; but it\u2019s not a mystery, nor something that those of us who are familiar with this situation don\u2019t know,\u201d\u00a0declared Alain P\u00e9rez.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 100th anniversary of the birth of the singer, who is one of the most important Cuban voices worldwide, has sparked debates on social media in recent days after the National Center for Popular Music suspended the presentation of a tribute\u00a0work\u00a0by Teatro El P\u00fablico scheduled at the F\u00e1brica de Arte Cubano.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Havana\u2019s important cultural center responded with an empty seat in the middle of the stage and an hour of silence 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